The publications produced by the initiative, aim to bring the various aspects of the law affecting the rights and guarantees to women in the Indian legal system. It also aims to make accessible important developments in human rights and law in India. It also produces “know-your-rights” materials to increase awareness among Indian women and their partners about contraception, family planning and other reproductive health issues.
Publication
#KnowYourRights Medical Termination of Pregnancy Brochure
Education, Issues, Posters, Publication, Publication, Safe Abortion, WORK
HRLN recently released a brochure on abortion rights, more formally known as 'medical termination of pregnancy'. The brochure details the legality of abortion, what to do if refused, the dangers of unsafe abortions, and what to do if past the legally mandated gestation period. The right to a safe
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#KnowYourRights Public Interest Litigation Brochure
Education, Posters, Publication, Publication, WORK
HRLN recently released a brochure detailing how citizens can get involved in public interest litigation. HRLN relies on members of the public acting as petitioners to ensure progressive and groundbreaking petitions are constantly being filed when reproductive rights violations occur.
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#KnowYourRights Child Marriage Brochure
Adolescents' Sexual Health and Rights, Child Marriage, Issues, Posters, Publication, Publication, WORK
HRLN recently released a brochure detailing the laws surrounding child marriage, it's illegality, ill effects, and how to counter the practice. Child marriage is a gross violation of human rights and reproductive rights which disproportionately affects girls. Child marriage is a violation of reproductive rights because it inevitably leads
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#KnowYourRights Contraception Brochure
Access to Contraceptives, Adolescents' Sexual Health and Rights, Education, HIV & AIDS, Issues, Posters, Publication, Publication, WORK
HRLN recently released a guide to contraception brochure, detailing the different types of contraception, the pros and cons, and steps to take upon non-avaliability of contraception. Access to contraception is a fundamental reproductive right, and is directly linked to a decrease in adolescent pregnancy, maternal death, infant death, and
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#KnowYourRights HIV/AIDS Poster
Education, HIV & AIDS, Issues, Posters, Publication, Publication, WORK
HRLN recently developed a poster regarding the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS as per the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Deficiency Syndrome – AIDS (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017
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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