Violence against women is a significant human rights issue that affects them globally at large at times of humanitarian conflict. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Trial Cha...

Judicial bypass is a legal process that enables minors to obtain approval for specific actions, such as abortion, without requiring parental consent or notification. This mechanism is typically...

Human Rights consist of certain principle indicate the morality and the behavior of human being which are provided by the State and the State has the duty to protect those rights. Human Rights ...

"No nation founded upon injustice can stand. From the sand enshrouded Egypt, from the marble wilderness of Athens and crumbling stone of once-mighty Rome Comes a wail as it were the cry that na...

In the evolving discourse surrounding sexual violence, one of the most debated issues is Marital rape—the act of one spouse, typically the husband, forcing the other into non- consensual sexu...

The right to abortion is conferred on pregnant women by virtue of which they can medically terminate their pregnancy at certain stages of pregnancy as prescribed under the lex. It is a woman's ...

There is a shloka in Sanskrit from Manusmriti which reads as "Pita Rakshati Kaumarye, Pati Rakshati Yauvane,… Na Stree Swatantryam Arhati", which when translated into English means, 'Father p...

The Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, represented a significant step towards gender equality in the Hindu law of inheritance. Specifically, the amendment sought to extend coparcenary righ...

The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 was enacted to regulate the employment of women before and after childbirth and to ensure they receive maternity benefits. The pri...

In the early 1990s, Bhanwari Devi, a Base-level activist in rural Rajasthan, faced brutal retaliation for her efforts to raise voice against social injustices like child marriage. After attempt...