Gujarat

The Gujarat Unit of SLIC was started in 2016 with focus on Dalit Atrocities and rights of persons with disability issues. The unit holds programs to sensitise the police on the problems of marginalised communities along with holding consultations with people of the the dalit, tribal, Muslim communities and disabled persons.

Main Concerns


1. Women’s Justice: Sexual harassment of women, Matrimonial Disputes i.e Domestic Violence Against Women.

2. Communal violence: Use of law to prevent incidents of communal violence, ensure victims get the justice they deserve, and the perpetrators get punished.

3. Environmental Justice: Displacement and livelihood issues arising from environmental destruction, particularly its impact on marginalized communities.

4. Criminal Justice: Providing legal aid to illegal detention, person wrongly booked under PASA Act.

5. Disability Rights: Accessibility for person with disabilities in the built environment, discrimination in employment and housing rights for persons with disabilities.

6. Minority and Dalit Rights: Legal support for members of the community who face discrimination, persecution.
training
Webinar on State Level Training on Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020- Gujarat

Webinar on State Level Training on Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020- Gujarat. The Government had ...read more
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Webinar on Report on Situation of Migrant Labours and Recent Labour Law Changes

Socio-Legal Information Centre conducted a zoom Webinar on Situation of Migrant Labours and Recent Labour Law Changes . ...read more
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Situation of Migrant Labours and Recent Labour Law Changes - Gujarat

In the wake of Covid- 19, a group of researchers and lawyers from SLIC began the process of organizing a series of webin ...read more
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Labour Rights & Law

In the wake of Covid 19, a group of researchers and lawyers from SLIC began the process of organising a series of webina ...read more

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Dalit Rights and Law in Gujarat

In the wake of Covid 19, a group of researchers and lawyers from SLIC began the process of organising a series of webi ...read more
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Fact-Finding Report on the rescue of trafficked bonded labourers from Modi Bhatta, Akla Village, Aklav Tehsil, Anand District, Gujarat on 20th January, 2020

  Anand District, Gujarat Report   ...read more
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Report on the Meeting on Land Rights and Organization Building Banaskantha, Gujarat - 21st September, 2019

Human Right Law Network, Gujarat organized a one day seminar on Land Rights and Organization Building with Banaskantha D ...read more
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Report of District Level Meeting on “Freedom from Forced Labour and Modern Slavery in Agricultural Sector” at Sabarkantha, Gujarat

Socio-Legal Information Centre(SLIC)hadorganised a district-level meetingin collaboration with ‘Actionaid’, ‘Aajee ...read more
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Rights of the marginalised in Gujarat

Ramesh Rajeshwar Shrivastav & Anr Versus Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation & Ors.
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SLIC condemns police brutality against members of Denotified Tribal community in Gujarat

Socio-Legal Information Centre condemns the unlawful arrest of 29 persons and the use of excess and brutal force by Guja ...read more

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Gujarat HC grants residential accommodation for more than 6,600 hutments dwellers of Baroda city
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Promise and Performance of Forest Rights Act: The Tenth Anniversary Report

In December, 2006, both the houses of the Indian Parliament unanimously passed the historic Scheduled Tribes and Other T ...read more