Law

Flavia Agnes is a noted gender rights lawyer and director of Majlis, a Mumbai-based organisation that provides legal initiatives for women. She is a strong supporter of legal pluralism and the premise of ‘reforms from within’.

From gratuity to maternity leave, a list of six employee rights that are applicable to all employees in India.

The Supreme Court's verdict in the Rajeev Kumar Gupta case has been well received by persons with disabilities, who are dubbing the Court's instructions to the government crucial and long overdue.

Jeeja Ghosh was forcibly deboarded from a flight for having cerebral palsy. Her fight for justice led her to the Supreme Court, which reinforced that Persons with Disabilities have the Right to Dignity.

From the Right to Residence, to the Right to a Committed Relationship, here are six rights wives in India are entitled to.

From redrafting the Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014 to including transgenders as beneficiaries in social security schemes, India is making great strides in ending discrimination of transgender persons in the country.

Shilpa Mittal, sister of Siddharth Sharma, the Mercedes hit-and-run case victim, is working hard to ensure that the case sets a precedence and keeps juvenile drivers off the road.

Humane Society International/India lists judgements passed by India's courts that strengthened animal law and mitigated animal abuse and suffering.

Maharashtra becomes the first state in India to pass a law that could effectively end social discrimination of marginalised communities in the state.

The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and the Scheduled Tribes (STs) Prevention of Atrocities (PoA) Act, 1989 was amended recently to include new offences and to ensure speedy justice to victims.