Does the Mental Healthcare Act 2017, exclude children from a rights-based approach to care? India has one of the largest youth populations in the world, constituting approximately one-fifth of the world’s youth. Yet the mental health of its young population remains a significant concern. In 2019, the Indian Journal of Psychiatry stated that at least […]
The contradictions between these key laws in India are affecting adolescents’ access to safe reproductive healthcare.
A personal reflection by a Justice Leila Seth Fellow on how her experience of secondment led to broadening perspectives in criminal law.
It was 24 March 2023. I was just back home from a team retreat in Jim Corbett. As I was showing pictures of the trip to my parents, I got a text on my phone saying, “DJS result out”. For a moment, I froze, I could feel my heart in my throat. I opened the […]
Given the high number of undertrials lodged in India’s prisons, there is a need to examine how a law on pretrial probation can prove to be useful.
A few simple steps can ensure your RTI application isn’t rejected on administrative grounds. Find state-wise info by clicking on the maps.
