Human rights

Seven Indian films are in the running for Oscar 2025 nominations, showcasing powerful themes of gender, human rights, and personal transformation, across diverse narratives and genres.

Deceived by promises of a good job, 11 men became victims of bonded labour in Osmanabad, Maharashtra. Their ordeal ended when IPS Officer Atul Kulkarni led a rescue operation, freeing them.

From police brutality, medical negligence, job security to malnutrition-related deaths and more, Onkar Vishwakarma from Jharkhand has been tirelessly working to uphold human rights for the last ten years.

India's Constitution promises equality, justice and fraternity, while also laying down some fundamental duties all citizens must uphold. This Republic Day, we celebrate people upholding these ethos.

Once the COVID vaccine is developed, countries like India need to plan on who will get access to it first. The frontline health workers, those with co-morbidities, the economically backward section, or a completely different set?

Subhasree and Nihar Raptan are helping trafficking survivors who have to deal with the social stigma attached to their past after going through physical and psychological trauma of being forced into the sex trade.

“When we demanded the need for toilets, I remember, we were told to ‘drink less water, so that you don’t need to visit the washroom at all.’ One response was even about using some tube to urinate in while working hours!”

Courage and conviction, this gritty couple has oodles of them. #Respect

For the downtrodden in Bihar, Sanjeev is a true hero, whose indomitable spirit and years of efforts amidst death threats and physical abuse, surely deserves widespread recognition.

Here are the 10 wonder women of India that we would like to honour with The Better India Spotlight, 2018.