Like a magnet, the hilly terrain of Afghanistan always attracted invaders. In 300 BCE, the Macedonian Emperor Alexander the Great set his foot there. The great Mauryan Emperor Asoka also ruled the…
Gauhati High Court has taken up a suo moto case ( a case taken without formal prompting from the parties) against the move to start coal mining in the Dehing Patkai Forests…
The critical and noteworthy events of 2020 have jolted the world out of its peaceful bubble. If issues like the Covid-19 pandemic, the nationwide CAA-NRC protests, the heatwave in North India, and…
Former prisoners’ rights to vote is a democratic issue? The issue of whether or not former prisoners take part in the democratic process has been a bone of contention in the US…
US correctional system is infamous for its highest rate of mass incarceration. Although the crime rate and prison populations have been on the rise across the globe for the past few decades,…
Why is prison labor an issue? Human rights activists and sociologists have already raised their concerns over the US policy on mass incarceration and prison labor. They argue that popular brands using…
