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OYO and the Struggle for Fundamental Rights: Couples denied privacy, denied freedom

This structural analysis of the horizontal application of fundamental rights in India clearly establishes that the OYO hospitality chain’s decision to deny –if needed—hotel accommodation to unmarried couples in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh violates basic and established principles 

NHRC: Need for accountability to human rights & reforms in appointing members

The Indian apex human rights body, with a mixed reputation since its inception faces a serious credibility challenge with the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) having put India’s accreditation on deferral since 2024; now the Sub-Committee on Accreditation will decide on this when it meets in March 2025

Police Custody: How the BNSS has tilted the balance of power in favour of the state

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) India’s new Criminal Procedure Code should not serve as a machinery for the state's exercise of unbridled power that could often result in custodial torture

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