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In May 2024, Article 14 reported the suicide of Raman Garase, an IIT-Bombay gardener who failed to get Rs 4.28 lakh after 39 years on contract. Now, the Bombay High Court has ordered that payment, in a case with nationwide implications. Our latest story reports. #India #Mumbai #Maharashtra #IITBombay #IIT #labourers #workers #rights #HighCourt #judiciary #article14live https://lnkd.in/d4XdBqhY

I have previously argued that the mental healthcare system in India is broken and in urgent need of reform. Recent evidence supports this. I did an analysis for Article 14 and found out: “Over 1,500 men and women deemed fit for discharge are ‘languishing’—as the Supreme Court put it—in mental health institutions nationwide, according to government data, because of “lags” in the system: lack of family support, bureaucratic delays, limited rehabilitation plans and lack of coordination between State agencies. This failure violates the right to community living under the law and emphasises the need for reform in mental health care.” #mentalhealth #MHCA #India #SupremeCourt

At least 8 states — Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Tripura, Uttarakhand and West Bengal — have insufficient capacity in halfway homes to accommodate those fit for discharge but stuck in mental health institutions. Our latest story reports. #India #MentalHealth #MHE #HalfwayHomes #rights #SupremeCourt #SC #article14live https://lnkd.in/dbcwu7a9

Across India, from verdant forests to coastal shores, the commons—natural and cultural resources managed collectively by people, often very poor communities—play a vital role in sustaining livelihoods, fostering biodiversity, and nurturing traditional knowledge. Civil society, non-profits, academicians, researchers, village representatives, indigenous community leaders and other stakeholders have begun to work towards building a common agenda and collaborative effort to preserve and protect these commons from climate change and human-led destruction. #India #Delhi #sustainability #biodiversity #climatechange #climatecrisis #environment #article14live https://lnkd.in/dVSnuVWY

“Covering human rights issues is not just about reporting; these stories are often desperate calls for intervention,” Journalist Sukanya Shantha — whose reporting and petition led to Supreme Court order to end caste practices in prison — tells Article 14. #India #journalism #casteism #prisons #rights #SupremeCourt #SC #judiciary #law #BJP #Modi #article14live https://lnkd.in/dyBZfyhm

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Despite the hierarchy within prison, there appeared to be a strong sense of solidarity, dignity, resilience, community among women, guided by empathy for each other's hardships Bhima-Koregaon accused professor Shoma Sen and singer Jyoti Jagtap tell Article 14. #Maharashtra #India #BhimaKoregaon #prison #healthcare #education #women #lgbtqia #BJP #Modi #article14live https://lnkd.in/dkM7DXhb

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