I have been asked by my many friends to give my views on the recent ongoing movement against the corruption and Jan Lokpal Bill. Here in this article, I would like to present a young Dalit’s view to this bill and this recent movement. I may disappoint many of you especially those who think that bringing Lokpal Bill will solve the problem of corruption from India (yes, we rank very...

Anna Hazare's arrest has raised intricate legal questions about the fundamental right to assemble peacefully. At the same time another right is being questioned. According to the legal experts, police in most states are making illegal arrests due to complete ignorance that the procedure related to arrests was amended on November 1 last year. Police must now issue a notice of appearance before making an arrest of a cognizable offense. The...

A project engaging young men as allies against and not as perpetrators of gender-based violence acting as catalysts to bring about a constructive change in and around their community has proved to be an effective approach. Non-government organisation Independent Commission for People's Rights and Development (ICPRD) undertook the project in three Karnataka districts – Ramnagara, Bellary and Mysore – for three years beginning October 2008. An evaluation report of the project...

-The Telegraph   A youth in his early twenties was sent to jail for 10 years by a Delhi court today for burning alive his newly wed 18-year-old wife for dowry, a crime the judge compared with terrorism. “In­laws are turning out to be outlaws perpetrating terrorism which destroys the matrimonial home. The terrorist is dowry and it is spreading tentacles in every possible direction,” district judge Sunita Gupta said while sentencing...

The Supreme Court has underlined the need for giving proper equipment, adequate protection and safety gears to sewer workers who enter manholes for clearing blocks. Expressing anguish over the manner in which they were treated by the employers, a Bench of Justices G.S. Singhvi and A.K. Ganguly said: “Given the option, no one would like to enter the manhole of a sewerage system for cleaning purposes, but there are people who...