Access to Justice

বিহারে জাতিগত বৈষম্য ও পক্ষপাতদুষ্ট বিচার ব্যবস্থা এখনো মানুষকে জেলে পাঠানোর প্রক্রিয়াকে প্রভাবিত করে চলেছে। একটি পক্ষপাতদুষ্ট আইনি ব্যবস্থা সমাজের প্রান্তিক মানুষদেরই সবচেয়ে বেশি ক্ষতি করে। এই পরিস্থিতি বদলাতে কী করা দরকার, তা এখানে তুলে ধরা হলো।

Bihar’s village courts offer a legally backed, community-based model of dispute resolution that is accessible and low cost.

Paralegal volunteers make essential legal assistance accessible to marginalised communities. But inconsistent compensation and uneven work distribution is weakening their impact.

From introducing vague offences to increasing police powers, India's new criminal laws, touted as a means to 'decolonise' the criminal justice system, achieve anything but.

Despite claims of reform, India’s criminal laws still rely on arbitrary punishments, criminalising civil matters, and echoing colonial penal codes.

The Rohingya community in India is disenfranchised, displaced, and invisibilised. What can civil society do to help them access a dignified life?

In Maharashtra, poor sanitation facilities make bus depots unsafe for passengers. The lack of implementation of the POSH Act is making this worse.

Marginalised women and their families are imprisoned disproportionately, and criminalisation doesn't work. Here's what restorative justice looks like in practice.

A day in the life of a children’s home supervisor in Maharashtra who helps victims of violence and abuse understand the nuances of institutionalisation and supports their legal journey.

The POCSO Act allows child survivors to receive an interim compensation to meet their immediate needs for rehabilitation. But India’s banking system complicates the process.