At the Commission on the Status of Women 70th Session, the United Nations warned that women worldwide hold only 64% of the legal rights enjoyed by men, highlighting persistent gender inequality in global laws. UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged governments to remove discriminatory nationality laws and turn legal equality for women from promises into real…
Fifty years after the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, bonded labour and debt bondage continue across India due to weak enforcement and delayed rehabilitation. Experts stress the need for criminal accountability, proactive inspections, and protection of marginalised communities to ensure real freedom and dignity. Fifty years after India legally abolished bonded labour, thousands of…
Every court working day at around 10.30 am, a white hatchback enters the parking lot of the Madhubani District Court. By evening, it leaves quietly. In between, the backseat of that car functions as a legal chamber. Anita Jha, a senior lawyer in her late 50s, meets clients there. She drafts pleadings, prepares arguments, and…
India has announced that Graca Machel, a globally respected human rights advocate from Mozambique, will be conferred with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development. The award recognises her lifelong contribution to peace-building, women’s rights, child welfare, and social justice across Africa and the world. The decision was taken by the Indira Gandhi…
Photo Credit: Antara Mrinal Clear Cut Gender DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 13, 2025 05:32 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal Across the planet, a quiet emergency is taking root. UNICEF estimates that 12 million girls marry every year before they turn 18. Progress is being made, but global momentum towards ending child marriage is slowing down as a result…
Photo Credit: Janmojaya Barik Clear Cut Research DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 10, 2025 02:10 ISTWritten By: Janmojaya Barik A new study published in The Lancet offers one of the most detailed and distressing accounts yet of how the Gaza war has affected children’s health. Led by Dr. Samir Abu Hamad and colleagues from the UN Relief and…
Photo Credit: ClearCut Team Clear Cut Gender DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Sep 21, 2025 10:20 ISTWritten By: Dr Sonali Mohapatra, PhD She was seventeen, living in a small Indian town, when she first heard the word choice. Not from a teacher or a textbook, but whispered by a friend after school. The friend had to drop…
