Maternity Benefits and Child Care Leave to Mothers: The Supreme Court of India’s Narrow and Unsatisfactory Approach to Gender Equality in the Labour Force
The Supreme Court of India in a recent order in Shalini Dharmani v State of Himachal Pradesh reaffirmed that Child Care Leave granted to women was in furtherance of the...
Stripping a state of its statehood: Disenfranchisement of the people of Jammu and Kashmir
The people of the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) were disenfranchised when the Parliament of India, through the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019, deprived the territory of its...
Neither Leftovers nor Crumbs: Misunderstanding the Right to Food in India
One of the most enterprising initiatives undertaken by the Supreme Court of India (the Court) has been the recognition of a legal standalone right to food which mandates the government...
Love, Lies, and the Law: The Quandary of Criminalising False Promise to Marry in India
Indian law is notorious for censuring sexuality outside of marriage, especially for women. A pertinent example is the criminalisation of a ‘false promise to marry’ (FPM) as rape, which recent...
The Indian Telecommunication Act, 2023: A Beacon of Security or a Shroud on Liberty?
With the enactment of the Telecommunication Act 2023 (“Act”), there has been a tectonic shift in India’s telecommunication landscape. The Act supersedes the Indian Telegraph Act 1885 and the Indian...
The Indian Puttaswamy Judgments: Privacy Rights at Stake in the Pursuit of Social Security
Lately, the Indian government has attempted to completely digitise social welfare schemes, such as ration cards, pensions or health schemes by requiring beneficiaries to link their Aadhaar IDs (that is,...
Shining a Light in the Darkness: How The Karnataka Model Bridges Economic Divides and Advances Human Rights
In a world where the economic divide between the rich and poor is ever widening, recent Oxfam reports have highlighted the widening chasm between the affluent and the impoverished in...
Empathy and Justice: Abortion Rights for Minor Rape Victims in India
Otherwise viewed as a laudable step in addressing rights to abort, India’s Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971 (MTP) inadvertently leaves minor rape victims vulnerable. A recent decision of the...
Gujjar Custodial Violence in Kashmir: Is it Time for India to Ratify UNCAT?
Particularly horrifying incidents of custodial violence by the Indian military have recently come to light, with videos showing civilians from the Gujjar community in the Indian-administered territory of Jammu and...
ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
For her upcoming report to the Human Rights Council to be presented in June 2024, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Ms. Farida Shaheed, will consider...
Unveiling the Silent Struggles of Adolescents Seeking Safe Abortion in India
The tragic Nirbhaya Gang Rape Case revolutionised Indian Criminal Law with the enactment of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) in 2012. The primary objective of...
A Historic Moment: Indian Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Decision
Oxford Human Rights Hub · A Historic Moment: Indian Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Decision In this week’s episode, we talk to Devina Malaviya, Associate Professor of Legal Pzractice and...
