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Denial of rations to BPL people denial of Right to Food, Right to Life: Delhi HC
In another landmark interim order, Justice S Muralidhar of the Delhi High Court reinforced the need for increased delive ...read more
Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) demolished the houses of 15 Dalit families in Karol Bagh
On Thursday, 28 July 2011, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) demolished the houses of 15 Dalit families who had b ...read more
SLIC Advocate, Doma Bhutia's work on maternal health in Sikkim was recently recognized
The SLIC Reproductive Rights Unit is proud to announce that SLIC Advocate, Doma Bhutia's work on maternal health in Sikk ...read more
PIL filed in Allahabad High Court seeking accountability for Police brutality against disabled man
Jhansi: To hold the government responsible for the violent and brutal police beating of a disabled man and his subsequen ...read more
Delhi HC chief justice takes notice of police assault on advocate, directs crime branch to investigate
Advocate Shreeji Bhavsar of Socio-Legal Information Centre was abused and assaulted by Sub Inspector of Delhi Police at ...read more
SLIC welcomes the Supreme Court decision to grant permanent bail to Soni Sori and Linga Kododopi
SLIC along-with other Human Rights activists has been fighting long and hard to get justice for adivasi school teacher a ...read more
SLIC's new publication featured in UKAID's latest evidence digest
SLIC's new publication, Burning Injustice: A rights advocacy manual for lawyers, activists and survivors on acid violenc ...read more
Delhi HC rebukes DDA counsel, appoints court commissioners to oversee Kathputli colony demolition, rehabilitaton
In the demolition drive of Delhi’s Kathputli Colony by the DDA, the Delhi high court rebuked the DDA’s counsel and a ...read more
ESIC cannot sell/lease its medical colleges, says Delhi high court
In a significant move, the Delhi high court on Thursday (October 12, 2017) declared as “legally impermissible” the E ...read more
25 bonded labourers from Sahira Adivasi community of Madhya Pradhesh rescued from Rajasthan
25 people from eight families were rescued on Saturday night after the National Campaign Committee For Eradication Of Bo ...read more
Supreme Court directs Maharashtra chief secretary to pay Rs 100 crore for river pollution
In a landmark order, the Supreme Court has asked the Maharashtra chief secretary to pay Rs 100 crore -- possibly the hig ...read more
Supreme Court directs reservation in promotion for disabled persons in Government jobs
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court set aside Government of India instructions disallowing reservation in promotio ...read more
India’s Human Rights Lawyer Colin Gonsalves Named 2017 Right Livelihood Award Laureate
Colin Gonsalves, one of the most notable human rights lawyers of his generation, has been announced a Laureate of the 20 ...read more
Naga People's Movement of Human Rights vs Union of India
(Note: Colin Gonsalves ceased to be a Director of the Socio-Legal Information Centre (SLIC) a long time ago. However, ou ...read more
Family planning deaths must not go unpunished
Last week, the criminal trial of the surgeon who conducted laparoscopic tubectomies which resulted in the deaths of 13 w ...read more
Souls that roar for justice: The inimitable Amma Jaitun
On Saturday 17 March 2017 a warrior for justice – Jaitun - commonly referred to as ‘Amma’, took her last breath an ...read more
SLIC salutes the memory and legacy of Asghar Ali Engineer
Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer, legendary human rights, peace and anti-communal activist of India died in Mumbai on 14th May 13 ...read more
Dr.Venkatesh versus State of Goa and Ors
A tender was floated by the State Government through Directorate of Health Services, inviting service providers to parti ...read more