India

India: Protect Civilians in Anti-Maoist Drive

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:43:43 -0800

(New York) - Government forces and anti-government Maoist fighters should ensure that civilians are protected during armed operations in central India and elsewhere, Human Rights Watch said today.

India: Prosecute Those Responsible for 1984 Massacre of Sikhs

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:52:20 -0800

(New York) - The failure of successive Indian governments to bring to justice those responsible for mass revenge attacks on Sikhs after the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi 25 years ago is a severe blot on India's legal system and democracy, Human Rights Watch said today.

India: Suspend Zimbabwe from Diamond Trade

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:56:42 -0700

(Johannesburg) - The Indian government should support the suspension of Zimbabwe from the international "conflict diamonds" body that will be meeting in Namibia next week, Human Rights Watch urged today.

Letter to Indian Minister for External Affairs and Ambassador to Zimbabwe in Advance of Kimberley Process Meeting

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:00:30 -0700

S. M. Krishna
Minister of External Affairs
Government of India
New Delhi

Ambassador Venkatesan Ashok
Embassy of India
Harare
Zimbabwe

Dear Minister Krishna and Ambassador Ashok,

Unbearable Pain

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:50:00 -0700

This 102-page report found that many major cancer hospitals in India do not provide patients with morphine, despite the fact that more than 70 percent of their patients are incurable and likely to require pain treatment and palliative care. Health centers offering services to people living with HIV similarly do not have morphine or doctors trained to prescribe it.

Unbearable Pain

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:50:00 -0700

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Unbearable Pain

India’s Obligation to Ensure Palliative Care

Map 1: States in which Human Rights Watch conducted field research on palliative

India: Provide Access to Pain Treatment

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:30:00 -0700

(New Delhi) - Hundreds of thousands of patients in India unnecessarily experience excruciating pain, Human Rights Watch said in a report today. Restrictive drug regulations, lack of training for health care workers, and poorly integrated care result in needless suffering for patients because they cannot get inexpensive and effective pain medications.

Right to Relief: Palliative Care in India

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:29:59 -0700

Doctors in India say it’s time for the Indian government to integrate palliative care into routine health care. Photography and video by Brent Foster for Human Rights Watch.

Doing Some Good vs. Doing Right

Liesl Gerntholtz — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:33:37 -0700

I gave birth in the developing world, in South Africa, to be precise. South Africa was in the spotlight recently when a government-commissioned report showed a 20 per cent increase in the number of deaths from pregnancy-related causes between 2005 and 2007 over the previous three-year period. The report said that nearly 40 per cent of these deaths were avoidable.

India: Global Role Urged to Protect Human Rights

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:52:00 -0700

(New Delhi) - India's global leadership on human rights is increasingly necessary to counteract the negative role played by other powerful states, Human Rights Watch said today in holding its first meeting in India of its international board of directors.