Indian Supreme Court Declares Privacy A Fundamental Right
In a milestone ruling, the nine justices unanimously declared, "Privacy is the constitutional core of human dignity."
by Julie McCarthy
Aug 24, 2017
3 minutes
In a milestone ruling, India's Supreme Court Thursday declared that privacy is a fundamental right for each of its 1.3 billion citizens protected under the country's constitution.
India, the world's biggest democracy, joins the United States, Canada, South Africa, the European Union and the United Kingdom in recognizing that there is such a right. In India, it could have wide-ranging implications. For example, laws that currently criminalize homosexuality could now be
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