Restorative Justice, as per Merriam– Webster dictionary means “to restore”. It began in Canada in the mid-1970s as an idea for victim-offender reconciliation. The wider purpose of this model is to restore the victim to its original position while preserving the web of relationships among the victim, offender and the community. Here, the needs of the […]
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Let’s introspect if we are truly destroying generations at the ease of fingertips. When we open up any of the social networking tools online, in the language of marketing we’re a targeted user where the platform serves us freshly cooked dopamine shots. These are sort of chemicals that our internal system produces to give us
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The History of Newspaper in India dates back to 1780s. James Augustus Hicky, an Irishman under the British Raj launched the first printed newspaper in India named Hicky’s Bengal Gazette. Though this was an era that saw strict government rules and restrictions on print media. The freedom of press was absent but nonetheless press in
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This Blog has been written by Saachi Dudeja. She is a student of DAV Public school, Gurugram. There are so many people who are victims of online shaming. Quite undoubtedly the situation takes an ugly turn when netizens just pass their verdicts instead of expressing opinions. One is innocent until proven guilty. There is no
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The supreme court of India‘s 3 Judge bench constituting Justice Arun Mishra, Justice B. R Gavai, and Justice Krishna Murari on 14th August 2020 ruled that Sr. Advocate “Mr. Prashant Bhusan is guilty of having committed criminal contempt of this Court.” Short brief of the 108-page judgment by the SC: 1. A petition was filed
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Abortion may be referred to as to the termination of pregnancy i.e killing of the foetus through medical or surgical techniques. A pregnancy may need to be terminated by the mother for various reasons such as unwillingness to give birth, a result of sexual violence such as rape, or mental and other health conditions including
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Certain sections of southern India has one of the oldest traditions that India regrets. The tradition of Devadasi where young girls mostly before their puberty are married off to the Gods or deities and sexually exploited and discriminated thereafter. The struggle is not just with legislation but with these deep-rooted traditions that form such an
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By Swapana Kode & Nidisha Garg When on the fateful night of December 16, 2012, a 23-year-old girl named Jyoti Singh was brutally raped, her story took the entire nation by shock. Details of the torture imparted on her leading to a very critical medical condition and ultimately death. Protests, candlelight marches, and awareness campaigns
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“The most powerful case in favor of capital punishment is the claim of justice: Some crimes are so heinous that the only proportionate punishment, the only fitting retribution, is death. This is not a claim to be taken lightly. One purpose of the law is that it ensure that evil be appropriately repaid, that justice
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As the name suggests, “Human Rights” are generally understood to be the rights which are for the protection of the dignity of humans, their freedom, and general respect for the lives of humans. As the name suggests, “Human Rights” are generally understood to be the rights which are for the protection of the dignity of
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