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Disability rights: Why words matter

From casual mockery to derogatory language, the trivialisation of disability is widespread in India.

03 November 2024, 22:39 IST

Disability rights: Why words matter

Disability rights: Why words matter

Disability rights: Why words matter

03 November 2024, 22:39 IST

Absence of reliable data on children with disabilities, obstructing effective planning, policy shifts: CJI Chandrachud

While the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act (JJ Act) acknowledge the vulnerability of children with disabilities, their impact on the ground is often limited, Chandrachud felt.

28 September 2024, 13:33 IST

Absence of reliable data on children with disabilities, obstructing effective planning, policy shifts: CJI Chandrachud

Absence of reliable data on children with disabilities, obstructing effective planning, policy shifts: CJI Chandrachud

Absence of reliable data on children with disabilities, obstructing effective planning, policy shifts: CJI Chandrachud

28 September 2024, 13:33 IST

Residents’ right to be rude upheld by Massachusetts SC

On its face it’s very dispiriting, said Geoff Beckwith, executive director of the Massachusetts Municipal Association

17 March 2023, 12:21 IST

Residents’ right to be rude upheld by Massachusetts Supreme Court

Residents’ right to be rude upheld by Massachusetts Supreme Court

Residents’ right to be rude upheld by Massachusetts SC

17 March 2023, 12:21 IST

The big thirst

Your monthly water bill does not tell the whole story behind the social, economic and opportunity cost that millions pay for the most basic right – access to safe drinking water.

10 December 2022, 20:08 IST

The big thirst

The big thirst

The big thirst

10 December 2022, 20:08 IST

We need to introspect

Our freedom struggle revolved around the assertion of precious rights such as the right to equality, self-rule, self-determination for everyone

08 December 2022, 23:27 IST

We need to introspect

We need to introspect

We need to introspect

08 December 2022, 23:27 IST

What happened to the rights discourse?

The poor have repeatedly, and shamelessly, been reminded of the benevolence of different governments

18 July 2022, 19:53 IST

What happened to the rights discourse?

What happened to the rights discourse?

What happened to the rights discourse?

18 July 2022, 19:53 IST

The unseen amongst us

Exuberance, humour, passion — these are not emotions the average person associates with disability. But the majority of the Persons With Disability (PwDs) she met during the course of her three-year research were vivacious, resilient, and full of hope.

04 December 2021, 20:15 IST

The unseen amongst us

The unseen amongst us

The unseen amongst us

04 December 2021, 20:15 IST

How B'desh's trans entrepreneurs make workplaces safe

In recent years the government has implemented new laws, such as tax breaks for firms hiring transgender people, helping pave the way for their integration into society

16 September 2021, 10:29 IST

'We only have each other': Bangladesh's trans entrepreneurs create safe work spaces

'We only have each other': Bangladesh's trans entrepreneurs create safe work spaces

How B'desh's trans entrepreneurs make workplaces safe

16 September 2021, 10:29 IST

Rights of migrants protected, Karnataka tells SC

The Karnataka government has told the Supreme Court that rights of the migrants had been protected right from the inception of the lockdown on March 25 by providing food, or rations, and shelter and benefit of Shramik Trains to those who wanted to travel back to their native places.

07 June 2020, 17:04 IST

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Rights of migrants protected, Karnataka tells SC

07 June 2020, 17:04 IST

'DK admin has not recognised rights of transgenders'

Dakshina Kannada district administration has not recognised the rights of the members of transgender community, speakers stressed at Miss Trans Tulunadu, a cultural programme-cum-beauty pageant, organised by Navasahaja Samudaya sanghatane (NSS) at Town Hall on Monday.

09 December 2019, 19:12 IST

'DK admin has not recognised rights of transgenders'

'DK admin has not recognised rights of transgenders'

'DK admin has not recognised rights of transgenders'

09 December 2019, 19:12 IST