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Decision MB8-00025 – This Jurisprudential Guide addresses, in applying Article 1E of the Refugee Convention, whether members should consider allegations of risk in a country of residence if they conclude that a refugee claimant has the rights and obligations which are attached to the possession of nationality in that country.
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Decision TB7-19851 – Nigeria – This Jurisprudential Guide addresses internal flight alternatives in major cities in south and central Nigeria for claimants fleeing non-state actors.
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Decision TB7-01837 – Pakistan – Whether the treatment experienced by Ahmadis in Pakistan amounts to persecution, whether state protection is available and whether there is a viable internal flight alternative.
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Decision MB6-01059/60 – India – Availability of an internal flight alternative in India for claimants from Punjab.
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Decision TB6-11632 – China – Analysis of the efficacy of the Chinese national computer network known as the Golden Shield Project and its impact on whether a person wanted by the authorities can exit China via an airport using a genuine passport.
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INDIA
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Title:
India. General Logistics and Planning Map.
Source:
United Nations. Joint Logistics Centre.
Date of Document:
31 July 2007
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Accessed Date:
24 June 2022
Title:
Union indienne. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
22 December 2023
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
India. Civic Freedom Monitor.
Source:
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
Date of Document:
29 April 2024
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
DFAT Country Information Report: India
Source:
Australia. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Date of Document:
29 September 2023
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
India. Social Security Around the World: Country Profiles.
Source:
International Social Security Association
Date of Document:
1 January 2022
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
India. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
22 May 2024
Accessed Date:
23 May 2024
Source:
France. Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Développement international.
Date of Document:
24 April 2024
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
Inde : Le mouvement des fermiers contre les lois agraires libérales
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
23 March 2022
Accessed Date:
10 June 2022
Title:
Ruling Parties in Different States of India
Date of Document:
2 April 2024
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
Common core document forming part of the reports of States parties: India
Date of Document:
22 April 2022
Accessed Date:
16 June 2023
Title:
Kashmir: Background, Recent Developments, and U.S. Policy
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
13 January 2020
Author:
K. Alan Kronstadt
Accessed Date:
3 June 2020
Title:
India. BTI 2024 Country Report.
Date of Document:
March 2024
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
Country Information Note. India: Medical and healthcare provision. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
April 2023
Accessed Date:
16 June 2023
Title:
The socio-economic situation in Bengaluru [Bangalore], Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata [Calcutta], Ludhiana, Mumbai, and Thiruvananthapuram, including demographics, employment rates, economic sectors, and crime rates, as well as access to education, health care, and housing (2021–May 2023)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
8 November 2023
Accessed Date:
28 November 2023
Title:
“No Internet Means No Work, No Pay, No Food”: Internet Shutdowns Deny Access to Basic Rights in “Digital India”
Source:
Human Rights Watch; Internet Freedom Foundation
Date of Document:
June 2023
Editor:
Meenakshi Ganguly
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
Concluding observations on the initial report of India
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Date of Document:
29 October 2019
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
Alleged Indian Role in Transnational Assassination Plots
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
22 December 2023
Author:
K. Alan Kronstadt
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
India. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2023.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
22 April 2024
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
India. Amnesty International Report 2023/24: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
23 April 2024
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
India. World Report 2024: Events of 2023.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2024
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
National report submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1 and 16/21: India
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/41/IND/1
Date of Document:
17 August 2022
Accessed Date:
16 June 2023
Title:
India. The State of Conflict and Violence in Asia.
Source:
The Asia Foundation
Date of Document:
11 October 2017
Accessed Date:
14 May 2018
Title:
India. Freedom in the World 2024.
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
Indian Kashmir. Freedom in the World 2024.
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context, on her mission to India
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
10 January 2017
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
Update of the Situation of Human Rights in Indian-Administered Kashmir and Pakistan-Administered Kashmir from May 2018 to April 2019
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
8 July 2019
Accessed Date:
17 January 2020
Title:
Surviving Stigma: Housing and Land Rights of Farm Widows of Vidarbha, Maharashtra
Source:
Prakriti ReSource: Centre for Women and Development; Housing and Land Rights Network
Date of Document:
15 October 2017
Accessed Date:
14 May 2018
Title:
India: Compilation of information
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/41/IND/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
19 August 2022
Accessed Date:
16 June 2023
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on India
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/41/IND/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
22 July 2022
Accessed Date:
16 June 2023
Title:
“If you speak up, your house will be demolished”: Bulldozer injustice in India
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
February 2024
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
India: Repression Persists in Jammu and Kashmir
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
2 August 2022
Accessed Date:
16 June 2023
Title:
United Nations Documents Related to Housing and Land Rights in India
Source:
Housing and Land Rights Network
Date of Document:
October 2019
Accessed Date:
25 June 2021
Title:
Forced Evictions in India: 2022 & 2023
Source:
Housing and Land Rights Network
Author:
Anagha Jaipal et al.
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
Gender-based Eviction Impact Assessment in Mansarovar Park, Delhi
Source:
Housing and Land Rights Network
Date of Document:
January 2022
Accessed Date:
30 May 2022
Title:
India: Kashmiri Activist Held Under Abusive Law
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
25 November 2021
Accessed Date:
30 May 2022
Title:
Punished for Protest: Violations Against Human Rights Defenders in Times of Covid-19
Source:
International Commission of Jurists
Date of Document:
November 2022
Accessed Date:
16 June 2023
Title:
India: Protection of the human rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir must guide the way forward
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
11 December 2023
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
Ethnic Clashes Roiling Manipur Pose Test for India's Modi
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
26 July 2023
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
India: Wanton Killings, Violence, and Human Rights Abuses in Manipur
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
12 July 2023
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
India: Protect Farmers' Right to Peaceful Protest
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
29 February 2024
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
The Citizenship Act, 1955 (Act 57 of 1955, dt. 30-12-1955) [As amended by Citizenship (Amdt.) Act, 2019 (47 of 2019), dt. 12-12-2019]
Accessed Date:
3 June 2020
Title:
Citizenship Rules, 2009
Accessed Date:
30 May 2013
Title:
The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016
Accessed Date:
30 June 2023
Title:
India: Changes to India's Citizenship Laws. In Focus.
