Abortion Rights of Female in India: A Step Forward or Backwards?

by- Vidhi Krishnan; Abortion from public standpoint has always been examined on the moral ground for being valid or not. When viewed from the legal perspective, in India, Article 21 grants right to life and personal liberty for every person which includes a woman as well as unborn child. However, the problem arises when we...

The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016: An Opportunity to create an Inclusive Work Environment

by- Yashvardhan Ghosh & Tanisha Gautam The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 India after signing the “United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) in 2007”[i] was needed to bring in new laws that safeguard the rights of Persons with Disabilities. Therefore, the “Rights of Persons with Disability (PRwD), Act, 2016” was...

HATING THE MOST VULNERABLE: ANALYZING CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES

by- Kaustubh Kumar & Hani Dipti INTRODUCTION Persons with Disabilities (PWD), being a vulnerable section of society, are most prone to disability stigma. There is a negative set of beliefs prevalent in society due to mental and physical disabilities faced by such persons. Being a woman with a disability further adds to the vulnerability that...