New Delhi – April 24, 2025 — The Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) has revoked a previously extended fellowship offer to A. Kayum Ahmed, a prominent human rights advocate and staff member at Human Rights Watch, citing procedural oversights in the appointment process. Ahmed, who also lectures at Columbia University, was offered a non-resident, unpaid fellowship […]
Women’s Guide to Cyber Safety 2025
Women and girls are both the targets and scapegoats of online harassment; we’re singled out and then victim-blamed as though we asked to be persecuted. The cycle has been vicious and endless, but not anymore. It’s time for us to take control and put an end to the attacks on women online. Online, women are subjected to harassment, […]
Campus Screaming!
“I was not a part of the protest. Yes, I was too passive only to stoke the rage of the active political kin Protesting Night and day, selfless. I was not a part of the protest at all! Yet the aura dauntless did haunt me with all its woeful cries and calls, shaming me […]
Lata Singh vs. State of U.P. & Another – Case Analysis
7 July 2006 Supreme Court of India Lata Singh vs. State of U.P. & Another Writ Petition (crl.) No. 208 of 2004 Judgment Summary and Analysis The Supreme Court’s decision in Lata Singh vs. State of U.P. underscores the judiciary’s commitment to safeguarding personal freedoms in the face of societal opposition to inter-caste marriages. […]
Pakistan faces condemnation for banning Pashtun Tahafuz Movement
The News Pakistan’s recent decision to ban the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) has drawn widespread condemnation both domestically and internationally. The PTM, which advocates for the rights of the Pashtun community, has been a peaceful movement calling for justice regarding issues like enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and the marginalization of Pashtuns, particularly in the aftermath […]
Kerala Human Rights Commission Condemns Brutal Beating of Madrasa Student in Kannur
Correspondent, 14 September 2024 (Haryana): The Kerala State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has condemned the brutal assault on a madrasa student in Kinavakkal, Kannur. The student, from Vizhinjam, reported being severely abused, including being burned with an iron rod, after raising concerns about corporal punishment. The SHRC has called the incident a serious human rights […]
Calcutta High Court Quashes Eviction Notice Against Priyadarshini Educational Society
Judgment Date: September 11, 2024 In a landmark ruling, the Calcutta High Court has quashed the eviction proceedings initiated by the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) against Priyadarshini Educational Society. The court held that the eviction notice issued under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971, was invalid, and the matter should […]
Study reveals that over 4.4 billion people worldwide cannot access safe drinking water
Sakkcham Singh Parmaar, New Delhi (13/09/2024): While access to water depends on local geographic, sociocultural, and economic factors, water contamination remains a significant threat. A recent study has revealed that more than half of the global population 4.4 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water. This figure exceeds the World Health Organization‘s (WHO) […]
Supreme Court Highlights Judicial Oversight in Criminal Cases Amidst Transition to New Legal Framework
On August 23, 2024, the Supreme Court of India addressed critical issues surrounding the judicial approach to criminal cases, particularly in light of the recent transition from the Indian Penal Code (IPC) to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The case, Delhi Race Club (1940) Ltd. & Ors. Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr., has […]
Karnataka High Court Grants Bail to accused in Tumakuru Assault Case
Judgment Date: 12/09/2024 In a significant ruling, the High Court of Karnataka has granted bail to Manuraj T.S, a 21-year-old resident of Tumakuru, who was arrested in connection with an assault case registered by the Tumakuru Town Police Station. The decision was made by Hon’ble Justice S. Vishwajith Shetty during a hearing of Criminal Petition […]