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
18 April 2024
Author:
K. Alan Kronstadt
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
Availability and prevalence of fraudulent identity documents, including membership cards of political parties (2011-April 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
5 May 2014
Accessed Date:
29 May 2014
Title:
Affidavits, including content, appearance, and security features; requirements and procedures for issuance, including whether they need to be certified by a notary; language of affidavits and translation practices; prevalence of fraudulent affidavits...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 May 2024
Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
Title:
Issuance procedures for passports, both within the country and abroad
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 May 2014
Accessed Date:
29 May 2014
Title:
India and Pakistan: Residency rights for a married couple, where the spouses are a male Indian national and a female Pakistani national, in either India or Pakistan; whether a minor of Indian nationality can acquire Pakistani citizenship by ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
30 January 2020
Accessed Date:
31 January 2020
Title:
Report on Citizenship Law: India
Code:
RSCAS/GLOBALCIT-CR 2017/12
Source:
European University Institute. Global Citizenship Observatory.
Date of Document:
July 2017
Author:
Ashna Ashesh; Arun Thiruvengadam
Accessed Date:
14 May 2018
Title:
Status of the National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) and the Multi-purpose National Identity Cards (MNICs)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 May 2014
Accessed Date:
29 May 2014
Title:
Identity documents required to obtain employment and housing in Delhi, Mumbai and Chandigarh; whether individuals must present themselves at police stations to obtain identity documents; issuance procedures for ration cards, birth certificates...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 April 2011
Accessed Date:
15 October 2012
Title:
The Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
India. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
23 May 2024
Title:
Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 41st Session of the Universal Periodic Review: India
Source:
Nationality For All et al.
Date of Document:
31 March 2022
Accessed Date:
23 June 2023
Title:
Passport Services Overview
Source:
India. Ministry of External Affairs. Consular, Passport and Visa Division.
Accessed Date:
23 June 2023
Title:
The Aadhaar card, including requirements and procedures to obtain; purpose and uses of the card; relationship with tenant verification and criminal tracking systems; whether authorities use Aadhaar registration to track individuals across the ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 May 2021
Accessed Date:
16 June 2021
Title:
The Delhi High Court decision of 22 September 2016, on the rights of Tibetans to citizenship and access to passports, including implementation (August 2016-April 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 May 2017
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain a death certificate, particularly in the state of Punjab, including whether these certificates are accessible online (2008-April 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 May 2017
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain land records showing ownership and location of private property, including whether these records are available online in Punjab; requirements and procedures to obtain a confirmation of land title or ownership...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 April 2017
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
Announcement of new Passport Rules
Source:
India. Ministry of External Affairs.
Date of Document:
23 December 2016
Accessed Date:
28 November 2023
Source:
India. Unique Identification Authority of India.
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
Aadhaar: India's National Identification System and Consent-Based Privacy Rights
Source:
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Date of Document:
March 2023
Author:
Anvitha S. Yalavarthy
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
Requirements and procedures to change one's name under the Tatkaal passport application scheme, including the difference between a major and a minor change of name; police verification of Tatkaal applications (2015-November 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 December 2017
Accessed Date:
29 May 2018
Title:
Requirements and procedures to obtain a passport from abroad, particularly for Tibetans born in India between 1950 and 1987; requirements for a Tibetan to return to India from abroad (2017-May 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 June 2019
Accessed Date:
24 January 2020
Title:
Issuance of Indian passports to Tibetans, including administrative rules and court rulings in place and whether they are effectively enforced; requirements and procedures for applying for citizenship and obtaining an Indian passport, including how ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 February 2022
Accessed Date:
26 May 2022
Title:
A Unique Identity for the People
Source:
India. Unique Identification Authority of India.
Date of Document:
17 February 2023
Accessed Date:
23 June 2023
Title:
India. Together We Can: The Covid-19 Impact on Stateless People & A Roadmap for Change.
Source:
Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion
Date of Document:
June 2021
Accessed Date:
30 May 2022
Title:
The E-District Sewa document database for the state of Punjab, including the documents it contains, the reliability of the information provided, the period covered, and how it is created and maintained (2000–January 2022)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 January 2022
Accessed Date:
14 June 2022
Title:
India: Citizenship Amendment Act is a blow to Indian constitutional values and international standards
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
14 March 2024
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
About parliament; Election results. India: Council of States.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
Information on the party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), its structure, including selection of representatives and leaders; appearance, and content of membership cards, and process to obtain one (2012-May 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 May 2016
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
Incidents of violence instigated by members of the Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab and Haryana, including in Darar (2013-January 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 February 2015
Accessed Date:
28 May 2015
Title:
The Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) (SAD(A)) [Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann); SAD(M); SAD(Amritsar); Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) (Simranjit Singh Mann)], including origin, structure, leadership, objectives, and activities; requirements and procedures ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 June 2020
Accessed Date:
24 June 2020
Title:
Whether the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) party issues membership cards; a detailed description of the cards
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 October 2009
Accessed Date:
4 December 2012
Title:
Keeping Kashmir on the Radar. Watch List 2022.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
27 January 2022
Accessed Date:
30 May 2022
Title:
Information on the Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI(Marxist) or CPI(M)) in West Bengal, including party structure, objectives and political affiliations; whether the party engages in extortion; capacity to track an extorted person who relocate...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
26 February 2016
Accessed Date:
26 May 2016
Title:
About parliament; Election results. India: House of the People.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
Treatment of political activists and members of opposition parties in Punjab; treatment of perceived supporters of Sikh militancy by authorities (2017-April 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 June 2018
Accessed Date:
26 July 2018
Title:
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) political party, including differences between the SAD (Badal) led by Parkash Singh Badal and the SAD (Amritsar) led by Simranjit Singh Mann; relations with authorities (2016-April 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 June 2018
Accessed Date:
26 July 2018
Title:
India's Domestic Political Setting. In Focus.
