Library:Tata Institute of Social Sciences,Guwahati

  Human Rights Day is observed annually on December 10, which commemorates the   Universal Declaration of Human Rights   (UDHR), adopted in ...

Once , human rights were understood as the simple principle that one person’s rights should never extend beyond the tip of another’s noseunl...

  A relatively compact document, the declaration consists of a preamble and 30 articles setting out fundamental rights and freedoms. Seventy...

  In these times of suffering brought on by the pandemic, it is imperative for the Indian judiciary and the state to ensure the right to lif...

  The lack of access to seating works as a strong impediment to women’s participation in India’s workforce. On September 13, the Tamil Nadu ...

  Amidst all the media attention to the exceptional violence of wars, terrorism and genocides, we tend to forget the millions of hunger vict...

What is Human Rights Day? Human Rights Day 2019: The theme for this year is 'Youth Standing Up for Human Rights', under which th...

A national register of exclusion There are few parallels anywhere else of the state itself producing statelessness in the manner that...

The view from the outside As a democracy, India must have a better record of upholding human rights The role that India can and sh...

Manipur shows the way Its anti-lynching law breaks important ground in attempting to control hate crimes and ensure police action  ...