Foreseeable, But Necessary? The High Court’s Narrow Defence of Live Facial Recognition
On 21 April 2026, the UK’s High Court of Justice in Shaun Thompson and another v The Met Police Commissioner [2026] EWHC 915 (Admin) (“the Case”) dismissed a human rights...
Can Transparency in India survive the DPDP Amendment?
In 2011, David Banisar, in a working paper for the World Bank observed that the right of access to information and the right to protection of personal privacy may appear...
Conversion, Surveillance, and the Erosion of Fundamental Rights in Maharashtra
On 17 March 2026, the State Assembly of Maharashtra, India, passed the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill (FRB). The stated objective of the bill is to regulate religious conversions and...
The Problem with Defining Voyeurism Too Narrowly
India stands on an uncharted terrain of privacy jurisprudence, where, on one hand, a normative framework of privacy has taken shape, yet, on the other, the law continues to grapple...
Love under Watch: Gujarat’s Marriage Amendment and the Limits of Personal Freedom
The recent proposed amendment to Gujarat’s Registration of Marriages Act, 2006, is a troubling expansion of state involvement in the most private and intimate choices of adult citizens. Under the...
The Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025 & International Human Rights Law
On 5th December 2025, a Member of the Indian Parliament (Lower House) introduced the Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025 (‘the Bill’). The Bill aims to introduce pivotal changes in the...
India’s Deepfake Dilemma: Why Publicity Rights and the Proposed Intermediary Rules Both Miss the Mark
On October 22, 2025, India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) proposed a set of amendments to the existing Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules,...
Aligning AI Procurement with Human Rights: A Call for Proactive Governance
In June 2025, the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights released a landmark report titled “Artificial Intelligence Procurement and Deployment: Ensuring Alignment with the Guiding Principles on Business...
AI, Surveillance and Privacy in India: Human Rights in the Age of Technology
In recent years, India has increasingly adopted artificial intelligence (AI) surveillance tools. This includes facial recognition cameras at railway stations and predictive policing software in city police departments. The country’s...
Towards A Just And Equitable Native Title System: Is “Spiritual” Connection Sufficient To Claim Native Title Rights?
On 9th April 2025, the High Court of Australia unanimously allowed an appeal in Stuart v South Australia from a decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court of...
AI Regulation, Migration and the New International World Order
In a world where one’s digital blueprint has already become a determining factor for the achievement of various socio-economic rights such as employment, education, and other personal milestones, the prospect...
The ECHR Directs France Towards Better Protection of Minors against Sexual Offenses
On 24 April, 2025, the European Court of Human Rights ordered France to pay compensation to three applicants on the grounds that it had failed to effectively protect them against...
