Ciekawostka: India has a Bill of Rights for cows

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Conservative Anti-HRA Rhetoric, the Bill of Rights ‘Solution’ and the Role of the Bill of Rights Commission. This chapter considers proposals for changes that might be made by a British Bill of Rights, as compared with the Human Rights Act, under the Coalition government, or a future Conservative government. It considers views expressed by Conservative spokespersons prior to and after the 2010 general election, and answers given by members of the Bill of Rights Commission to the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee in 2011. This chapter also touches on the second aspect of the Commission's remit — its advisory role on reform of the European Court of Human Rights. It questions wheth…

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Homosexuality in India has existed in traditional native philosophies of the nation, and legal rights continue to be advanced in both mainstream and regional politics. Homosexual cohabitation is legally permitted in India, including some legal protections and rights. Various artworks and literary works attest to the presence of homosexuality in ancient India. There were no known strict legal restrictions against homosexuality up until Islamic rule and European colonialism. Some scholars believe that discrimination against homosexuality was largely imported through Islam and the Christian-derived morality during European colonialism, starting in the second millennium and ultimately culminati…

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Animal welfare and rights in India regards the treatment of and laws concerning non-human animals in India. It is different from animal protection in India. India is home to several religious traditions advocating non-violence and compassion towards animals, and has passed a number of animal welfare reforms since 1960. India is also one of the world's leading producers of animal products.

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The cow protection movement is a predominantly Hindu religious and political movement aiming to protect cows, whose slaughter has been broadly opposed by Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Zoroastrians and Sikhs. While the opposition to slaughter of animals, including cows, has extensive and ancient roots in Indian history, the term refers to modern movements dating back to colonial era British India. The earliest such activism is traceable to Namdhari (Kooka) Sikhs of Punjab who opposed cow slaughter in the 1860s. The movement became popular in the 1880s and thereafter, attracting the support from the Arya Samaj founder Swami Dayananda Saraswati in the late 19th century, and from Mahatma Gandhi in…

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Society of Gentlemen Supporters of the Bill of Rights [Bill of Rights Society] (act. 1769–1775)

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