I did not know that this visit would inaugurate the longest battle of my life’: Henri Tiphagne on 14 years of fighting the FCRA regime
MAY 21, 2012, was the day. It was a Monday morning, and like any other busy day in our office, our colleagues were darting through the corridors. Advocates rushing to the courts, fact-finding teams getting geared up for their field investigation, our human rights education team returning from training and our Help Line unit, as always, busy with their clients. I, like any other day, was trying to hold everything together.

International Law & World Affairs

When the guardian falters: What the NHRC downgrade means for the Indian masses

The downgrading of NHRC captured perfectly the many qualms civil society has had with how the institution has been run for several years. It is also a reflection that concerted, organised efforts by civil society actors on the international stage can be productive in holding our institutions accountable, especially the ones meant to rein in state excesses.

The gaping flaws in India’s long march to disability justice

On the ground, the interactions of people with disabilities with courts, policing and prison infrastructures and the fundamental lack of will to effectively implement the RPWD Act, show that reframing access to justice as a disability issue will require serious, concerted efforts