(Admin's Note: Last December's Delhi gang rape and murder had triggered nation-wide protests and ultimately resulted in the passing of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2013. Now, yet another gang rape, this time of a young photojournalist in Mumbai, has shocked the Nation and has brought back into focus the country's laws on sexual offences. … Continue reading Justice at Last for Women?
Category: Human Rights
Policegiri
by Ayani Srivastava The recently released movie Policegiri depicts a 'supercop' who has no respect for established rules, is corrupt and he is a system unto himself. There have been several movies previously, which have had similar themes and have been box office successes. These movies portray the police as doing anything to nab a … Continue reading Policegiri
Preventive Detentions in Kashmir: Still a Lawless Law
Admin's Note: The people residing in Kashmir and some parts of the North Eastern states have for long been subjected to atrocities and unnecessary interferences by the armed forces in their daily lives. The Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 and the Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, 1990 have been misused … Continue reading Preventive Detentions in Kashmir: Still a Lawless Law
The Journal of Indian Law and Society 