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
8 December 2023
Author:
K. Alan Kronstadt
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
India's General Elections, Technology, and Human Rights Questions and Answers
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
8 April 2024
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
The Shiv Sena [Shivsena, SHS, SS] political party, including their activities and presence; treatment of Sikhs by Shiv Sena members; whether Shiv Sena is involved in criminal activity, including drug trafficking (2019-June 2021)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 June 2021
Accessed Date:
28 June 2021
Title:
Inde : Situation politique au Jammu-et-Cachemire at Ladakh (Cachemire indien) de 2019 à 2021
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
12 August 2021
Accessed Date:
30 May 2022
Title:
National Parties in India: List of All the Political Parties 2023
Date of Document:
11 July 2023
Accessed Date:
29 November 2023
Title:
Situation and treatment of members of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) and their family members by authorities, including those returning from abroad; overseas monitoring capabilities of the government (2020–May 2023)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
31 May 2023
Accessed Date:
26 June 2023
Title:
Inde : Le Popular Front of India (PFI) et le Social Democratic Party of India (SDP)
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
8 March 2023
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. India: Political parties and affiliation. Version 1.0
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
December 2023
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
The Sangh Parivar [Family of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS); the RSS family] and constituent organizations, including their objectives, structure, activities, and purpose; communication methods across organizations; mobilization efforts; thei...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 May 2024
Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
Title:
India Votes 2024: A resurgent Hindu nationalism sets the stage for the upcoming elections, driving communal violence
Source:
Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project
Date of Document:
28 April 2024
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
Accessed Date:
16 July 2020
Title:
Domestic violence against women; legislation, state protection and services available; whether victims have recourse to the law; support services available to victims of domestic violence (2017-June 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 June 2020
Accessed Date:
9 July 2020
Title:
Tackling Violence Against Women: A Study of State Intervention Measures (A comparative study of impact of new laws, crime rate and reporting rate, Change in awareness level)
Source:
Bharatiya Stree Shakti
Date of Document:
March 2017
Accessed Date:
14 May 2018
Title:
“Everyone Blames Me”: Barriers to Justice and Support Services for Sexual Assault Survivors in India
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
8 November 2017
Editor:
Meenakshi Ganguly
Accessed Date:
14 May 2018
Title:
Helping Victims become Survivors: A Resource Directory of Support Structures and Services in Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana
Source:
WomenPowerConnect
Date of Document:
March 2017
Accessed Date:
14 May 2018
Title:
Torture of Women at the Indo-Bangladesh Border. Women Break the Silence Gender-Based Torture in Asia.
Source:
World Organisation Against Torture; Philippine Alliance for Human Rights Advocates
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
Ending Impunity for Child Marriage in India: Normative and Implementation Gaps
Source:
Center for Reproductive Rights; Centre for Law and Policy Research
Date of Document:
23 February 2018
Author:
Payal Shah et al.
Editor:
Emma Stoskopf-Ehrlich
Accessed Date:
23 May 2019
Title:
Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018
Accessed Date:
17 January 2020
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. India: Women fearing gender-based violence. Version 3.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
November 2022
Accessed Date:
23 June 2023
Title:
Honour-based violence, including prevalence in rural and urban areas; legislation; state protection and support services available (2016-May 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 June 2020
Accessed Date:
24 June 2020
Title:
Situation of single women and of women who head their own households without male support, including access to employment, housing and support services, particularly in Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh and Bengaluru; women's housing, land, property ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 May 2019
Accessed Date:
29 May 2019
Title:
Invisible Victims of Sexual Violence: Access to Justice for Women and Girls with Disabilities in India
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
3 April 2018
Author:
Nidhi Goyal; Shikha Silliman Bhattacharjee
Editor:
Shantha Rau Barriga; Meenakshi Ganguly
Accessed Date:
23 May 2019
Title:
“No #MeToo for Women Like Us”: Poor Enforcement of India's Sexual Harassment Law
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
14 October 2020
Editor:
Meenakshi Ganguly
Accessed Date:
25 June 2021
Title:
Violence against women, including homelessness, workplace violence and acid attacks; legislation, state protection, support services, and recourse available, particularly in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru [Bangalore] (2017–August 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 October 2020
Accessed Date:
28 June 2021
Title:
Bangladesh/Sri Lanka/Inde/Pakistan : Les mutilations génitales féminines dans la communauté Dawoodi Bohra
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
25 November 2021
Accessed Date:
29 November 2023
Title:
The Status of Child Marriage in India: A Guide for NGOs and CSOs on Using the Law to End Child Marriages in India
Source:
Women Power Connect et al.
Date of Document:
June 2022
Author:
Sangeeta Banerjee; Gayatri Sharma
Editor:
Sangeeta Banerjee; Gayatri Sharma
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
Optimizing Screening and Support Services for Gender-Based Violence and Trafficking in Person Victims: India
Source:
FXB India Suraksha; The Asia Foundation
Date of Document:
December 2021
Accessed Date:
30 May 2022
Title:
India. 2022 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor.
Source:
United States. Department of Labor.
