Human Rights Issues in India

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The country of India is experiencing human rights violations every day. India is known as a “Subcontinent” because the Himalayan Mountains nearly block off the entire nation from the rest of Asia. India has one of the largest populations of any country. In fact, the current population is estimated to be approximately 1.27 billion people. This means that the population density of India is about 1001 people per square mile (India Population). This extreme overcrowding can lead to serious issues among the people. Many people have seen photos of public transportation passengers dangerously stacked and stuffed on the outside of busses or trains in India. This is just one example of how people get around the overcrowding factor. There are six main ethnic groups that make up India’s large population, two main languages and the most common religion s Hinduism. Karma is an important aspect in the Hindu religion. The whole aspect of “treat people well and you will be treated well” is kind of ironic in India. This is because so many human rights violations are broken every single day by citizens and most commonly, government officials. The government of India is experiencing corruption and their citizens often fall victim. In addition, needless violence is happening all over the country. We should care about India because the government is corrupt, the people are not treated fairly and the public violence rate is very high.
In India, the government is violating their citizens’ human rights. The government has started increasing their internet surveillance. They monitor cell phone and internet usage to an extreme extent. India: New Monitoring System Threatens Rights explains that “The Indian government’s centralized monitoring is chilling, gi...

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