justice and rights

The refugee as ‘other’ has emerged as a common theme in literature from India’s north-east, after the region saw an influx of people following 1947’s Partition.

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The mass movement of migrant workers during the pandemic allowed India’s authorities to weaken labour rights.

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Early intervention and external oversight are two effective ways to keep police behaviour in check and nip problems in the bud.

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The idea that nature — forests, rivers, mountains — could have rights, in the same way that human rights, or corporate rights exist has been building momentum.

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Maps and charts showing the progress of laws to protect rights of nature show that countries are taking different approaches to saving ecosystems.

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Giving legal rights to rivers and trees is touted as a potential solution to environmental damage. But history suggests its effect will be minor.

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If a river has rights, does that mean farmers can no longer use the water to grow their crops?

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Although it lacks the teeth of legislation overseas, Victoria’s Yarra River (Birrarung) laws provide a foundation for rights of nature to build on in Australia.

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Rivers are the lifeblood for millions of Indians and Bangladeshis. But a radical legal idea to save them from pollution is being met with opposition.

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Granting ‘rights’ to rivers and forests has been embraced by environmentalists. But to understand its effectiveness, we must first look closely at the law.

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The web provides safe harbour for anti-feminist views which can have real-world repercussions.

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