INDIA

Special Decisions or Action Taken Re: Reporting, Including Urgent Action Procedure

CERD, A/63/18 (2008)

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Chapter II

PREVENTION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, INCLUDING EARLY WARNING AND URGENT ACTION PROCEDURES

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19. During the reporting period, the Committee again considered a number of situations under its early warning and urgent action procedure, including in particular the following:

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30. In light of information on alleged discrimination and human rights violations against the indigenous population of north-eastern India, both in connection with the continued application of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act of 1958 as well as a disputed dam construction project on the lands and sacred sites of the indigenous Naga people of Manipur, a letter was sent to the Government on 15 August 2008 requesting updated information and reminding the Government of the Committee’s relevant recommendations adopted following the consideration of India’s fifteenth to nineteenth periodic reports at its seventieth session.

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CERD A/64/18 (2009)

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Chapter II: Prevention of racial discrimination, including early warning and urgent procedures

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15. During the reporting period, the Committee again considered a number of situations under its early warning and urgent action procedure, including in particular the following.

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20. At its seventy-fourth and seventy-fifth sessions, the Committee further considered the impact of a number of dam construction projects on indigenous populations in north-east India and requested the State party to provide information in this regard. The Committee also decided to reiterate its call for the repeal of the Armed Forced Act (Special Powers) of 1958, applicable in the tribal areas of north-east India. At its seventy-fifth session, the Committee further considered reports on bauxite mining projects on the religious lands of indigenous peoples in the State of Orissa and decided to request information on steps taken to carry out consultations with the affected communities.

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CERD, A/65/18 (2010)

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Chapter II

PREVENTION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, INCLUDING EARLY WARNING AND URGENT ACTION PROCEDURES

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15. During the reporting period, the Committee also considered a number of situations under its early warning and urgent action procedure, including in particular the following.

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17. At its seventy-fifth session, the Committee had requested information about the bauxite mining project on the religious lands of indigenous peoples in the State of Orissa, in India. In the light of the information received in October 2009 about the construction of the mine and its impact on indigenous peoples, the Committee decided at its seventy-sixth session, and in the absence of a response from the State party, to reiterate its request for information.

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