The House Republicans has recently approved legislation that would bar transgender women from participating in athletic programs designated for women. The part of a nationwide push by conservatives to restrict transgender rights... Read more »
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has recently quashed the detention of journalist Fahad Shah (34) under the Public Safety Act (PSA). While saying that the apprehension of an adverse impact on... Read more »
The Delhi High Court recently set a deadline of 8 weeks for the construction of public toilets for transgender people in the national capital and warned it will order the personal appearance... Read more »
The Madras High Court recently has held that every instance of casual police inquiry cannot be termed as human rights violation. A division bench of Justice VM Velumani and Justice R Hemalatha observed that, “There... Read more »
The National Human Right Commission (NHRC), India on Tuesday has taken suo motu cognizance of issues related to cremation & undignified treatment of dead bodies as raised by Dr. Jitendra Singh Shunty... Read more »
The Ahmedabad Court recently granted divorce to a woman who renounced the material world and became a Jain Nun 3 months ago. The woman took diksha (Jain ritual of renunciation) and became... Read more »
The Cahirman person of human right commission Mr. Arun Kumar Mishra said that to protect our right to life, we have to perform the duty to protect the environment and prevent Climate... Read more »
The President of India, Smt. Draupadi Murmu said that human rights are not limited to human beings only, it is for the entire humanity including nature. We must learn to treat nature... Read more »
The Supreme Court on Friday asked Centre government to file response on a petition filed by the National Commission for Women (NCW) to make the minimum age of marriage for Muslim girls... Read more »
The chairperson of NCW, Rekha Sharma wrote to the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, seeking an independent inquiry into the alleged expulsion of a Transgender teacher from a private school in Lakhimpur... Read more »