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Proposed Amendments to Gujarat Marriage Registration Rules Unconstitutional: NAJAR, NAPM

Members of National Alliance for Justice, Accountability and Rights (NAJAR - Gujarat) - a pan Indian collective of progressive lawyers and law professionals and the National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM Gujarat), along with many civil society organisations of the state have strongly objected to the proposed amendments to the Gujarat Registration of Marriages Rules, 2006, notified on February 20, 2026

Mere mention of Shaheen Bagh whets political appetites again

Both AAP, BJP rediscover Shaheen Bagh protests, months after the women who pioneered it, called it off in public interest due to Covid-19

Is it time to break down the iron gates of this prison, the nation state?

The region of South Asia is witnessing an extraordinary...

Breaking! Non migrant Kashmiri Pandits on protest march: Pratap Park, Srinagar

In a desperate call for justice so that their legitimate demands are met, 30-40 non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits are right now on a protest march to press for their demands, observing the Covid 19 protocols, the day after India celebrated its 74th Independence Day

What Non-Migrant Kashmiri Pandits are demanding from the Govt

The heart-rending tale of persecution of Kashmiri Pandits has often been told at various socio-cultural and political fora, not only as an example of excesses committed by armed militants in the Kashmir Valley, but also to showcase how the Hindu minority was targeted and driven out of a Muslim majority state.

CJP demands justice for non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits

Sign our petition to support campaign by KPSS for inclusion of the community in government schemes

SC: Prashant Bhushan held guilty for contempt of court [full judgement]

The Court will hear Bhushan on his sentence at the next hearing on August 20

SC holds Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt; next hearing to decide sentence

This judgment came in the suo moto case against the senior advocate for posting tweets about the court and the Chief Justice of India

Education of over 70 percent of youth disrupted by Covid-19: ILO

Most of the affected youth have been unable to transition to online learning successfully

J&K: 4G will be restored on trial basis in two districts for limited period

This submission was made in SC after the court pushed the Centre to make a decision on restoration of 4G

Combat caste-based discrimination: IAAAC to US tech CEOs

Indian-American anti-caste group urges companies to include as a factor in training about diversity and inclusion

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Proposed Amendments to Gujarat Marriage Registration Rules Unconstitutional: NAJAR, NAPM

Members of National Alliance for Justice, Accountability and Rights (NAJAR - Gujarat) - a pan Indian collective of progressive lawyers and law professionals and the National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM Gujarat), along with many civil society organisations of the state have strongly objected to the proposed amendments to the Gujarat Registration of Marriages Rules, 2006, notified on February 20, 2026

Withdraw the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 NOW!

Sexual minority coalitions across the country and civil liberties groups have strongly opposed the 2026 Amendment to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill that dilutes and nullifies the 2019 law

“RTI Was Our Lifeline”: How the 2025 amendment impacts people at the grassroots level

Through a look at the grassroot uses of the path-breaking 2005 Right to Information Act, the authors examine how recent amendments have completely diluted if not nullified its impact on transparency in governance

Data is real, true wealth: SC issues notice in yet another plea challenging DPDP Act; highlights privacy concerns

This petition, filed by journalist Geeta Seshu, along with the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) that also challenges the constitutional validity of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 will now be heard with other petitions filed in the matter by Reporter’s Collective, Nitin Sethi and Venkatesh Nayak, on March 23

Religious Freedom: How the USCIRF continues to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC)

For another year running, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), in its 2026 Annual Report, has in strong recommendations, urged the US government to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), “for engaging in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious religious freedom violations, as defined by the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA)”

USCIRF’s Call for Sanctions on the RSS Is a Major Moral and Political Marker

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), in its 2026 Annual Report, has apart from continuing to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), also recommended targeted sanctions against the RSS; this is a first.