Date of Document:
29 September 2023
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
Why it is Time to Recognise Marital Rape as a Crime
Date of Document:
1 September 2021
Author:
Anupriya Dhonchak
Accessed Date:
30 May 2022
Title:
The Silent Pandemic of Violence Against India's Women
Date of Document:
5 July 2021
Accessed Date:
30 May 2022
Title:
Justice Denied. Sexual Violence & Intersectional Discrimination: Barriers to Accessing Justice for Dalit Women and Girls in Haryana, India
Source:
Equality Now; Swabhiman Society
Date of Document:
24 November 2020
Author:
Manisha Mashaal et al.
Editor:
Divya Srinivasan et al.
Accessed Date:
30 May 2022
Title:
Subject: Rape of Dalit women as a grave and systematic Human Rights violation
Source:
All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch et al.
Date of Document:
31 December 2020
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
Treatment of sexual and gender minorities, including legislation, state protection, and support services, particularly in Mumbai, Kolkata, and Delhi (2017-May 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 May 2019
Accessed Date:
29 May 2019
Title:
Decriminalising the Right to Love: Navtej Singh Johar v. Union of India. State-Sponsored Homophobia 2019.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
March 2019
Accessed Date:
23 May 2019
Title:
India's Medical Curriculum Gets LGBTI Update: Removing Discriminatory Portrayals a Step Toward Rights-Respecting Care
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
18 October 2021
Accessed Date:
30 May 2022
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. India: Sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. Version 5.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
August 2023
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
Inde : Procédure pour officialiser un changement de sexe
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
9 January 2023
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
Living with Dignity: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity-Based Human Rights Violations in Housing, Work, and Public Spaces in India
Source:
International Commission of Jurists
Date of Document:
June 2019
Accessed Date:
3 June 2020
Title:
India: Failure to legalise same-sex marriage a ‘setback' for human rights
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
17 October 2023
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019
Accessed Date:
23 June 2023
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
OSAC Country Security Report. India.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
18 October 2022
Accessed Date:
23 June 2023
Title:
India. Country Reports on Terrorism 2022.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
30 November 2023
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
India: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2023.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2023
Accessed Date:
23 June 2023
Title:
India: Gunmen Target Minorities in Jammu and Kashmir
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
8 October 2021
Accessed Date:
1 June 2022
Title:
India. Global Organized Crime Index 2023.
Source:
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
Violence in Kashmir: Why a Spike in Killings Signals an Ominous New Trend
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
28 June 2022
Accessed Date:
23 June 2023
Title:
A New Phase of Militancy in Kashmir: Challenges for India
Source:
Middle East Institute
Date of Document:
17 February 2022
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Weaponizing Counterterrorism: India's exploitation of terrorism financing assessments to target civil society
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
September 2023
Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
Title:
Summonses, arrest warrants, and related police documents, including appearance, security features, issuance procedures, and samples (2017-June 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 June 2020
Accessed Date:
8 July 2020
Title:
First Information Reports (FIRs), including procedures and time frames followed by police to inform complainants that an investigation will not be conducted (2015-May 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 May 2017
Accessed Date:
30 May 2017
Title:
Role of a sarpanch, including the method by which the position is filled; the kind of authority a sarpanch has in relation to the law, including their relationship with the police; whether a sarpanch can issue documents, including the types ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 May 2021
Accessed Date:
24 June 2021
Title:
Admission policies and procedures at private and public medical institutions, including whether individuals seeking medical treatment are required to submit a police report or First Information Report that explains how the injuries were sustained...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 March 2011
Accessed Date:
15 October 2012
Title:
Justice Under Trial: A Study of Pre-Trial Detention in India
Source:
Amnesty International
Accessed Date:
14 May 2018
Title:
Independence of and corruption within the judicial system, including the scale of corruption at different levels (2015-May 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
5 May 2017
Accessed Date:
30 May 2017
Title:
First Information Reports (FIRs), including requirements and procedures to file an FIR; whether a complainant can obtain a copy; appearance and security features; whether FIRs are centralized and included in police databases, including the Crime ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 June 2021
Accessed Date:
28 June 2021
Title:
Extrajudicial detention, including instances of torture by authorities; state response and recourse available to victims; documents issued to persons detained or interrogated by police (2016-April 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 May 2018
Accessed Date:
26 July 2018
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. India: Prison conditions. Version 3.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
November 2019
Accessed Date:
17 January 2020
Title:
Access to Justice in India
Source:
Global Access to Justice Project
Author:
Neelu Mehra et al.
Accessed Date:
21 June 2022
Title:
The Indian Penal Code (amended 2019)
Accessed Date:
23 June 2023
Title:
The Code of Criminal Procedure (amended 2020)
Accessed Date:
23 June 2023
Title:
India Justice Report: Ranking States on Police, Judiciary, Prisons and Legal Aid
Source:
Sir Dorabji Tata Trust
Date of Document:
April 2023
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
India: Arrests, Raids Target Critics of Government
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
13 October 2023
Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
Title:
Crime in India – 2022: Snapshots (States/UTs); Table 1.2: IPC Crimes (Crime Head-wise) – 2020-2022. Crime in India 2022: Statistics, Volume 1.
Source:
India. National Crime Records Bureau.
Page Numbers:
xi–xvii; 2–5
Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
Title:
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Handbook: Delhi Police.
Source:
India. Delhi Police.
Date of Document:
January 2024
Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
India. Annual Report on Torture 2020.
Source:
National Campaign Against Torture
Date of Document:
16 March 2021
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
Police documents in Punjab, including complaints to initiate a First Information Report (FIR) and summonses; whether a copy of the complaint is given to the accused and a copy of the summons to the wanted person, and by what means; whether ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 January 2022
Accessed Date:
21 June 2022
Title:
Inter-state Police Cooperation: Challenges, Policy Framework, and the Way Forward
Source:
Social and Political Research Foundation
Date of Document:
October 2022
Author:
Aditi Dehal; Mrigank Patel
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
India: Army Kills 14 Civilians in Nagaland
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
8 December 2021
Accessed Date:
1 June 2022
Title:
Law on Arrest and Detention: Know your rights!
