Tag: Freedom

Sibal, others in Editors Guild legal advisory panel on Press freedom

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: The Editors Guild of India appointed a legal advisory panel on Tuesday that will work with the Guild on issues of Press freedom. This comes amid allegations of authorities trying to muzzle Press freedom by pressing criminal charges against people critical of the governments, according to the Guild. The panel members include

India’s Supreme Court Expands Freedom

Source – nytimes.com Supreme Court of India, in a rare unanimous judgment, declared privacy a constitutional right. The court unflinchingly reasoned that the rights to life and liberty of which privacy is a part protect the sanctity of the home and relationships like marriage, procreation and sexual orientation. It is a ruling that will forever affect