Civil Rights Initiative
Access to justice is the foundation of any guarantee to civil liberties. The Civil Rights Initiative has developed as an independent unit of the Women's Rights Initiative in an effort to strengthen and facilitate this access. The Civil Rights Initiative seeks to make the legal aid system in India (starting from the State of Delhi) more accessible and accountable to those sections of society, that are marginalized economically, socially or on the basis of religion.
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Afzal Introduction
You Cannot Hang a Man who has not got a FAIR TRIAL!
Muhammad Afzal's case is not only about the life or death of one individual; it is an issue of enforcing the rule of law. The Judgment in Afzals case appears to contradict the settled law laid down by the Supreme Court in several cases from Bashira to Suk Das, defining the scope of the right to legal representation.
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Gujarat Introduction
FACTS ABOUT GUJARAT
From 28th February to 2nd March 2002, targeted attacks on the Muslim Minority took place in 19 districts of Gujarat, more than 2000 people were killed in the violence and about 20,000 people were rendered homeless and internally displaced.
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Mentally Ill Women
1. The public interest litigation
2. Govt reply
3. Rejoinder of the petitioner No. 2
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Publication
Walking the Path of Justice:
A legal manual for paralegals (Nyaya-Pathiks) in Gujarat- 2006
The struggle for justice for the survivors of the 2002 massacre in Gujarat has no doubt to be fought in the courts, judicial and human rights commissions, the parliament and legislature. But most importantly of all, it has to be fought by the people themselves, in the places they live and work, and in their hearts and minds. Read More