G20: India has work to do on key human rights issues as world leaders gather in Delhi

While celebrating diversity and democracy, heads of state must remember that institutions that uphold rights are under threat – in India and their countries.

Meenakshi Ganguly

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John Sifton

· Sep 04, 2023 · 07:30 am

How Germany defined ‘dignity’ to ensure its protection in law after Nazism

Under Nazi law, human beings were excluded from community and thus dehumanised. Dignity, therefore, had to be firmly established in the new constitution.

Frederick Hauke, The Conversation

· Aug 01, 2023 · 09:30 pm

Modi, Biden must not sweep human rights concerns under the rug, says Amnesty International

The Indian prime minister is slated to meet the United States president on June 22.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 20, 2023 · 08:43 pm

What it takes for a city to end manual scavenging

Banning manual scavenging isn’t enough. Cities make progress when they recieve funds to purchase machines, as Vasai-Virar in Maharashtra shows.

Aarefa Johari

· Feb 06, 2023 · 06:30 am

How Rajkot made progress in ending manual scavenging – and why it still has a long way to go

The fourth part in a series that investigates claims by municipal authorities in western India about eradicating the hazardous work of manual scavenging.

Aarefa Johari

· Jan 29, 2023 · 06:30 am

Has the Supreme Court significantly expanded the enforcement of fundamental rights?

In a recent judgement, the court held that some fundamental rights can also be enforced against private individuals, and not just the government.

Umang Poddar

· Jan 26, 2023 · 06:30 am

How to cover up manual scavenging: Dhule municipality gives cash to workers but denies they exist

A five-part series on the failure of municipal authorities in western India to eradicate the hazardous work of manually cleaning drains and tanks.

Aarefa Johari

· Jan 22, 2023 · 06:30 am

Manual scavenging deaths in Ahmedabad result in out-of-court settlements – not punitive justice

The second part in a series investigating how municipal authorities in western India cover up the illegal practice of manual scavenging.

Aarefa Johari

· Jan 15, 2023 · 09:00 am

Manual scavenging killed 19 people in Mumbai in past five years. But BMC records show zero deaths

The first part in a series investigating how municipal authorities in western India cover up the illegal practice of manual scavenging.

Aarefa Johari

· Jan 08, 2023 · 06:30 am

Saket Gokhale arrest: Human rights panel registers case against Gujarat Police

The police had taken the Trinamool Congress spokesperson into custody for a tweet he posted about PM Modi’s visit to the site of the Morbi bridge collapse.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 29, 2022 · 11:48 am

Is there a ‘right to disobey’? From the Vietnam War to today’s climate protests

The climate emergency is in many ways the Vietnam of today’s young people.

Jon Piccini, The Conversation

· Dec 28, 2022 · 11:30 pm

India abstains on UN resolution to probe Iran’s alleged abuses against anti-hijab protesters

Twenty-five countries supported the resolution, six opposed it and 16 others refrained from voting.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 25, 2022 · 04:09 pm