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Mainstreaming the Human Right to Mental Health
Mental health is a global priority, and states and stakeholders are taking steps toward advancing a human right to mental health for all...

Deepa Kansra
Jul 7, 20222 min read


A Feminist Theory of Violence: A Decolonial Perspective (Book Review)
A Feminist Theory of Violence: A Decolonial Perspective is a short book by French political scientist and historian Françoise Vergès, and...

Mallika Ramachandran
Mar 8, 20224 min read


Gendering Economic Rights
Economic Rights are increasingly compromised as one moves down the social ladder. The economic rights of women who are marginalized at...

Ishita Chakma
Mar 8, 20227 min read


Denotified Tribes and the Road to Comprehensive Reforms: In conversation with Dr. Deepshikha Agarwal
Last month, Dr. Deepa Kansra and Dr. Mallika Ramachandran, editors at Rights Compass had a conversation with Dr. Deepshikha Aggarwal,...

Rights Compass
Aug 16, 202113 min read


Denotified Tribes and Challenges of Age Old Traditions: In conversation with Dr. Deepshikha Agarwal
Last month, Dr. Deepa Kansra and Dr. Mallika Ramachandran, editors at Rights Compass had a conversation with Dr. Deepshikha Aggarwal,...

Rights Compass
Aug 11, 202117 min read


The harmonization of domestic and international standards on the criminalization of rape
In the field of human rights, expressions like justice and legal reform are closely linked to the process of harmonization of domestic...

Deepa Kansra
Jun 8, 20215 min read


The Handmaid’s Tale: A Human Rights Review
You fit into me like a hook into an eye, a fish hook and an open eye. The Handmaid’s Tale written by Margaret Atwood and published in...

Manavi Rhythm
Mar 7, 20214 min read


Food, Right to Food, and Everything in Between, in conversation with Dr. Nira Ramachandran
Earlier in 2021, Dr. Deepa Kansra, Co-editor, the Classroom Series had a discussion with Dr. Nira Ramachandran, Author, Persisting...

Rights Compass
Mar 4, 202111 min read


The Black Kids and Everyday Discrimination
Everyday discrimination is not simply a matter of violation of a paper right. In fact, described as ‘interpersonal daily hassles and...

Mallika Ramachandran
Feb 10, 20215 min read
Politics, Culture and Human Rights, in conversation with Dr. Saumyajit Ray
Earlier in 2020, Dr. Deepa Kansra, Curator and Editor, the Classroom Series had a discussion with Dr. Saumyajit Ray, Author, America’s...

Rights Compass
Jan 1, 20215 min read


Backlash against human rights
Backlashing is a perennial challenge for human rights. Its manifestation in various forms including the repudiation of human rights...

Deepa Kansra
Nov 26, 20204 min read
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