Human Trafficking to Human Rights – A Long Path to Cover
The soothing comfort of our beds with dimmed lights and a peaceful sleep taking over. The feeling of being safe where nobody can harm you is a great gift or one might say actually, is a right.…
Rethinking the Legal Personhood Foundation for People with Disability – The Decaying Legal Capacity
In this present 21st century, as people run behind developments and technology, it can be seen that persons with disability (PWD) are treated with less social status in society. Persons with disabilities are often looked down upon…
International Human Rights Law and Judicial Enforcement in India
Human Rights are those rights that are inherent in our nature and without which we would be unable to live as humans. The fact that we are human beings allows us to make claims. The concept of…
Patenting Pharmaceutical Products – Putting IPR & Human Rights on a Weighing Scale
We often get intrigued by the © or ™ signs on the packets of different products we buy and wonder what it means? Well, the © here means copyright, and ™ here means the trademark and these…
The Curious Case of Uyghur – Why is the world silent on the violation of Human Rights of Uyghurs
Uyghur – A Turkic ethnic group predominantly residing in the Xinjiang region of Northwest China which is one of the largest provinces of China, with an inhabitant count of about 25 million and is bordered by countries…
Perspectives of Justice – Human Rights and Apathy of the Stateless in the Emerging World Order
The condition of the Stateless lastingly affects the sacrosanctity of human rights. Without an identity, the rights which are bestowed upon its citizens, such as the right to life & liberty, adult suffrage, affordable health & education…
War-Torn Afghanistan – Fighting an Uphill Battle?
Donald J. Trump strikes a deal with the Taliban, that USA will withdraw its forces from Afghanistan soil. On 14 April, Joe Biden who inherited the deal from Trump, announced from the White House, Washington DC, “It’s…
Prostitution, Slavery and Human Trafficking – The Odious face of India and the World
Trafficking in Oxford Dictionary means the activity of buying and selling something illegally. Human trafficking refers to the criminal practice of exploitation of human beings where they are treated as commodities for profit and after being trafficked,…
Marketing Human Body and Bodily Materials – Property Rights over Human Body
With the growth of biotechnology, organ transplantation, drug development, and surrogacy, the human body, and bodily materials including waste, hair, DNA, gametes, etc. acquired great commercial value. The increased demand for body tissues and organs evolved the…
The Burkha Ban – Relooking France’s decision from the viewpoint of Security of Nation and Human Rights
The rise of traditional, cultural, ethnic diversity in Europe has led to a widespread political and social debate about integration, migration, and freedom of religion. The phenomenon has been especially visible when there were debates and legal…
Rights of Eunuchs – The Invisible Mass of Society
In India, Eunuchs- a castrated male, also known as transgender or Hijra, are the person who is recognized neither as male nor woman. They are a different gender altogether and one of the most overlooked and unjustly…
Slavery And Serfdom – A Violation Of Human Rights
Slavery was, in a very real sense, the first international human rights issue to come to the fore. It led to the adoption of the first human rights laws and to the creation of the first human…
Defending the Innocent – Child Protection and the role of NHRC
Out of the varied population that exists in any country, a large part is attributed to the young population, i.e., children and adolescents. These children, when they grow up, would be the future of the country, as…
Human Rights and the Criminal Justice System of India
Human Rights are those rights which every individual possesses by his birth as a human being. In other words, it can be said that Human Rights are those minimal rights, which every independent person must have as…
Freedom of Speech and Expression – Under a Question Mark?
Speech is God’s gift to mankind. Through speech and expression, a person conveys his thoughts, feelings, and emotions to others. Thus, Freedom of speech and expression is a natural right, which human beings acquire at birth. Therefore,…
