States

A critique of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2018

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A critique of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2018 By Rachana Mudraboyina & Kranti L C Rachana Mudraboyina a Trans Activist, one of the founding members of Telangana Intersex Hijra Transgender Samiti and founder of Transvision. Kranti L C is a Queer Advocate with Human Rights Law Network.   ..... Read More

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Child marriage was stopped in Rajasthan

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Date : 13/12/2018 A team from department of woman and child development on December 13 (Thursday night) intervened and stopped a child marriage in Upli village in Rajasthan. Officials said that the department was given a tip about a minor girl, who was getting married in the village. The officials ..... Read More

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Gauhati High Court: Kohima Bench gives positive order on the PIL filed by HRLN on stockout of anti-retroviral drugs.

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A Public Interest Litigation petition was filed in the Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench, after the anti-retroviral drug (ARV), Nevirapine, was completely stocked out in all healthcare units in Nagaland at the end of August. In syrup form, the drug is administered to newborn infants to dramatically decrease the ..... Read More

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Report on ‘Five-Day National Level Workshop on Contemporary Developments in the law relating to Violence and Discrimination against Women’ held from 19th to 23rd June 2018 in Goa

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Five-day National level Workshop on contemporary developments in the law relating to violence and discrimination against women was organized by Human Rights Law Network and the Centre for Constitutional Rights in collaboration with various other organizations from across the country. It was held at St. Joseph Vaz ..... Read More

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New HRLN Fact Finding Report: The Maternal Death of Lt. Tainyu at Panso Village of Nagaland

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  A fact-finding team from Human Rights Law Network, Nagaland Unit consisting of a lawyer and a social activist  went to Panso village under Tuensang district. The team received information about the case of a maternal death from an aggrieved inhabitant of Pathso village. They also visited the Primary Health Centre, Panso ..... Read More

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