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Publications


April 18, 2018

Gender, Poverty and Livelihood in the Eastern Himalayas (2017)

This book explores the ways in which gender-sensitive and inclusive policies can be developed to address the basic issues of marginalisation, livelihood, poverty and vulnerability in the Eastern Himalayas.

April 16, 2018

A Basic guide - Defending Asylum Seekers in Detention

"This pamphlet is a basic guide on defending asylum seekers in detention. It addresses the issue lawyers may face in demarcating between Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Economic Migrants. It further describes the legal framework available in India.

April 13, 2018

Creating an Effective Coalition to Achieve Sdg 8.7

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings (CHOGM) can be defining momentsin Commonwealth history. 1971 is remembered for the Singapore Declaration, the 1991 for the Harare Declaration, and 1995 for the Millbrook Commonwealth Action Plan.

April 10, 2018

Flyer -Undertrial Review Committee

Prisons in India are chronically overcrowded. Sixty-seven percent of the prison population comprises undertrials – those who are awaiting or undergoing trial and not yet proven guilty. This needs repair and Under Trial Review Committee (UTRC) is one oversight mechanism which can address this.

April 10, 2018

Flyer -Legal Aid For Persons in Custody in India

71 percent of the prison population in India is either illiterate or educated below high school. Over 67 percent of these prisoners are undertrials and may continue to be held in overcrowded prisons for years. Poor public defense and under-utilization of non-custodial measures are one of the primary causes for these prolonged detentions.

April 05, 2018

Writing on the Wall: Reflections on the North-East (2008)

Decades of State and non-State violence in India’s landlocked North-east have taken a heavy toll on livelihoods, incomes, governance, growth and image, besides lives.

April 02, 2018

Rites of Passage: Border Crossings, Imagined Homelands, India's East and Bangladesh (2000)

In many parts of India, particularly North-east India, the issue of migration is not just an emotive one, its a very question of survival of communities. Through this book, Hazarika aspires to shine a light on the unheard voices in the entire migration debate, pointing towards strategies that can bring about fundamental transformations at the ground level.

April 02, 2018

Government Orders

In 2006, the Supreme Court of India issued 7 directives on police reforms in Prakash Singh & ors versus Union of India & Ors. States have either passed new Police Acts or issued Government Orders/Notifications to implement the directives. This chart reviews compliance with the Court's directives in the Government Orders/Notifications issued by states post 2006.

April 02, 2018

Police Acts

In 2006, the Supreme Court of India issued 7 directives on police reforms in Prakash Singh & ors versus Union of India & Ors. States have either passed new Police Acts or issued Government Orders/Notifications to implement the directives. This chart reviews compliance with the Court's directives in the Police Acts passed by states post 2006.

March 30, 2018

Strangers Of The Mist: Tales of War and Peace from India's Northeast (1994)

Hazarika sheds light on numerous issues that are currently facing the states in North-east India through a collection of facts, and personal experiences. He attempts to bring awareness to a number of sensitive issues faced by Indians living in this region including migrations from neighbouring States, ethnic clashes, separatist outbreaks, and political unrest.