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1. Human rights -- some concepts -- 2. Interpretation of statutes -- 3. Equality and gender equality -- 4. Human rights and reservations for backward classes and scheduled tribes -- 5. Right to conceive and right to abortion -- 6. Rights of the unborn child -- 7. Human rights and the child -- 8. Human rights and child marriages -- 9. Human rights and child prostitution -- 10. Human rights and child exploitation -- 11. Human rights and child labour -- 12. Righs of adoption -- 13. Human rights and juveniles -- 14. Human rights and right to life -- 15. Right to dignity, reputation and status in life -- 16. Right to die and euthanasia -- 17. Human rights and bonded labour -- 18. Human rights and crimes against women -- 19. Human rights and environmental, air and water pollution -- 20. Human rights and democracy -- 21. Human rights and right to freedom of speech and expression -- 22. Right to information -- 23. Human rights and the media -- 24. Human rights and education -- 25. Human rights and freedom of religion -- 26. Human rights and inter-caste and inter-religion marraiges -- 27. Right of cohabitation -- 28. Right to health and medical care -- 29. Right to smoke -- 30. Rights of persons suffering from AIDS -- 31. Right to profession and trade -- 32. Human rights and consumerism -- 33. Right to advertise -- 34. Human rights and right to move freely. 35. Right to passport and travel abroad -- 36. Right to shelter -- 37. Right to privacy -- 38. Public wrongs and public interest litigation -- 39. Human rights and citizenship -- 40. Human rights of foreigners -- 41. Human rights of refugees -- 42. Rights of defence personnel -- 43. Human rights and communal riots -- 44. Human rights in the terrorised areas -- 45. Rights in emergency -- 46. Property and easement rights -- 47. Intellectual property rights -- 48. Human rights and advocates -- 49. Human rights and role of police -- 50. Human rights and judiciary -- 51. Human rights and role of criminal courts -- 52. Human rights and personal liberty -- 53. Right to silence -- 54. Right to legal aid -- 55. Right to speedy trial -- 56. Handcuffing -- 57. Arrest and detention -- 58. Search and seizure -- 59. Bail and remand -- 60. Human rights and torture in police custody -- 61. Custodial deaths -- 62. Police encounters -- 63. Rights of accused persons -- 64. Punishment for crime -- 65. Human rights of prisoners and jail reforms -- 66. Voting rights of prisoners -- 67. Compensation for violation of human rights -- 68. Words, phrases and legal terms. Appendix 1: The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 -- 2: The National Human Rights Commission (Procedure) Regulations, 1994 -- 3: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 -- 4: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966 -- 5: International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966 -- 6: International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 1966 -- 7: American Convention of Human Rights, 1969 -- 8: African Charter on Human Rights and Peoples' Rights, 1981 -- 9: Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966) -- 10: Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Political Rights, Aiming at the Abolition of Death Penalty (1989) -- 11: Instrument of Accession by India to the Human Rights Covenants (1979) -- 12: The National Commission of Minorities Act, 1992 -- 13: The National Commission for Women Act, 1990 -- 14: The National Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993 -- 15: The National Commission for Safai Karamcharis Act, 1993 -- 16: The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987 -- 17: The Commission of Sati (Prevention) Rules, 1988 -- 18: Consitution of India (extracts) -- 19: The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 -- 20: The Protection of Civil Rights Rules, 1977 -- 21: The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 -- 22: Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995 -- 23: The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 -- 24: The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Rules, 1996 -- 25: The Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994. |