Source:
Citizens for Justice and Peace
Date of Document:
5 August 2022
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
India: Hyderabad ‘on the brink of becoming a total surveillance city'
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
9 November 2021
Accessed Date:
1 June 2022
Title:
India: Biased Investigations 2 Years After Delhi Riot
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
21 February 2022
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
The State of Encounter Killings in India: Target, Detain, Torture, Execute
Source:
Asian Centre for Human Rights
Date of Document:
November 2018
Accessed Date:
24 May 2019
Title:
Police Reforms in India
Source:
PRS Legislative Research
Date of Document:
June 2017
Author:
Anviti Chaturvedi
Accessed Date:
24 May 2019
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. India: Actors of Protection. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
June 2023
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
Status of Policing in India Report 2023: Surveillance and the Question of Privacy
Source:
Common Cause; Centre for the Study of Developing Societies
Author:
Mohd Aasif et al.
Accessed Date:
23 June 2023
Title:
Complaint mechanisms and legal recourse available in instances of police violence in Punjab; efficiency of these mechanisms and of legal recourse; whether lawyers who refuse to take on a case against the police would communicate their decision ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 December 2019
Accessed Date:
8 January 2020
Title:
Databases, including the tenant registration (or tenant verification) system, the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS), National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS), and POLNET; police access to thes...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 June 2023
Accessed Date:
29 June 2023
Title:
India's Police Forces Turning Into Private Armies Of Elected Rulers
Date of Document:
23 April 2021
Accessed Date:
1 June 2022
Title:
Dissent Is ‘Anti-National' in Modi's India
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
13 December 2019
Author:
Meenakshi Ganguly
Accessed Date:
4 June 2020
Title:
India. Freedom on the Net 2023.
Editor:
Adrian Shahbaz et al.
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
Dangerous pursuit: In India, journalists who cover corruption may pay with their lives
Source:
Committee to Protect Journalists
Date of Document:
29 August 2016
Author:
Sumit Galhotra; Raksha Kumar
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
India: Journalists Covering Farmer Protests Charged
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
2 February 2021
Accessed Date:
25 June 2021
Title:
India: Unprecedented Challenges. Artificial Independence: The Fight to Save Media and Democracy. South Asia Press Freedom Report 2023-2024.
Source:
International Federation of Journalists
Date of Document:
May 2024
Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
Title:
India: Damning new forensic investigation reveals repeated use of Pegasus spyware to target high-profile journalists
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
28 December 2023
Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
Title:
The Abuse of Technology Modi Won't be Talking About
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
15 November 2021
Accessed Date:
6 June 2022
Title:
India: Kashmiri Journalist Held Under Abusive Laws
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
8 February 2022
Accessed Date:
6 June 2022
Title:
India's Blocking of BBC Documentary Reflects Broader Crackdown
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
23 January 2023
Author:
Meenakshi Ganguly
Accessed Date:
23 June 2023
Title:
India: Human Rights Defenders Targeted by a Coordinated Spyware Operation
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
15 June 2020
Accessed Date:
23 June 2023
Title:
India: Authorities Should Stop Targeting, Prosecuting Journalists and Online Critics
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
3 May 2022
Accessed Date:
23 June 2023
Title:
Press Freedom Violations in India (October 2022 – March 2023)
Source:
International Press Institute
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
3 New Legislations Give Govt Sweeping New Powers To Control Journalism, Entertainment & Internet
Date of Document:
21 December 2023
Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
Title:
India. International Religious Freedom Report for 2022.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
15 May 2023
Accessed Date:
23 June 2023
Title:
India. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. 2024 Annual Report.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
May 2024
Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
Title:
Treatment of Christians who have converted from Hinduism; whether there are instances of forced conversion from Christianity to Hinduism; information on state protection for those who are mistreated for being Christian or converting to Christianity
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 February 2012
Accessed Date:
28 February 2013
Title:
Treatment of Sikhs in Punjab (2013-April 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 May 2015
Accessed Date:
28 May 2015
Title:
Situation of inter-religious and inter-caste couples, including treatment by society and authorities; situation of children from such marriages (2017-May 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 May 2019
Accessed Date:
30 May 2019
Title:
Treatment of Dera Sacha Sauda practitioners by political parties, society and government authorities (2009-April 2012)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 May 2012
Accessed Date:
28 February 2013
Title:
Violent Cow Protection in India: Vigilante Groups Attack Minorities
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
18 February 2019
Editor:
Meenakshi Ganguly
Accessed Date:
24 May 2019
Title:
Treatment of Sikhs by society and authorities, particularly the police; state protection; situation and treatment of suspected or perceived Sikh militants and Khalistan supporters in the state of Punjab by society and the authorities...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 May 2023
Accessed Date:
26 June 2023
Title:
Constitutional and Legal Challenges Faced by Religious Minorities in India
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
8 February 2017
Author:
Iqtidar Karamat Cheema
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
Understanding the Agenda of RSS-BJP
Source:
Centre for Study of Society and Secularism
Date of Document:
September 2023
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
Issue Update: India's State-Level Anti-Conversion Laws
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
March 2023
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
‘Kill Two Million of Them': Institutionalised Hate Speech, Impunity and 21st Century Atrocities in India
Source:
Global Responsibility to Protect
Author:
Cecilia Jacob; Mujeeb Kanth
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
Inde. La sacralisation de la vache : conséquences politiques et sociétales.
