Access to Justice

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?

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.

Survivors of intrafamilial sexual abuse deserve a judicial system that understands their layered challenges, values rehabilitation over punishment, and builds safe spaces for reporting.