Tag: Human Rights
The Case Against Internet Shutdowns — Episode 3 of The Impact
Why does the government shut down internet services? Why do these shutdowns seem more likely to happen in specific parts of the country? What do they have to do with maintaining 'security'?
Caring for the Special Needs of Adults and our Earth: Meet...
“I have been here for 20 years... I know everything!” exclaims Deepak, without a hint of doubt in his voice. Although it hasn’t quite...
Losing Ground: Is the FRA Protecting Displaced Communities in Protected Areas?
Hosted by Aarathi Ganesan
Edited by Nidhi Rejithlal
The Forests Right Act, 2006 (FRA), was envisioned as a law that would recognise forest dweller's historical and...
In the Digital Age, Here’s How Encryption is Protecting Your Privacy
“It iz neither fanciful nor an exaggeration to say that, without encryption tools, lives may be endangered.”
-- Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High...
Dialogues: Dr. K.S. Chalam on the Political Economy of Caste in...
"The characterization of caste as division of labourers does not fully explain the discriminatory and unpaid labour of untouchables and artisan castes in the...
Monsoon Mayhem: No Rehabilitation for Evicted Residents of Himachal’s Chetru
Photographs by Yogesh Upadhyay
Come June, the monsoon ventures into the subcontinent and India welcomes it with open arms. But for Najuki and her husband,...
The COVID-19 Crisis Should Make Us Rethink Our Prejudices Against Basic...
Albeit indefinite, the coronavirus-induced (paid) stay-at-home orders are temporary for many privileged citizens. But, for masses of India’s working population, this nagging sense of...
The Bolsonaro-Modi Affair: Defining Development this Republic Day
Jair Bolsonaro, as you must have read, is India’s guest for the Republic Day parade, and the third Brazilian President to be invited. Given...
Can the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Pull Manual Scavengers out of the...
Co-authored by Simran Taneja and Avantika Bunga
Every year since 2014, during the weeks approaching October 2, in addition to the values, morals and politics...
Rodrigo Duterte’s War on Drugs: Mass Murder or Effective Solution?
Researched and written by Sabhya Kumar.
In May of 2016, Rodrigo Duterte was voted to power in the Philippines. The former mayor of Davao was...
