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    Legal-rights-sep08

                September 2008
    Clippings and Articles for
    Organisations working on
    Human Rights  and Legal Advocacy


    Sl.no.
    Title Source and Date Author

    Adoption Act
    1
    In the name of the mother The Telegraph, Calcutta, 10 Sep 2008 V. Kumara Swamy

    Amendments to the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2006
    1
    Sex work law reform– Controversy continues …
    Lawyers Collective Magazine, 01  Jul 2008

    Atrocities
    1
    Govt in bind on Khairlanji relief The Times of India, Mumbai, 27 Sep 2008 Prafulla Marpakwar
    2
    Six to hang for Khairlanji Dalit massacre The Times of India, Mumbai, 25 Sep 2008 Vaibhav Ganjapure
    3
    Lessons from Khairlanji The Hindu, Chennai, 27 Sep 2008 Meena Menon

    Black Laws
    1
    What! Pota again? The Asian Age, Mumbai, 26 Sep 2008 Fali S Nariman

    Child Rights
    1
    Sexual Abuse At School: Court Favours Monitoring System Lawyers Collective Magazine,
    01 May 2008


    Consumer Law
    1 Who should keep tabs on medical malpractice? DNA, Mumbai, 01 Sep 2008 MS Kamath

    Corruption
    1 Netas swallow farmers' aid
    The Times of India, Mumbai, 13 Sep 2008

    Domestic Violence
    1
    Battered wives hunt in vain for mythical Protection Officers The Times of India, Mumbai, 25 Sep 2008 Lois Beckett
    2
    A wake up call The Deccan Herald, Bangalore, 23 Sep 2008 Kausalya Santhanam
    3
    Speaking for women Lawyers Collective Magazine, 
    Date: 01 Jul 2008
    Asmita Basu

    Dowry
    1 Govt to review anti-dowry law The Times of India, Mumbai, 05 Sep 2008 Himanshi Dhawan
    2
    No dilution of dowry law: NCW The Times of India, Mumbai, 11 Sep 2008
    3
    HC curbs on arrest of in-laws in dowry cases Lawyers Collective Magazine,  01  Aug 2008

    Forest Bill
    1 Forest clearance made sulabh The Business Standard, 
    Mumbai, 14 Sep 2008
    Kanchi Kohli & Manju Menon

    Freedom of Speech, Expression
    1 Art on trial Frontline Magazine, 26 Sep 2008 Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta
    2
    Husain's 'Bharat Mata' painting a work of art:SC The Times of India, Mumbai, 09 Sep 2008

    Human Rights
    1
    5 countries account for all child executions: HRW The Times of India, Mumbai, 11 Sep 2008
    2 Don’t blame the human rights defenders The Hindu, Chennai, 14 Sep 2008 Maja Daruwala
    3 Human rights first The Times of India, Mumbai, 25 Sep 2008 Rajindar Sachar

    Judiciary
    1 “Judges can’t be prosecuted for wrong orders” The Hindu, Chennai, 03 Sep 2008
    2 SC concedes rot in judiciary The Times of India, Mumbai, 10 Sep 2008 Dhananjay Mahapatra
    3 In rare case, govt moves to sack corrupt HC judge The Times of India, Mumbai, 09 Sep 2008
    4 The Untouchables The Times of India, Mumbai, 14 Sep 2008 Manoj Mitta
    5
    Of justice, justices and justicing The Hindu, Chennai, 12 Sep 2008 V.R. Krishna Iyer
    6
    HCs don't have power to shift cases' The Times of India, Mumbai, 29 Sep 2008
    7
    Yet Another Judicial Disaster Lawyers Collective Magazine,  01 Aug 2008
    8
    SC rejects PIL asking for judge assets, RTI panel to take a call Lawyers Collective Magazine, 01 Jun 2008

    Labour & Law
    1
    Rajasthan's pension scheme for unorganised sector draws praise The Business Standard, Mumbai, 08 Sep 2008 Siddharth Zarabi
    2
    Women govt staffers to get up to 3 years as 'child care' leave The Times of India, Mumbai, 16 Sep 2008 Ashish Sinha
    3
    Now, women can avail of balance maternity leave The Times of India, Mumbai, 16 Sep 2008 Ashish Sinha
    4
    Welfare of construction workers: SC seeks report from states Lawyers Collective Magazine, 01 Jun 2008
    5
    Working mothers get a well-deserved break The Hindustan Times, New Delhi, 04 Sep 2008 Gaurav Choudhury

