Human Rights in India: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on International Organizations of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, Second Session ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1976 - 233 pagini |
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Pagina 22
... kind have been banned for more than twenty - five people ; this has been an especially effective means of stifling opposition in a country where large public gatherings were a normal channel of communication . In a recent press release ...
... kind have been banned for more than twenty - five people ; this has been an especially effective means of stifling opposition in a country where large public gatherings were a normal channel of communication . In a recent press release ...
Pagina 24
... kind . That fact distinguishes it from the governments of other countries where civil liberties have been destroyed , and we should continue to express our views in a fashion that will make it responsive to the pressure of world opinion ...
... kind . That fact distinguishes it from the governments of other countries where civil liberties have been destroyed , and we should continue to express our views in a fashion that will make it responsive to the pressure of world opinion ...
Pagina 26
... kind of guidelines are they ? Mr. EMBREE . The guidelines are , first of all , anything that is likely to cause unrest . For example , there can be no mention of religious riots . There can be no criticism of the Government that is ...
... kind of guidelines are they ? Mr. EMBREE . The guidelines are , first of all , anything that is likely to cause unrest . For example , there can be no mention of religious riots . There can be no criticism of the Government that is ...
Pagina 27
... kind of discussion . They feel - as both of us have stressed — that out- siders have no right to criticize the Government . Since it is legal , it is a matter that concerns the Government of India , therefore outsiders have no right to ...
... kind of discussion . They feel - as both of us have stressed — that out- siders have no right to criticize the Government . Since it is legal , it is a matter that concerns the Government of India , therefore outsiders have no right to ...
Pagina 28
... Western countries to do some probing for some consultations . There is no guarantee of success . I think it is a kind of forum we should use and not be afraid of using but I have no illusions of success , and to the degree that 28.
... Western countries to do some probing for some consultations . There is no guarantee of success . I think it is a kind of forum we should use and not be afraid of using but I have no illusions of success , and to the degree that 28.
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Pagina 179 - WE, THE PEOPLE of INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens : JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship ; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among- them all FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity of the Nation...
Pagina 179 - The State shall not make any law which takes away or abridges the rights conferred by this Part and any law made in contravention of this clause shall, to the extent of the contravention, be void.
Pagina 42 - a proclamation of emergency ") that a grave emergency exists whereby the security of India is threatened, whether by war or internal disturbance, have power to make laws for a Province or any part thereof with respect to any of the matters enumerated in the Provincial Legislative List...
Pagina 179 - State from making any law, in so far as such law imposes reasonable restrictions on the exercise of the right conferred by the said sub-clause in the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States, public order, decency or morality, or in relation to contempt of court, defamation or incitement to an offence.
Pagina 140 - Bank to vote against any loan or other utilization of the. funds of the Bank for the benefit of any country...
Pagina 179 - It may be that the Constitution this House may frame may not satisfy that free India. This House cannot bind down the next generation, or the people who will duly succeed us in this task.
Pagina 172 - I would rather have a completely free Press with all the dangers involved in the wrong use of that freedom than a suppressed or regulated Press.
Pagina 162 - All manner of false allegations have been hurled at me. The Indian people have known me since my childhood. All my life has been in the service of our people. This is not a personal matter. It is not important whether I remain Prime Minister or not. However, the institution of the prime minister is important and the deliberate political attempts to denigrate it is not in the interest of democracy or of the nation.
Pagina 175 - I do not see what is subversive or dangerous about it. In a democracy the citizen has an inalienable right to civil disobedience when he finds that other channels of redress or reform have dried up. It goes without saying that the Satyagrahi willingly invites and accepts his lawful punishment.
Pagina 5 - ... a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, including torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, prolonged detention without charges, or other flagrant denial of the right to life, liberty, and the security of person, unless such assistance will directly benefit the needy people in such country.