Reconceptualizing the Standard of Consent for Stem Cell Research in India
Human stem cell research involves the extraction of clusters of undifferentiated cells, derived from the human embryo, bone marrow, or blood in the umbilical cord, which are capable of multiplying...
Recognising ASHA Workers in India: The Need for a Legislative Revamp
Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA workers) play a key role in rural India’s public health infrastructure. Their struggle for employment equality has been long fought, and the pandemic has exacerbated...
Should the armed forces free itself of gender binary norms?
“Self-determination of gender is an integral part of personal autonomy and self-expression and falls within the realm of personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.” –NALSA...
The Violation of Human Rights of Women in Mental Healthcare Institutions
Recently, the Supreme Court, while adjudicating upon a plea by Gaurav Bansal, took note of the human rights violations faced by women institutionalised in government-run mental health establishments across India....
Rajasthan’s Registration of Marriages Amendment: Gaps in India’s Prohibition of Child Marriage Act
India is home to the largest number of child brides, according to a UNICEF report published in 2019. Recently passed legislation in Rajasthan, the largest state in India, has once...
A Critique of Amendments to the Juvenile Justice Act in India
Recently, the Indian Rajya Sabha (upper house of Parliament) passed the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill 2021, which seeks to strengthen child protection, address delays in...
The Digitisation of Agriculture in India: How AgriStack Infringes Informational Privacy
As digital capitalism paves the way for a new world order, Big Tech entities are increasingly participating in building digital architecture for developing nations to gain public trust. In India,...
Afghanistan Crisis and Inadequate Indian Refugee Policy
The speed with which the Taliban seized Afghanistan as American forces withdrew has plunged Afghanistan into a humanitarian crisis. Major countries have swiftly responded to this humanitarian crisis. For example,...
Plugging the Leaks in Food Distribution: The Supreme Court of India Delivers Migrant Workers’ Right to Food
Unemployment caused by India’s COVID-19 lockdown from 24 March, 2020 led to a homeward exodus – characterised by a lack of food, shelter, transport and basic necessities – for approximately...
The Offence of Sedition in India and its Future
In what became a widely reported incident, on 15 July 2021, while hearing a petition challenging Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code on sedition, the Chief Justice of India...
Preventive Detention for Bursting Myths: The Draconian National Security Act in India
A Supreme Court bench of India comprising Honourable Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and M.R. Shah directed the release of political activist Leichombam Erendro, who was detained for a Facebook post following...
Abortion Law Reform 2020: Where, How and Why
Abortion Law Reform 2020: Where, How and Why is a blog series by the Oxford Human Rights Hub which examines the process of legal change in six countries where significant...
