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May 6, 2016 these are the belongings rights of a daughter in a Hindu family
In December 2015, the Delhi high court docket gave a decision, declaring that a daughter may be the Karta of an HUF (Hindu Undivided circle of relatives). the basis of this choice lies in the change handedto the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, in 2005. The Hindu Succession Act is relevant to Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and […]
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April 7, 2016 Women’s rights undercut by water crisis in Bangladesh
Image credit: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP / Women are on the frontlines of climate change, both as those affected by it, and as the first responders to the crisis. This holds across the region, as women in Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh struggle to deal with the crisis of water. Bangladesh is the country most vulnerable to the […]
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March 9, 2016 UN Human Rights Chief Warns of Implications of Apple-FBI Row
An FBI demand that Apple unlock an iPhone risks setting a dangerous precedent that could have a chilling effect on human rights, the United Nations rights chief warned Friday. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein’s intervention came after Apple’s largest rivals backed the tech giant’s bid to resist the US government demand seeking to access the iPhone […]
