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Examining social problems from a rights-based lens, as well as showcasing perspectives and programmes that advocate for equal access to rights and justice for the most vulnerable.

people stading near bags of coal and looking up_just transition
August 31, 2023
When coal mines close, give land back to original owners
For a just transition from coal to renewable energy, India should start addressing its historical wrongs and give to the displaced what they are owed.
by Ramesh Sharma | 5 min read
Group of women_women's land rights
August 17, 2023
Strengthening women’s access to land rights
The lack of interventions around women's land rights in India points to the need for equipping community-based organisations to handle such work. How can this be done?
by Linzi Sarkar, Shivani Gupta | 5 min read
a woman sitting in a wheat field--women's land rights
July 21, 2023
Keeping dignity at the centre of women’s land rights
Nonprofits working on women's land rights must also give due consideration to dignity—an inherent part of all human rights issues.
by Derrek Xavier, Srishti Gupta | 7 min read
A colourful silhouette of people depicting diversity_uniform civil code
July 19, 2023
The Uniform Civil Code can exacerbate inequalities in India
The Uniform Civil Code is being touted as a means to ensure gender equality. Instead, it dismisses constitutional provisions that protect minorities.
by Virginius Xaxa | 6 min read
a woman walking along a paddy field--women's land rights
June 28, 2023
Involving men in women’s land rights
For nonprofits to address the patriarchal systems that restrict women's land rights, they must engage male stakeholders in meaningful dialogue.
by Halima Ansari | 6 min read
A woman and a child standing in a door_child sexual abuse
June 20, 2023
Seeking nuance in justice: Intrafamilial child sexual abuse
Survivors of intrafamilial sexual abuse deserve a judicial system that understands their layered challenges, values rehabilitation over punishment, and builds safe spaces for reporting.
by Arushi Anthwal, Nimisha Srivastava | 8 min read
police barricades_criminalisation of denotified tribes
June 8, 2023
Everyday policing is casteist
The systemic oppression of marginalised communities by the criminal justice system is poorly understood and rarely questioned. Here’s how this is changing.
by Nikita Sonavane | 5 min read
a woman hauling a wheelbarrow full of waste--waste-pickers
June 1, 2023
Is there a role for informal waste pickers in the new waste economy?
As the waste management industry grows, little attention is being paid to working with and integrating informal waste pickers, who have picked and sorted solid waste in invisibility for decades.
by Saloni Meghani | 6 min read
two stacks of old, tattered bound books--sexual harassment
May 26, 2023
India’s workplace sexual harassment laws need an update
A decade after India’s landmark legislation on workplace sexual harassment was passed, gaps in ensuring that the law is gender-neutral and queer-friendly must be addressed.
by Ipsita Mishra, Vyom Tripathi Shivam | 4 min read
girl child with disability reading
March 10, 2023
Not all disabled students in India are treated equally
Only people certified as more than 40 percent disabled can avail readers, lab assistants, and other technical aids during written examinations.
by Deepanshi Sharma, Krithika Sambasivan | 5 min read
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