Tag Archives: Crime
Indira Jaising’s TOI article – Blind to what, Your Honour?
Of all the promises made in the Constitution, the most important are the promises of the ‘right to life’, the ‘right to dignity’, the ‘right to personal liberty’ and the ‘right to bodily integrity and health’. However these promises are
Sexual harassment of women at workplace bill 2012 passed by Lok Sabha
The Bill on the Sexual Harassment at the Workplace [The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill, 2012] got passed by the Lok Sabha on 3rd September, as news sources put it, ‘amidst the protests over
Our Comments on the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2012
The Union Cabinet has approved the introduction of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2012. Lawyers Collective welcomes certain changes proposed in the Bill like widening the definition of sexual assault to include non-penile penetration and inclusion of offences like acid
Call to train doctors on domestic violence
A government panel has recommended that domestic violence should not be treated only as a matter of crime but also as a health issue and medical students should be sensitised to deal with it. The panel has suggested that the
Rejig IPC to make it women-friendly: NCW
Concerned over rising crime and lack of adequate legal protection for women, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has recommended an overhaul of the Indian Penal Code for tackling offences against women. The NCW placed its recommendations before the National Human Rights Commission and
Indian victims of domestic violence in UK to get aid
April 03, 2012 London: Britain has changed immigration rules to ensure that migrant-spouses from India and other non-EU countries who become victims of domestic violence here are given access to public funds to help them escape abuse. Every year, many
Press Release Towards a Health & Human Rights Approach to Drugs, June 30th, 2011
Clinic or Jail:NGO’s highlight pitfalls in Government’s anti-narcotics’ strategy New Delhi, 30 June 2011: Is drug addiction a disease or crime, asked NGOs in response to the Government’s call to “think health, not drugs” on June 26, International Day against
Bombay High Court overturns mandatory death penalty for drug offences; first in the world to do so
Bombay High Court overturns mandatory death penalty for drug offences; first in the world to do so 16 June 2011, Mumbai: In an unprecedented decision, the Bombay High Court struck down the mandatory death penalty for drug offences, becoming the