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
5 May 2017
Accessed Date:
28 May 2019
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. India: Religious minorities and Scheduled Castes and Tribes. Version. 4.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
April 2024
Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
Title:
Situation and treatment of Muslims, including in Hyderabad; availability of state protection; ability of Muslims to relocate and access housing, employment, education and healthcare, including in Hyderabad (2017-June 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 June 2020
Accessed Date:
9 July 2020
Title:
Hijab Ban in India Sparks Outrage, Protests
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
9 February 2022
Accessed Date:
6 June 2022
Title:
Scheduled caste certificates, including the issuing authority and whether it is national or regional; requirements and procedures for obtaining them; their content, appearance, and security features and whether these may vary and depending on ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 May 2022
Accessed Date:
14 June 2022
Title:
Situation and treatment of interfaith couples, interfaith marriages, and children of interfaith relationships by authorities and society; laws that criminalize forced conversion, including the Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 April 2022
Accessed Date:
23 June 2022
Title:
India: Surge in Summary Punishments of Muslims
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
7 October 2022
Accessed Date:
23 June 2023
Title:
Country Update: India. Religious Freedom Conditions in India.
Source:
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
Date of Document:
November 2022
Accessed Date:
23 June 2023
Title:
India: Violence Marks Ram Temple Inauguration
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
31 January 2024
Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Residency rights of Tibetan refugees, including the requirements and procedures for Tibetan refugees to obtain a Registration Certificate; rights to employment, education, health care, and other social services; consequences for Tibetans without...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 January 2015
Accessed Date:
28 May 2015
Title:
India: Dalit Rights Activists Detained: End Politically Motivated Use of Counterterrorism Law
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
24 June 2018
Accessed Date:
24 May 2019
Title:
India. The Indigenous World 2024.
Source:
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
Date of Document:
April 2024
Author:
Tejang Chakma et al.
Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
Title:
Treatment of Dalits by society and authorities; availability of state protection (2016-January 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 January 2020
Accessed Date:
24 January 2020
Title:
Ability of Indian Tamils to relocate outside of Tamil Nadu to areas such as Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai or Chandigarh; treatment by society and access to housing, employment and social services (2012 - May 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 May 2016
Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
Chapter 2: Nature and extent of caste based atrocities. Chapter 3: Response of enforcement authorities: Police. Chapter 4: Response of the Judiciary. Equity Watch 2015: Access to Justice for Dalits in India.
Source:
Swadhikar - National Dalit Movement for Justice
Author:
Nalori Dhammei Chakma
Accessed Date:
17 May 2016
Title:
Behind India's citizenship clash, fear and uncertainty for two million in limbo
Source:
The New Humanitarian
Date of Document:
4 February 2020
Author:
Adnan Bhat; Ahmer Khan
Accessed Date:
4 June 2020
Title:
Application of the caste system outside of Hinduism; treatment of lower castes by society and the authorities; availability of state protection for lower castes; ability of lower castes to relocate and access housing, employment, education ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 June 2020
Accessed Date:
8 July 2020
Title:
“Shoot the Traitors” Discrimination Against Muslims under India's New Citizenship Policy
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
9 April 2020
Editor:
Meenakshi Ganguly
Accessed Date:
4 June 2020
Title:
India. World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
June 2020
Accessed Date:
25 June 2021
Title:
India: Government Policies, Actions Target Minorities
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
19 February 2021
Accessed Date:
25 June 2021
Title:
Ascendant Majoritarianism and the Threat to Minorities and Democracy in India. South Asia State of Minorities Report 2023: Majoritarianism and Its Impact on Minorities.
Source:
South Asia Collective
Date of Document:
April 2024
Author:
Sajjad Hassan; Abhimanyu Suresh
Editor:
Apurwa Baral et al.
Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
Title:
Dalit Women Rise For Justice: Status Report (2014-2020)
Source:
All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch
Accessed Date:
6 June 2022
Title:
Inde : Violences étatiques exercées sur les militants et avocats de la cause adivasi
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
6 May 2022
Accessed Date:
23 June 2023
Title:
COI Query Response. India: Chamar and Chimbe castes in Punjab.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.
Date of Document:
12 April 2022
Accessed Date:
23 June 2023
Title:
Combined twentieth and twenty-first reports submitted by India under article 9 of the Convention, due since 2010
Date of Document:
27 October 2023
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Chine/Inde: séjour des réfugié-e-s tibétain-e-s en Inde et retour en Inde
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
8 December 2015
Author:
Anne-Kathrin Glatz
Accessed Date:
17 May 2016
Title:
Treatment by authorities of Indian citizens who are deported back to India, who return without a valid passport and/or who are suspected of having requested refugee status while abroad (2013 - May 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 May 2016
Accessed Date:
27 May 2016
Title:
China, India, Nepal: Situation and treatment of Tibetans in China; treatment of returnees to China, including returnees from India and Nepal (2017–October 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
6 October 2020
Accessed Date:
21 October 2020
Title:
Inde : Le régime juridique des Tibétains
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
7 January 2020
Accessed Date:
25 June 2021
Title:
Ability of Tibetan refugees to exit and re-enter India, including the requirements and procedures for Tibetan refugees to obtain and renew an Identity Certificate (IC) and a 'No Objection to Return to India' stamp; whether the IC can be renewed...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 December 2014
Accessed Date:
28 May 2015
Title:
India: Authorities Revoke Visa Privileges of Diaspora Critics
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
17 March 2024
Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
Title:
Reports of police and government authorities seizing passports of political dissidents or suspected terrorists to prevent their departure from India (2010- May 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 May 2016
Accessed Date:
27 May 2016
Title:
India: Halt All Forced Returns to Myanmar
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
10 March 2021
Accessed Date:
6 June 2022
Title:
Exit controls and security measures for Indian citizens leaving the country, including use of computerized identity verification; information sharing between police, security and airport officials, including access to the Crime and Criminal ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 March 2021
Accessed Date:
24 June 2021
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. India: Internal Relocation. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
June 2023
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
Life on the Margins: Access to Basic Infrastructure Facilities in the Resettlement Sites of Chennai
Source:
Information and Resource Centre for the Deprived Urban Communities
Date of Document:
February 2022
Editor:
Nundiyny A D et al.
