Case

Guwahati High Court delivers landmark judgement; Department of Health and Family Welfare to pay Twenty Five Lakh Rupees to Petitioner in Nagaland

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  18.11.2019: In a landmark judgement, The Department to pay Twenty Five Lakh Rupees to Moba Changkai, Monyakshu village, Nagaland.   Synopsis of the case: Mon District, the eastern part of Nagaland is one of the most backward districts in the state. Monyakshu, the biggest village ..... Read More

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CLAIMING DIGNITY – USING LAW TO ADVANCE REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTH RIGHTS

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31.10.2019 – The history of medicine and reproductive health in India is one in which women were merely mute beneficiaries rather than the active agents that they should have been. It is cluttered by scandals involving mass hysterectomies, illegal and unethical ..... Read More

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THE CONDITION OF MOHALLA CLINICS IN DELHI AND THE FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO PREGNANT AND LACTATING MOTHERS

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  The Fact-Finding was conducted across 9 Mohalla Clinics and 1 polyclinic on 17th June 2019. 6 interns, in a team of two members each conducted the fact-finding across 9 districts in Delhi. The interns were from different Law Universities. Hence, the ..... Read More

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NON ACCESSIBILITY OF MATERNAL BENEFIT SCHEME IN MANSAROVAR, NEW DELHI

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  On 14.05.19, a team from HRLN visited Mansarovar Park, in New Delhi to assess the administration of schemes ( JSSK, JSY and PMMVY) and interviewed the pregnant and lactating women. The purpose of the investigation was to assess the following: 1. To determine when ..... Read More

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My Body My Choice – A Human Rights Perspective of Abortion Law in India

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  05.07.2019: Abortion has always been a highly contentious issue in the spheres of philosophy, religion, culture and politics. However, at the core of the debate on abortion is the question: who gets to decide to terminate a pregnancy? The tension between ..... Read More

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