In 2002 the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare ended mandatory HIV testing for foreigners; however, despite more than a decade since the change, government websites and visa forms still suggest that there are mandatory HIV testing requirements and restrictions for HIV-infected foreigners.
We the undersigned organizations would like to urgently bring to your notice and reiterate our concerns about the treatment and care given to women and children who experience sexual assault in light of a series of disturbing news reports on this issue.
We write to request that human rights form a significant part of your dialogue with the Indian government at your upcoming summit in New Delhi to strengthen the strategic partnership.
Prior to its election to the UN Human Rights Council, India made significant pledges outlining its human rights record and voluntary commitments. In meeting those pledges and commitments, Human Rights Watch asks the government of India to implement the following changes in India's laws and policies to better protect and promote human rights.
In discharging the mandate contained in OP 6 of Human Rights Council resolution 11/8 to identify the human rights dimensions of preventable maternal mortality and morbidity, we encourage the OHCHR to include substantive as well as procedural human rights dimensions.
Human Rights Watch writes to Indian Minister for External Affairs S. M. Krishna and Ambassador to Zimbabwe Venkatesan Ashok to encourage India to support Zimbabwe's suspension from the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme.
We write to express deep concern regarding the Orissa Home Department’s plan to recruit an estimated 2,000 tribal youth as special police officers (SPOs) to counter Naxalite violence in the region. In particular, we are concerned about the use of SPOs for paramilitary purposes, and the possibility that children under the age of 18 may be recruited in violation of the Home Department’s stated age limits.
Human Rights Watch urged the Indian government to take immediate steps to implement the recommendations of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) resulting from its recent inquiry on human rights abuses by parties to the conflict in southern Chhattisgarh state.