Accessed Date:
13 June 2022
Source:
Assessment Capacities Project
Date of Document:
28 July 2023
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 30 November 2023:
Title:
Union indienne. L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde.
Source:
L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde
Date of Document:
14 November 2023
URL:
http://www.axl.cefan.ulaval.ca/asie/inde-1Union.htm
Accessed Date:
28 November 2023
Title:
India. Civic Freedom Monitor.
Source:
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law
Date of Document:
28 October 2023
URL:
https://www.icnl.org/resources/civic-freedom-monitor/india
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
India. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
14 November 2023
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/india
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
21 August 2023
URL:
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/dossiers-pays/inde/presentation-de-l-inde/
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
India: Status of political parties in different states (as of March, 2023)
Date of Document:
5 June 2023
URL:
https://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/india/states-political-parties.html
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
India. BTI 2022 Country Report.
Date of Document:
February 2022
URL:
https://bti-project.org/en/reports/country-report/IND
Accessed Date:
30 May 2022
Title:
India. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2022.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
20 March 2023
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2022-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/india
Accessed Date:
23 June 2023
Title:
India. Amnesty International Report 2022/23: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
27 March 2023
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/POL1056702023ENGLISH.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 June 2023
Title:
India. World Report 2023: Events of 2022.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2023
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2023/country-chapters/india
Accessed Date:
28 November 2023
Title:
India. Freedom in the World 2023.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/india/freedom-world/2023
Accessed Date:
16 June 2023
Title:
Indian Kashmir. Freedom in the World 2023.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/indian-kashmir/freedom-world/2023
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
Forced Evictions in India in 2021
Source:
Housing and Land Rights Network
URL:
https://www.hlrn.org.in/documents/Forced_Evictions_2021.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 June 2023
Title:
India: Changes to India's Citizenship Laws. In Focus.
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
1 December 2022
Author:
K. Alan Kronstadt
URL:
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11395
Accessed Date:
23 June 2023
Title:
Affidavits, including content, appearance, and security features; requirements and procedures for issuance, including whether it needs to be certified by a notary; language of affidavits and translation practices; samples; prevalence o...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 June 2023
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=458822
Accessed Date:
29 June 2023
Title:
India. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/India.html
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
About parliament; Election results. India: Council of States.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
URL:
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Title:
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India: India's Domestic Political Setting. In Focus.
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1 June 2023
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23 June 2023
Title:
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27 February 2023
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23 June 2023
Title:
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Source:
International Federation of Journalists
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May 2023
Editor:
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21 November 2023
Title:
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23 June 2023
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Accessed Date:
6 June 2022
Title:
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Source:
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
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April 2023
Author:
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https://www.iwgia.org/en/india/5117-iw-2023-india.html
Accessed Date:
23 June 2023
Title:
Rhetoric Vs. Reality: India, International Human Rights, and Minorities. South Asia State of Minorities Report 2022.
Source:
South Asia Collective; Norad
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23 June 2023
Title:
India. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific, 2018.
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Accessed Date:
17 January 2020
Title:
Why Canada is becoming the focus of India's concerns about the Sikh separatist movement
Date of Document:
16 October 2023
Author:
Saloni Bhugra; Satbir Singh Aulakh
URL:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canada-india-khalistan-sikh-separatism-1.6983554
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
Demolishing Muslim Properties in India
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8 February 2023
Author:
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Accessed Date:
16 June 2023
Title:
“We are being punished by the law”: Three years of abrogation of article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir
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Amnesty International
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2 September 2022
URL:
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Accessed Date:
16 June 2023
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29 November 2023
Title:
Women in Indian Workplaces: Challenges in addressing workplace sexual harassment
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International Women's Initiative. Global Policy Review.
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12 August 2021
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Accessed Date:
30 May 2022
Title:
“Unnatural Offences”: Obstacles to Justice in India Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Source:
International Commission of Jurists
Date of Document:
February 2017
URL:
https://www.icj.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/India-SOGI-report-Publications-Reports-Thematic-report-2017-ENG.pdf
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
Same-Sex Relations No Longer a Crime in India: Supreme Court Ruling a Momentous Victory for LGBT People
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
7 September 2018
Author:
Meenakshi Ganguly
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/07/same-sex-relations-no-longer-crime-india
Accessed Date:
29 November 2023
Title:
India's Transgender Rights Law Isn't Worth Celebrating
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
5 December 2019
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/12/05/indias-transgender-rights-law-isnt-worth-celebrating
Accessed Date:
16 July 2020
Title:
Safety Trends and Reporting of Crime
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20 April 2017
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14 May 2018
Title:
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India. Supreme Court of India.
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Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
Police Organisation in India
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Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative
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25 December 2015
URL:
https://www.humanrightsinitiative.org/download/1456400058Final%20Police%20Org%20in%20India%202016.pdf
Accessed Date:
24 May 2017
Title:
India's Police Complaints Authorities: A Broken System with Fundamental Flaws. A Legal Analysis.
