Human rights

"My parents may not have doctorate degrees, but they are intelligent enough to not rely on clichés to feed into their fears."

When Lata made the decision to undergo a sex reassignment operation and requested a month's leave for the same in September 2017, her plea was insensitively rejected by her superiors the following month.

In fact, the power of playgrounds is immense, and there is a definitive need to leverage them as effective tools for development for such children.

“No government was giving them the right solutions. Their problems were much more complex than the government providing them with houses in some welfare scheme,” she explains.

Through his gallant endeavours and innovative use of public interest litigation, he has always held India’s government to account.

“Justice has become elusive to Muslim women and remedy lies in the codification of the law of divorce.”

The parliament has enacted a legislation that recognises the rights of people affected by HIV and AIDS. Despite its shortcomings, the Act has the potential to improve the lives of millions of people in the country.

This International Human Rights Day, take a look at seven Indian human rights activists who have made a positive difference through their efforts.

Honoured with the Free The Slaves 2016 award, Samarthan is setting the standard for successful and sustainable anti-slavery initiatives through its innovation, hard work and dedication to fight bonded labour in the most marginalised of Indian villages.

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.