Indian Supreme Court on Gender Sensitisation of Judges: Aparna Bhat & Ors v State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr
To achieve gender justice, it is critical that the judiciary avoid stereotypes and social biases to strengthen a ...
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Gender Parity in India: What a Case of ‘Accidental Feminism’ Can Offer
While post-independent India has witnessed rising gendered rates of literacy, life expectancy and schooling, these ...
The Struggle to Establish Human Rights Courts in India: An Unfulfilled Promise
A petition was filed by Bhavika Phore on July 8, 2019, in the Supreme Court of India seeking to solidify human ...
The Colonial and Casteist Undertones of Policing in Madhya Pradesh, India
The Criminal Justice and Police Accountability Project studied two sets of data to examine the criminal justice ...
Unpacking the Limitations of a Reform-Based Approach and Contextualising Prison Abolition in India
In the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer for allegedly forging a $20 dollar bill, ...
Indian Supreme Court Strengthens Right to Education for Children with Disabilities
In a judgment delivered on 28 October 2021, the Indian Supreme Court took an important step in the direction of ...
The Lens of Reformation in Death Penalty Cases: A Complex Enquiry
As per the guidelines laid down by the Indian Supreme Court in Bachan Singh v. The State of Punjab and subsequent ...
Indian Supreme Court’s Eviction Order Puts Thousands at the Risk of Homelessness
On 7th June, 2021, the Indian Supreme Court passed a controversial order directing a municipal corporation in the ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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