Revisiting Right to Information in India: Is the DPDP Act counterproductive to RTI Act?
The Right to Information Act of 2005 (‘RTI Act’) in India empowers citizens to demand transparency and accountability from the government. However, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (‘DPDP...
The Peculiar Phenomenon of ‘Kid-Gurus’ in India
At just 10 years old, Abhinav Arora has garnered nearly a million followers on Instagram – as a spiritual leader. He is not alone. There are many other ‘kid-gurus’ being...
Bangladesh’s National Human Rights Commission: A Watchdog Without Teeth?
The haunting image of fifteen-year-old Felani Khatun’s body hanging from a barbed wire fence after being shot by the Border Security Force (BSF,) the extrajudicial killing of 1,926 individuals over...
Breaking the Cycle of Injustice: The Global South’s Struggle to Climate Equity in International Forums
In the Global South, climate change is not merely an environmental crisis but a major human rights issue. This region experiences the most severe consequences of climate change, from rising...
Two children too many? Expanding maternity benefits to mothers with more than two children in India
On 23 May 2025, the Indian Supreme Court in K. Umadevi v. Government of Tamil Nadu broadened the interpretation of Tamil Nadu Fundamental Rule (‘FR’) 101(a), which only provided maternity...
How a Caste Census Could Transform India’s Reservation Policies
The Indian government recently announced that the next nationwide population census will be conducted in 2026-27, and will include collection of caste data. This was a central issue in the...
When The Shield Becomes A Sword: The Abuse Of Involuntary Treatment Provisions For Mentally Ill Persons In India
The involuntary admission and treatment of persons with mental illness is a breach of privacy and autonomy. It can also be a dehumanising experience for the patient and there have...
Un-“sexing” Sex as a Ground for Anti-Discrimination
There has been significant commentary on UK Supreme Court’s (UKSC) decision which held that the terms “man”, “woman” and “sex” under the Equality Act 2010 (EA) only refer to a...
When Justice Delays Justice: How Structural Judicial Failures Harm Human Rights in South Asia
In South Asia, the courts are often the last and only place to turn to for justice. But what happens when the institutions entrusted with upholding rights become complicit in...
Courting the Heat: India’s Legal Reckoning with Climate-Driven Heatwaves
As India suffers through yet another year of scorching summers, heatwaves have turned into a recurring and lethal aspect of the climate crisis. Statistics capture only a fraction of a...
Reopening Finality: Capital Punishment on Trial (Again)
Capital punishment has been the subject of considerable judicial discourse in India, a significant part of which has focused on isolating the right to life from sweeping judicial discretion in...
Reforming the Last-Mile Caregivers: A Need to Investigate the Geriatric-Care Legal Provisions in India
In April 2025, the United Nations Human Rights Council began an intergovernmental process to draft an international human rights treaty on older people. Against this backdrop, India ought to review...
