PIPAL: People’s Initiative for Participatory Action for food Labelling

Case No: 4227/90/0/2021 Diary No: 15413/IN/2021 Complainants: Shruti Nagvanshi & Shirin Shabana Khan (Varanasi, UP) Victims: Youth, Women, and Children across India Background On 14 September 2021 , human rights defenders Shruti Nagvanshi and Shirin Shabana Khan filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) highlighting a critical but often overlooked public health issue: the alarming rise of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in India, largely driven by packaged food high in salt, sugar, and fat . The complainants urged NHRC to intervene for the implementation of a Nutrient Profile Model (NPM) and Front-of-Pack Labeling (FOPL) regulations to empower consumers with transparent information and push the food industry towards healthier practices. Why It Matters NCDs like obesity, diabetes, and hypertension are now the leading cause of death and disability in India. Children and young people are increasingly exposed to unhealthy processed foods,...

  🌸   The Right to Breastfeed: One Mother, One Brick, One Act of Courage   🌸 This  World Breastfeeding Week , meet the brave  Musahar women of Varanasi’s brick kilns  who are reclaiming their  right to breastfeed  — building a healthier future for their children against all odds. 🔥 Amidst scorching heat, gruelling labour, and systemic discrimination, these mothers are asserting that  breastfeeding is not just nourishment — it’s dignity, agency, and power. 🤱  “Brick-making can wait, but my baby cannot,”  said Kajal (name changed), as she stood up to her supervisor and chose her newborn’s well-being over productivity — a quiet revolution in the heart of oppression. 🤝 Thanks to the work of  CRY – Child Rights and You  and  JanMitra Nyas (JMN) , more mothers are now accessing institutional deliveries, timely vaccinations, and nutritional support — even while migrating. 🔗  Read the full story : https://www.themi...