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Human Rights Diary April 2014

Deaths in the drains: What is the point of laws, and judgments to back these laws, when the ground has not changed? 'We...

Climate change disturbing deep ocean currents: Study NEW YORK, AGENCIES: The recent climate change may be acting to slow down deep o...

Food safety regulations are draconian: traders BANGALORE: Traders dealing in food who require obtaining a license by February 4 in o...

Ban Death penalty Supreme Court's guidelines on implementation of the death penalty will go a long way in recognizing the rights...

Keeping children out of labour The economic vulnerabilities that confront households in the current sluggish recovery from the global ...

Food as a right In its latest form, the National Food Security Bill, 2013 promises to address the extreme irony of an ambitious nation...

Saving our children Child health is one area where investments in innovation can result in tremendous social and economic returns. ...

Juvenile crimes up With the ongoing debate about the age bar for apprehended juveniles following the barbaric gang-rape in Delhi, many...

Covert violence against women: Sex selection and foeticide By Olinda Timms The horrifying rape and death of the 23-year-old physio...

Human Rights Diary - December 2012 Matter of shame The fact that India is among the world’s 100 most corrupt countries will not ca...

Tough law on sexual offences against children comes into force The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, which was...

Starvation,malnutrition unacceptable in this day and age By Vatsala Vedantam The angry responses to a recent article on euthana...

The problem of educating 9 million migrating children While ‘migration’ per se is part of a vastly complex scenario of socio-econom...