Surge in Cases of Domestic Violence – Is the Government Equipped for the “Unlock”?

Navya Saxena As the world continues to remain gripped in the clutches of the novel Coronavirus, an equally devastating pandemic has parallelly and stealthily crept into the countries simultaneously. This pandemic of domestic violence is not new to any society; at least not to every third woman in India. The nationwide lockdown, imposed following the …

The Prison that is Freedom: An Analysis of Institutionalisation of Prisoners in India

This article is authored by Shristi Sharma, the Editor-in-Chief of the Human Rights Blog, CASIHR. This piece elucidates upon the concept of institutionalisation in the context of Indian prison system. A person is said to be institutionalised when he becomes so immensely dependent on an institution that he cannot function outside of it. This article …

Juxtaposition of Migrant Welfare vis-à-vis Transgression of Rights in the COVID-19 Context

This article is authored by Tamanna Gupta, a fourth year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab. While the COVID-19 outbreak has led to breakdown of economies all over the world, it has also brought to the fore several parallel repercussions, such as violation of human rights of millions of people, …