India
India
| Population |
1.173.108.018 (2010) |
| Religion |
Hindu 80.5% Muslim 13.4% Christian 2.3% Other 1.8% |
| Languages |
Hindi 41% Bengali 8.1% Telugu 7.2% Marathi 7% Tamil 5.9% Urdu 5% Gujarati 4.5% Kannada 3.7% Malayalam 3.2% Oriya 3.2% Punjabi 2.8% Assamese 1.3% Maithili 1.2% Other 5.9% |
India has been a priority country for the NHRF since 2002, but the NHRF has supported organisations and projects in the southern part of India for several years previous to 2002. India is the world’s largest democracy, however, many rights guaranteed by law are not properly implemented and human rights violations and discrimination are rampant. NHRF’s priority areas have been rights for the most vulnerable, such as the Dalits (or the so called “untouchables”). The NHRF supports organisations with a clear strategy of advocacy with focus on civil, social and economical rights and access to justice in the Southern part of India in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andra Pradesh.
Conventions
State is a party
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
- Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Signed but not ratified
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment