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Access Now 18 May 2021 | 8:00 pm Ria Singh Sawhney, Asia Pacific Policy Fellow at Access Now. Technical evidence submitted in a case against digital rights activists in India has uncovered a new vector of attack against civil society. A report by the U.S. digital forensics firm Arsenal Consulting Ltd., submitted in the “Bhima Koregaon” case, provides details to show that malicious actors gained prolonged unauthorised access to the laptop of one of the defendants, and planted key documents used as evidence against the accused. Notably, several activists subject to persecution in...

The mental health crisis among young LGBTQ+ people calls for our action Dominic Arnall, Chief Executive of Just Like Us, discusses the importance of inclusive education in schools and how it can impact the mental health of young LGBTQ+ pupils. WORDS BY DOMINIC ARNALL, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF JUST LIKE US 11th May 2021 Dominic Arnall, Chief Executive of Just Like Us Growing up bisexual and closeted, I struggled with finding my place in the world and failing to meet expectations placed on me to ‘fit in’. As LGBTQ+ adults, many of us have survived coming out struggles, difficulties in finding...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The FDCPA provides a bona fide error defense for debt collectors who can show by a preponderance of the evidence that their violation was not intentional and resulted from a bona fide error notwithstanding the maintenance of procedures reasonably adapted to avoid any such error.  15 U.S.C. §1692k(c).  Historically, debt collectors have been judicious in its use.  While it is a powerful tool, it shines a bright light on a debt collector’s policies and procedures and therefore, the stakes are high.  If a debt collector’s pol...

With the enactment of Gujarat Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 2020 ('the Gujarat Act' or 'the Act') that came into effect from 29.08.2020, Gujarat became the fourth State to have a Land Grabbing...

Introduction There are several ways in which parties can discharge their contractual obligations. For example, the doctrine of accord and satisfaction allows parties to discharge their contractual obligations by performing certain modified obligations or by novating or rescinding the existing contract.(1) In other words, a liability arising out of a breach of contract can be discharged by a new agreement (an 'accord'), wherein the parties mutually agree a new consideration, forfeiting their right of action against their previous contractual obligations.(2) The 'satisfaction' is the discharge ...