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245 _aANTI-CONVERSION laws: challenges to secularism and fundamental rights
260 _c2008
300 _ap.63-73.
362 _a12 Jan
520 _aAnti-conversion legislations, euphemistically called freedom of religion laws, adopted by several Indian states have been the subject of much scrutiny. An analysis of the legislations reveals that the language used is often extraordinarily broad and vague, posing serious challenges to religious freedom as guaranteed by the Indian constitution and enshrined in international human rights instruments. - Reproduced.
650 _aHuman rights
650 _aSecularism
650 _aReligious conversion
650 _aFreedom of religion
773 _aEconomic and Political Weekly
908 _aN
909 _a76941
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