Bihar

The Bihar unit started operations in 2005. Predominantly, the unit has been involved in the cases and fact-findings pertaining to health rights including sexual and reproductive health rights; HIV+ / AIDS, right to education, dalit rights, prisoners rights, acid attacks, livelihood, rights of persons with disabilities, housing, land rights, women justice and the rights of religious/sexual minorities. Apart from the above, the unit is continuously making efforts through workshops & consultations to expand the scope of its work and work on other facets of human rights and social justice with limited resources. SLIC lawyers also pursue cases on behalf of the Bihar Bhoodan Yagan Committee in order to defend and protect the rights of the poor landless peasants who have been allotted land by the Committee in the purview of the State government. In 2015, the Bihar Legal Service Authority (BLSA) acknowledged the contribution of SLIC in preparing the “PRISONS OF BIHAR STATUS REPORT-2015” issued by BLSA.