Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured persecuted refugees from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan to have faith in the Narendra Modi government and said that under the rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), everyone will be given equal rights as they will now become citizens of India. “There are a lot of people, there is … Read more
President Droupadi Murmu addresses at the valedictory session of the first regional conference on ‘Access to Legal Aid: Strengthening Access to Justice in the Global South’ in New Delhi on Tuesday | Photo Credit: PTI The use of English in higher judiciary and the cost of litigation are among the hindrances that people face in … Read more
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A view of the Madras High Court. | Photo Credit: PICHUMANI K A homemaker performs a multi-dexterous job round-the-clock and without any holiday. She is expected to have managerial skills, culinary penchant and a knowledge of accounts and economics too. A woman taking care of a home also performs the job of a home doctor … Read more
Union Minister of State for Culture Arjun Ram Meghwal. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Union government was examining whether to issue notification under the Hindu Succession Act to apply beneficial provisions to Scheduled Tribe (ST) women, who profess Hinduism, to enable them to inherit equal share over properties of father/ Hindu Undivided Family (HUF), … Read more
Tribal women too are entitled to inherit an equal share of property along with their male counterparts or coparceners, as the Madras High Court has held and directed the State government to initiate steps for notifying that all Scheduled Tribes (ST) in the State would be governed by the provisions of the Hindu Succession Act, … Read more
A view of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma According to Section 2(2) of the Hindu Succession Act, the statute which guarantees equal shares for male and female heirs is not applicable to members of Scheduled Tribe communities In a judgment on December 9, 2022, the Supreme … Read more
A lesbian couple challenging NHS fertility policy where they live say current rules place an “unfair financial burden” on LGBTQ+ people. Megan and Whitney Bacon-Evans say they are required to undergo 12 rounds of private treatment before they can get NHS support. Heterosexual couples have to try to conceive for two years before becoming eligible. … Read more
Though people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer or questioning (LGBTQ) have made progress in gaining rights and acceptance, the struggle for equality is far from over. This community still faces discrimination and inequality, especially when it comes to health care. “They not only have barriers to accessing care and receiving care, but … Read more
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News Wednesday, March 17, 2021 (Kaiser News) — It’s been a long, dark winter of covid concerns, stoked by high post-holiday case counts and the American death tally exceeding 530,000 lives lost. But with three vaccines — Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson — now authorized for emergency use … Read more