Death Sentence for Child Rapist

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 is a gender neutral legislation which was enacted with the main objective of to ensure right to safety, security and protection from sexual abuse of a child but it does not recognizes death sentence for child rapist.  The Act of 2012…

GANGA ACTION PLAN: CAN WE SAVE GANGA?

For thousand years, Ganga being the most sacred river in India and grave impact on economic, social as well as the religious life of the people residing across the nation. The holy river has drawn countless people to take a dip in the pious water and people also believes that…

THE CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT BILL,2016

Amidst this hue and cry among different sections of this diverse country we have a Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 which is a one step forward towards the realization of the Maha Upanishad concept “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” i.e. “the world is one family”.  Since 1955, we have the Citizenship Act, 1955 but…

APPROACH OF SOUTH ASIAN NATIONS TOWARDS HUMAN TRAFFICKING

It was mainly in the middle of 1990’s when ASEAN became concerned about the growing rate of transnational crimes and especially human trafficking across the borders. Consequently, they took their first step by making a declaration in this regard. The declaration was named as the ASEAN Declaration on Transnational Crime[1]…