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Gender Violence in India

April 22, 2013 · by · in Human Rights, Women's Rights · Leave a comment

Topic: Violence Against Women in India Objective: Inform UN Rapporteur on violence against women in India pending her visit to the country. Violence towards women prevents equality and hinders the personal security and dignity of individuals, contradicting Articles 1, 2, and 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A governments’ inability to protect the […]

History of Population Control in India

July 31, 2012 · by · in Human Rights, India, Women's Rights · 5 Comments

With a current population of 1.21 billion, India is set to become the world’s most populous country by 2030, and there are no other countries likely to ever rival this status. Since 1931, India has nearly quadrupled in size from 279 million people to well over a billion and currently represents 15% of the world’s […]

Population Control in India – Coercive Sterilization

July 16, 2012 · by · in Human Rights, India, Women's Rights · Leave a comment

Unlike China and its’ One Child Only Policy, India has yet to find an effective means of population control. Estimates in July of 2012 indicate that India has a population of over 1.22 billion people. Millennium Development Goals for India set by the UN in 2000 cover issues such as poverty, slums, and water availability, […]