India

The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
Indian Public Health Standard for the Public Health Centres
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
The Essential Commodities Act, 1955
Public Food Distribution Scheme of INDIA
The Right to Information Act, 2005
The Order of the Supreme Court of India on Intergrated Child Development Scheme
Supreme Court Order on right to food_2005
Prevention of Corruption Act 1988
Code of Criminal Procedure 1973
Wildlife Protection Act 1972
The act is often used by the forest department officials to put charges against the tribes who collect forest products from the forest though the tribe's behavior has nothing to do with the wildlife protection. The tribe are thus arrested, abused, assaulted directly by the forest department officials. They have to pay for the bribes to the officials to avoid the further abuse or bail after trial.
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