India should immediately implement its laws and policies to strengthen its human rights protections as a new member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Human Rights Watch said last week in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. When it presented its candidacy to the Human Rights Council, India pledged to uphold the highest standards to promote and protect human rights.
"India has made significant promises outlining its human rights record and commitments," said Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia director at Human Rights Watch. "Now it's time for India to keep those promises." (...)

The article:
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/06/india-keep-promises-human-rights

More about:
http://www.amnesty.org/en/region/india/report-2011

Sull'argomento:

http://blog.panorama.it/mondo/2011/06/14/lindia-combatte-la-piaga-del-lavoro-minorile-con-listruzione/

Past...present:
https://www.fabiomanzione.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2606:india-donne-risorsa-nascosta&catid=46:diritti-umani&Itemid=105