Victim of a failed sterilisation procedure finally receives a measly Rs 30,000, 11 years later
Gyanibai Meena still remembers how scared she was when her stomach kept swelling seven years ago. The doctors at a primary health centre near her house in Parnala village in Rajasthan’s Pratapgarh district told her that she could have a gaanth or tumour in her stomach. But when she ..... Read More
New HRLN Fact-Finding Report: The Role of ASHAs in the Delivery of Contraceptive Information and Services
In July 2017, HRLN researchers visited several districts in Delhi to uncover more about ASHA workers and their delivery of contraceptive information and services, particularly the doorstep delivery scheme that was rolled out by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as part of the National Health Mission in ..... Read More
The lack of “Access to Contraceptives and Information Services” : A case from Haryana
Himmat Mahila Samooh vs. Union of Inida & Ors., demands access to contraceptive information and services for women in Haryana. According to the 2014 District Level Household Survey (DLHS) for Haryana, the State has a 30% unmet need for contraceptives, meaning that 30% of married women in the state ..... Read More
Fact-Finding Report on Sterilization, Access to Contraceptive Information and Services, and Women’s Health in Bilaspur
An 8 November 2014 a sterilization camp resulted in 15 deaths in Takhatpur Block in Sakri, Bilaspur District, and Chhattisgarh. On 10 November 2014 doctors conducted sterilization camps in Gaurella Block at Gaurella, Marwahi, and Pendra. One woman died as a result of the Gaurella camp. Some women remain ..... Read More
Litigation
- Presentations from the Two Day Webinar on Reproductive Rights on 23rd & 24th of May, 2020
- Patna High Court: Ration facility for all transgender persons
- Nikhil Datar vs. Union of India: A long drawn struggle
- Patna High Court gives favourable order in response to the PIL on water logging in the state
- Guwahati High Court delivers landmark judgement; Department of Health and Family Welfare to pay Twenty Five Lakh Rupees to Petitioner in Nagaland
Fact Finding
- Presentations from the Two Day Webinar on Reproductive Rights on 23rd & 24th of May, 2020
- Report on the State level Consultation in Arunachal Pradesh on 2nd & 3rd November, 2019
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Dictionary
News
- Report of the two day webinar on ‘Access to Reproductive Justice’ on 23rd & 24th May, 2020
- Report of the National level consultation on Trans people and women’s issues- 28th & 29th December, 2019
- Nikhil Datar vs. Union of India: A long drawn struggle