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Lawyers Collective presents a guide for those dealing with sexual violence. An analysis of the data by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) between 2010 – 2012 reveals that the conviction rates for...
View ArticleOnly 24% rape cases led to conviction in 2012, says CJI
Only 24 per cent of trials in rape cases in the country in 2012 ended in conviction, down from 26.6 per cent in 2010. The conviction rate for molestation cases went from 29.7 per cent in 2010 to 24 per...
View ArticleConcerned about access to affordable health care for neglected diseases,...
New Delhi: In a significant development for the right to health in India, Justice Manmohan of the Delhi High Court took serious note of the limited availability of affordable treatment for persons with...
View ArticleSupreme Court recognises the right to determine and express one’s gender;...
In a path-breaking judgment, the Supreme Court has affirmed the constitutional rights and freedoms of transgender persons, including those who identify as third gender and those who identify in a...
View ArticleConcern for the Dead, Condemnation for the Living
While ruling that women were increasingly misusing Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, the Supreme Court ought to have been more conscious of the prevalence of domestic violence, and the...
View ArticleCivil society opposes patent on sofosbuvir
10 September, 2014- In a move towards furthering access to affordable medicines, Lawyers Collective through Sankalp Rehabilitation Trust, the Hepatitis Coalition of Nagaland and Network of PLHIV living...
View ArticleCalcutta High Court quashes the criminal charges against Pinki Pramanik
In a closely watched case, Justice Subrata Talukdar of the Calcutta High Court today quashed charges of rape, cheating, causing grievous hurt, criminal intimidation, and others, framed against Pinki...
View ArticleLC demands that the proposed ITPA amendments be made public
The Lawyers Collective has asked the Ministry of Women and Child Development to make public the proposed amendments to the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 and consult affected groups. Read More
View ArticleHIV/AIDS Bill tabled in the Rajya Sabha
11 February, 2014- The HIV Bill was tabled in the Rajya Sabha today at 12:10 p.m. amidst constant din and confusion. Health Minister Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad introduced the Bill which after consensus was...
View ArticleParliament passes the NDPS (Amendment) Bill, 2014: many gains; some losses
The Lawyers Collective welcomes the passage of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Bill, 2014 (“NDPS”) by Parliament late last week. The amendments make important, path breaking...
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