Criminalising begging violates the rights of vulnerable people,the court ruled. Campaigners hope the rest of India will follow suitPeople beg on the streets of India’s capital out of need, not because they want to. With that ruling earlier this month, or Delhi tall court judges decriminalised begging in the city,leaving jubilant (extremely joyful) campaigners hoping they can persuade the rest of the country to follow suit.“Begging is their last resort to subsistence,” the judges ruled. “Criminalising begging is a wrong approach to deal with the underlying causes of the problem and violates the fundamental rights of some of the most vulnerable people.” Related: 'This scheme is a lifesaver': India's drive to supply cheap drugs | Amrit Dhillon Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com