
Nagaland
Nagaland, one of the tribal states in Northeast India, has 16 major tribes and each diversified in their own culture and customs. Each tribe has their own unique customary law and practices and the prevalence of the same is being witnessed across the state. Customary laws are gender biased, resulting in a patriarchal set up, wherein women are not considered vital in policy and decision making, SLIC unit along with the Naga Mothers Association(NMA) has taken up the rights of women to be represented in the local municipal council demanding for 33% reservation.
The unit has also been pivotal in addressing the violations related to health in the state where the communities have no access to quality services and care in the public health services. In regard to this, catena of Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Kohima Bench, Guwahati High Court. Also, a petition on siphoning of crores of money under NRHM, has been filed in the Supreme Court. Furthermore, the team has also carried out extensive fact findings in the interior villages to highlight the violations. The unit also works to address the rights of the disabled, rights of mentally ill. A complaint has also been filed in the National Human Rights Commission on the issue of armed atrocities in collaboration with the NMA