States

State Consultation on Women Health and Reproductive Rights & Services


Sexual and reproductive health and rights or SRHR is the concept of human rights applied to sexuality and reproduction. The World Health Organization defines sexual health as: "Sexual health is a state of physical, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality. It requires a positive and ..... Read More

Infant Death in Jagdalpur, Bastar: Fact-Finding Mission to Bastar District, Chhattisgarh


India has the highest number of child deaths in the world, with an estimated 1.2 million deaths in 2015 — 20 per cent of the 5.9 million global deaths. In the relatively new state of Chhattisgarh, formed in 2000 by carving out 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking south-eastern districts from ..... Read More

Claiming right to abortion and a life of dignity; towards a women friendly abortion law


Claiming right to abortion and a life of dignity; towards a women friendly abortion law Ms. X vs. Union of India; Supreme Court of India {Writ Petition (Civil) 593 of 2016} In the 22nd week of her pregnancy, Ms. X’s foetus was diagnosed with Anencephaly (absence of ..... Read More

Waghmare vs. The District Collector, Nagpur District : The Women’s Right to Health


In Nagpur’s Government run institutions, women are subject to subhuman conditions in maternal health care. As a result, many women die senselessly from preventable causes. The petitioner in Waghmare vs. The District Collector, Nagpur District demands the proper implementation of government schemes to improve the appalling state of maternal ..... Read More

Jaffar Ullah and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors; The Rights of Rohingaya Refugees


Jaffar Ullah and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors. demands that Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in slovenly camps in Delhi and Mewat district, Haryana have access to regular employment opportunities, adequate shelter, proper nutrition, clean water, toilet facilities, education, maternal, paediatric and other health care and that ..... Read More