Research and Fact Finding

Mistreatment and Coercion: Unethical Sterilization in India


  07.08.2019 – In September 2016, the Supreme Court of India directed the Union Government to ensure the discontinuation of ‘sterilization camps’ within the following three years and to induce the state governments to follow suit. It also charged the government to ..... Read More

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


  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

Yazali CHC Fact Finding Report Arunachal Pradesh


  01.06.2019: In light of the statistical data about both Arunachal Pradesh and Lower Subansiri, which have been presented in the introduction, this fact-finding report seeks to investigate the fulfilment of the right to health, in the form of the ..... Read More

Fact Finding Report on UPHC CHimpu – Arunachal Pradesh


  01.07.2019: In light of the statistical data about both Arunachal Pradesh and Papum Pare, which has been presented in the introduction, this fact-finding report seeks to investigate the fulfilment of the right to health, in the form of the Indian Public ..... Read More

Fact Finding Report – Infant Deaths due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome


    01.07.2019: A team of social activists and lawyers from Human Rights Law Network, Patna visited Muzaffarpur on a fact-finding mission relating to the deaths of children due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome. The team visited villages including Ali Neura, Mustafapur, Kanti Block’s ..... Read More