HRLN is making justice accessible to people who can't defend themselves

A legal-aid network is slowly and surely trying to ensure that marginalised communities in India are aware of and have access to their Constitutional rights

Consider these stories: in January 2017, a sonography revealed that a 22-year-old Mumbaikar’s foetus had no chances of survival. The 21-week-old foetus could not develop kidneys and the womb was devoid of amniotic fluid. However, in India, medical termination of pregnancy is only allowed within its first 20 weeks. Consequently, her request for abortion was denied.

Angura Bibi survived a brutal acid attack in 2016. But she was unable to claim financial assistance for her rehabilitation and medical needs from the West Bengal government.

Kajal was six and her brother Badal four years old when their mother, a domestic worker, was set