Source:
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative
Date of Document:
September 2020
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URL:
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Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
Muslim Voices: Perceptions of Policing in India
Source:
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative; Quill Foundation
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25 January 2019
Author:
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Editor:
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URL:
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Accessed Date:
24 May 2019
Title:
India: Spyware Use Violates Supreme Court Privacy Ruling
Source:
International Commission of Jurists
Date of Document:
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URL:
https://www.icj.org/india-spyware-use-violates-supreme-court-privacy-ruling/
Accessed Date:
6 June 2022
Title:
Pushed Aside: Displaced for 'Development' in India
Source:
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Date of Document:
July 2016
Author:
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URL:
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Accessed Date:
25 May 2017
Title:
India's Medical Curriculum Gets LGBTI Update: Removing Discriminatory Portrayals a Step Toward Rights-Respecting Care
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
18 October 2021
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/10/18/indias-medical-curriculum-gets-lgbti-update
Accessed Date:
30 May 2022
Title:
Inde : Procédure pour officialiser un changement de sexe
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
9 January 2023
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/libraries/pdf.js/web/viewer.html?file=/sites/default/files/ofpra_flora/2301_ind_changement_de_sexe_157853_web.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
India: Failure to legalise same-sex marriage a ‘setback' for human rights
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
17 October 2023
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/10/india-failure-to-legalise-same-sex-marriage-a-setback-for-human-rights/
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
Inter-state Police Cooperation: Challenges, Policy Framework, and the Way Forward
Source:
Social and Political Research Foundation
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October 2022
Author:
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URL:
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21 November 2023
Title:
Law on Arrest and Detention: Know your rights!
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Citizens for Justice and Peace
Date of Document:
5 August 2022
URL:
https://cjp.org.in/law-on-arrest-and-detention-know-your-rights/
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
India: Biased Investigations 2 Years After Delhi Riot
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
21 February 2022
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/02/21/india-biased-investigations-2-years-after-delhi-riot
Accessed Date:
21 November 2023
Title:
India. Social Security Around the World: Country Profiles.
Source:
International Social Security Association
Date of Document:
1 January 2022
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https://www.issa.int/sites/default/files/documents/2024-01/India%202022%20-%20ISSA%20country%20profile.pdf
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
Alleged Indian Role in Transnational Assassination Plots
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22 December 2023
Author:
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URL:
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN12292
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
“If you speak up, your house will be demolished”: Bulldozer injustice in India
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
February 2024
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ASA2076132024ENGLISH.pdf
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
India: Protection of the human rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir must guide the way forward
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
11 December 2023
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/12/india-protection-of-the-human-rights-of-the-people-of-jammu-and-kashmir-must-guide-the-way-forward/
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
India: Protect Farmers' Right to Peaceful Protest
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
29 February 2024
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/02/29/india-protect-farmers-right-peaceful-protest
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
India: Citizenship Amendment Act is a blow to Indian constitutional values and international standards
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
14 March 2024
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/03/india-citizenship-amendment-act-is-a-blow-to-indian-constitutional-values-and-international-standards/
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
India's General Elections, Technology, and Human Rights Questions and Answers
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
8 April 2024
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/04/08/indias-general-elections-technology-and-human-rights-questions-and-answers
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24 May 2024
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. India: Political parties and affiliation. Version 1.0
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United Kingdom. Home Office.
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December 2023
URL:
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Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
The Sangh Parivar [Family of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS); the RSS family] and constituent organizations, including their objectives, structure, activities, and purpose; communication methods across organizations; mobilization efforts; thei...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 May 2024
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=458942
Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
Title:
India Votes 2024: A resurgent Hindu nationalism sets the stage for the upcoming elections, driving communal violence
Source:
Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project
Date of Document:
28 April 2024
URL:
https://acleddata.com/2024/04/28/india-votes-2024-a-resurgent-hindu-nationalism-sets-the-stage-for-the-upcoming-elections-driving-communal-violence/
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
The Status of Child Marriage in India: A Guide for NGOs and CSOs on Using the Law to End Child Marriages in India
Source:
Women Power Connect et al.
Date of Document:
June 2022
Author:
Sangeeta Banerjee; Gayatri Sharma
Editor:
Sangeeta Banerjee; Gayatri Sharma
URL:
https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/documents/1783/Child_marriage_in_India_law_guide_and_directory.pdf
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
India. Global Organized Crime Index 2023.
Source:
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
URL:
https://ocindex.net/country/india
Accessed Date:
24 May 2024
Title:
Weaponizing Counterterrorism: India's exploitation of terrorism financing assessments to target civil society
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
September 2023
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ASA2072222023ENGLISH.pdf
Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
Title:
India: Arrests, Raids Target Critics of Government
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
13 October 2023
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/10/13/india-arrests-raids-target-critics-government
Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
Title:
Crime in India – 2022: Snapshots (States/UTs); Table 1.2: IPC Crimes (Crime Head-wise) – 2020-2022. Crime in India 2022: Statistics, Volume 1.
Source:
India. National Crime Records Bureau.
Page Numbers:
xi–xvii; 2–5
URL:
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Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
Title:
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Handbook: Delhi Police.
Source:
India. Delhi Police.
Date of Document:
January 2024
URL:
https://bprd.nic.in/uploads/pdf/1715852525_852f82459fd399a38f9f.pdf
Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
Title:
India: Damning new forensic investigation reveals repeated use of Pegasus spyware to target high-profile journalists
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
28 December 2023
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/12/india-damning-new-forensic-investigation-reveals-repeated-use-of-pegasus-spyware-to-target-high-profile-journalists/
Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
Title:
3 New Legislations Give Govt Sweeping New Powers To Control Journalism, Entertainment & Internet
Date of Document:
21 December 2023
URL:
https://article-14.com/post/3-new-laws-before-parliament-give-govt-sweeping-new-powers-to-control-journalism-entertainment-internet-6584273079b95
Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
Title:
India: Violence Marks Ram Temple Inauguration
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
31 January 2024
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/01/31/india-violence-marks-ram-temple-inauguration
Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
Title:
India: Authorities Revoke Visa Privileges of Diaspora Critics
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
17 March 2024
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/03/17/india-authorities-revoke-visa-privileges-diaspora-critics
Accessed Date:
27 May 2024
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