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A Crackdown on Dissent in India: What's Behind the Recent Arrests of Rights Activists
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Kajal Basu
August 31, 2018
Do the simultaneous raids on civil rights campaigners and lawyers indicate that the Indian government is willing to subvert democracy?
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February 09, 2018
Love in the Time of Patriarchy: 'Love Jihad' in India
The murder of 23-year-old photographer Ankit Saxena reveals India’s dirty underbelly of religious and caste intolerance.
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Love in the Time of Patriarchy: 'Love Jihad' in India
June 05, 2017
Indian State of Jharkhand Sees A Deadly Public Lynching Incident. What Now?
May 2017 saw disturbing instances of vigilante violence in India.
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Indian State of Jharkhand Sees A Deadly Public Lynching Incident. What Now?
May 16, 2017
Nearly 5 Years on: Lessons From India's Infamous 'Nirbhaya' Gang Rape Case
Nearly five years after a brutal gang rape shook India, how has the Indian justice system dealt with rape?
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Nearly 5 Years on: Lessons From India's Infamous 'Nirbhaya' Gang Rape Case
May 16, 2017
India's Supreme Court Wades Into Controversial 'Triple Talaq' Practice
The apex court in India takes the issue of triple talaq head-on.
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India's Supreme Court Wades Into Controversial 'Triple Talaq' Practice
December 06, 2016
India's Supreme Court Has a Nationalist Moment
What was the Indian Supreme Court thinking?
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India's Supreme Court Has a Nationalist Moment
October 14, 2016
New Bill and Amendment in India Address the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
The hope is that they set the foundation for weeding out the prevalence of these conditions entirely.
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New Bill and Amendment in India Address the HIV/AIDS Epidemic
May 14, 2016
India's Government Wants to Control All Maps Depicting the Country
Would this proposed legislation in India just be a big waste of time and government resources?
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India's Government Wants to Control All Maps Depicting the Country
December 25, 2015
Is India’s Judiciary Out of Control?
In India, the judiciary is hermetically sealed off from democratic checks and balances.
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Is India’s Judiciary Out of Control?
February 02, 2015
Lawsuit Pushes Uber off the Road in India
A woman allegedly raped by her New Delhi-based driver has filed suit against the ride service giant.
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Lawsuit Pushes Uber off the Road in India
December 25, 2013
Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: India’s 30 Million Case Judicial Backlog
India's legal system has the most backlogged cases of any in the world – what can it do to fix the problem?
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Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: India’s 30 Million Case Judicial Backlog
December 20, 2013
Indian Parliament Passes Anti-Graft Bill: Is Legislation the Answer to Corruption?
India's mainstream national parties see the new legislation as an attempt to neutralize the influence of the AAP.
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Indian Parliament Passes Anti-Graft Bill: Is Legislation the Answer to Corruption?
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