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SC declares right to menstrual health part of Right to Life, directs free
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court has held that the right to menstrual health and hygiene forms part of the Right to Life under Article 21 and the Right to Free and Compulsory Education under Article 21A of the Constitution.
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International Council of Jurists to move UN over Sheikh Hasina's death sen
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The International Council of Jurists (ICJ) will approach the UN Human Rights Committee seeking urgent intervention to protect former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's right to life and fair trial, amid widespread global concern over the death sentence issued against her by Banglad
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"Order impacting right to life and liberty must be explicit, free from con
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The special court held, " the order under challenge, viewed from any perspective, is fundamentally flawed, illegal, and improper, rendering it unsustainable. "
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On Kanishka bombing anniversary, Union Minister Hardeep Puri calls it 'cri
Updated : 9 months ago IST
"I have had a long professional association with issues relating to terrorism... An act of terror which has the impact of taking away innocent lives cannot be justified, no matter how deep our differences are... When I was the Chair of the counter-terrorism committee, we established the zero
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SC directs Centre to make digital KYC accessible to people with disabiliti
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan while pronouncing a judgement on PIL pleas seeking directions to the government regarding problems faced by acid stuck victims and blind or persons with low-vision in being able to complete the eKYC process, stated that the right to digital ac
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Delhi riots: Right to life can't be seen in isolation, ASG opposes bail to
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The right to life extends to all, including those who were killed and injured during the Delhi riots of 2019 and 2020, argued Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Chetan Sharma.
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Rights group highlights persecution of Baloch residents, laments lack of g
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
BYC stated that while the world commemorates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and champions slogans of equality and justice, the Baloch nation continues to be denied its most fundamental right--the right to life.
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UN Human Rights Committee raises concerns over human rights violations in
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Their inquiries focus on issues arising from recent protests, anti-terrorism policies, accountability laws, widespread enforced disappearances, the right to life amid climate change, death penalty practices, and violations of women's rights
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Rare diseases matter: Delhi HC directs centre to set up NRDF, says right t
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
While disposing of a batch of more than 100 petitions moved on behalf of patients suffering from Rare diseases, the Delhi High Court said that the Right to health is an integral part of the right to life.
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Amnesty International condemns extrajudicial killings in Pakistan, urges r
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Amnesty International, an International human rights watchdog, has raised serious concerns about the ongoing extrajudicial killings of individuals accused of blasphemy in Pakistan, calling out the government for failing to protect basic human rights, including the right to life and freedom o
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Delhi HC constitutes committee for improvement of health facilities in pri
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Friday formed a Committee headed by the Health Secretary of the Delhi Government to give suggestions to improve the healthcare facilities in prisons in the national capital, observing that every prison inmate has an inherent right to life and humane treatment.
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Plea in SC seeking NIA probe into nuh violence
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In the plea, the petitioner sought to enforce fundamental rights, particularly the Right to Equality before the law (Article 14), Freedom of speech and expression (Article 19), Right to Life (Article 21) and Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice, and propagation of religion (Ar
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