    MCOCA
    1 ‘Cops must not misuse licence to tap’ The Times of India, Mumbai, 02 Sep 2008 Swati Deshpande

    Personal Laws
    1
    Married or not: HC bench split down the middle The Times of India,  Mumbai, 18 Sep 2008 Swati Deshpande
    2
    Hindu Marriages Act “has broken more homes than uniting:” judge Lawyers Collective Magazine, 01 Jul 2008

    Public Interest Litigation
    1 Is your petition of public interest, asks High Court Mumbai Mirror, Mumbai, 18 Sep 2008 Hetal Vyas
    2
    Bitter PIL To Swallow Lawyers Collective Magazine, 01 May 2008

    Right to Education
    1 The Lost Chapter Outlook Magazine, 08 Sep 2008 Anuradha Raman

    Right to Information
    1 Towards an informed choice The Hindu, Chennai, 05 Sep 2008 Aruna Roy & Nikhil Dey
    2
    Babus beware, here come the RTI ‘ grads’ The Times of India, Mumbai, 18 Sep 2008 Kartikeya
    3 R.I.P. FOR THE R.T.I.? Outlook Magazine, 22 Sep 2008 Chandrani Banerjee

    Right to Land
    1 Tata bye bye? India Today Magazine, 15 Sep 2008 Nivedita Mukherjee
    2
    Proposed law to limit govt’s role in land acquisition The Times of India, Mumbai, 13 Sep 2008 Subodh Ghildiyal & Nitin Sethi
    3
    In a first, Raigad farmers to vote on SEZ The Times of India, Mumbai, 13 Sep 2008
    Prafulla Marpakwar
    4
    Court ammo for govts in land war The Telegraph, Calcutta, 13 Sep 2008 Samanwaya Rautray
    5
    SC accepts PIL on faulty farm policies The Times of India, Mumbai, 23 Sep 2008
    6
    Land acquisition: State to benefit from SC ruling The Times of India, Mumbai, 07 Sep 2008 Prafulla Marpakwar
    7
    Free hand for acquisition The Business Standard, Mumbai, 17 Sep 2008 M J Antony
    8
    The untold story of displacement in the North-East DNA, Mumbai, 07 Sep
    2008
    Himanshu Thakkar

    Right to Participation
    1 Women's Reservation Bill: to be or not to be
    Lawyers Collective Magazine, 01 Jun 2008

    Right to Work
    1 Referendum on SEZ stumps RIL The Business Standard, Mumbai, 14 Sep 2008
    2 NREGA: Andhra Pradesh shows the way The Hindu, Chennai, 08 Sep 2008 Mihir Shah & Pramathesh Ambasta
    3 Employment guarantee scheme keeps out poorest The Business Standard, Mumbai, 26 Sep 2008 Sreelatha Menon

    Rights of Tribals
    1 Tribals struggle to prove right to forest land and resources Mint, Mumbai, 10 Sep 2008 Padmaparna Ghosh
    2
    Tribals claim they got a raw deal in Morbe dam project The Times of India, Mumbai, 23 Sep 2008 Yogesh Naik

    Special Law
    1 SC upholds MCOCA phone taps The Times of India, Mumbai, 02 Sep 2008 Dhananjay Mahapatra

    The Communal Violence Bill
    1
    Bill to fight communal clashes gathers dust The Hindustan Times, New Delhi, 03 Sep 2008 Nagendar Sharma

    Violation of Rights by Police
    1
    Encounter As State Policy Tehelka Magazine, 20 Sep 2008 Neha Dixit

    Violence Against Women
    1
    Rapist tag for sex with minor fiancee The Times of India, Mumbai, 01 Sep 2008 Dhananjay Mahapatra
    2
    There is no 'honour' in killing The Hindu, Chennai, 08 Sep 2008 Beena Sarwar
    3
    Acts that may drive women to suicide are cruelty: HC The Times of India, Mumbai, 5 Sep 2008

    Women’s Right
    1
    Women and Access to Justice Lawyers Collective Magazine,  01 Aug 2008 Geeta Sajjanshetty