Comments on Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021

The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on December 17, 2021. Even though the Amendment Bill proposes several significant changes which will ensure better conservation and management of wildlife, the draft still holds space for improvement. We are glad to share …

Comments on Draft Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2020

On 12th June 2020, The MoEFCC published the Draft EIA Notification, 2020, and sought feedback on the same from the general public within 60 days. We are happy to share with you all the Comments drafted by Contego Humanitas Foundation. Some of our primary comments flagged the dilution of the EIA notification, 2006, and substantial …

Democracy Encountered!

While the courts will adjudicate on the legality of Vikas Dubey’s ‘encounter’, on 10th July 2020 millions of Indians have determinedly aimed to ‘encounter’ the ‘Rule of Law’. This article, without contesting the facts of the case, simply shows a mirror to the reaction of the Indian citizenry towards this encounter. It throws light on …

Human Rights Weekly Roundup| July | Week 1| 2020

1. India has blocked 59 apps with Chinese links that included the hugely popular TikTok, WeChat and UC Browser, amid a huge economic backlash against China following the June 15 clashes at Ladakh in which 20 Indian soldiers died in action. Click to Read - NDTV 2. State authorities in Assam, have had an uphill …

Racial Discrimination Amidst COVID19: Double Whammy for the North-Eastern Community

Although India was ill-prepared to face the health and economic hazards brought in by Covid-19; it was rather oblivious to the possibility of discrimination and social intolerance emerging as an accessory to such hazards. Covid-19 has given birth to a new way of racial polarization by way of ‘hate speech’ against the north eastern community …

Human Rights Weekly Round-up| June | Week 4| 2020

Outrage is mounting in India over alleged torture and deaths of P Jeyaraj, 58, and his son Fenix, 38, who were arrested for allegedly keeping their stores open past permitted hours and were kept in police custody an entire night and died within hours of release; two days later owing to custodial violence. Click to …

Internet Shutdown in Kashmir: A Habitual Way of “Efficient” Governance?

  I. Introduction With the advent of 2020, the world has been pushed into a vacuity by an uninvited guest – the coronavirus. All major world economies, including India, are at a standstill due to imposition of strict lockdowns, in turn bogging down the entire global economy. Perplexingly, Kashmir was recently stuck in a three-tier …

Staying Home is Not Always Safe: Rise in Domestic Violence Amidst Lockdown

Introduction The spread of COVID 19 virus has caused an abrupt halt in the lives of people around the world. Due to the imposition of lockdown in various countries, the rights and civil liberties of individuals have been restrained. While poor people are finding it difficult to sustain through these testing times, there still remains …

Comments on the Recommendation of Working Groups on Electoral Management

The Election Commission of India sought public comments on the Recomendation of Working Groups on Electoral Management. Glad to share with you’ll the comments drafted by Contego Humanitas Foundation. Many thanks to Harsh Bajpai who lead this research. We invite your views and comments on the same. Together, let’s make #DeshKaMahaTyohaar more inclusive. You can …

Same-Sex Marriage: Where Are We?

On May 26th 2020, Costa Rica became the sixth country in Latin America to legalise same sex marriage. The fight to achieve this was not an easy one! The Catholic Church in the U.S.A. played a big role in catalysing the delay of legalising same sex marriage in Costa Rica. While on one hand, the …