Intersectionality
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Bodily Autonomy vs. State Control: Rethinking Abortion Rights in India
In September 2022, the Supreme Court in X v. Principal Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Department[i] held that unmarried women are entitled to terminate pregnancies up to 24 weeks under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971[ii] (“MTP Act”), recognising that marital status cannot dictate access to abortion services. The judgment was hailed as a…
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Intersectionality In Carceral Spaces: Rights Of Women Prisoners In India
“A prison is a place of punishment, deterrence and reformation.”– Jeremy Bentham Prisons are often imagined as neutral spaces, maybe sites of punishment, rehabilitation, and legal accountability. However, in reality, they are deeply engraved with the unequal social fabric of the society that defines who is policed, prosecuted, and imprisoned. Women who belong particularly to…
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Justice Under Duress: The Imperative For Anti-Torture Legislation In India
Every year thousands suffer in silence behind closed doors, as those entrusted to protect become the perpetrators, shattering lives and undermining justice. As India prepares to celebrate more than 75 years of its Independence, a pressing question of human rights comes to the forefront: the persistent custodial torture and abuse in the national discourse. This…