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Proposed Amendments to Gujarat Marriage Registration Rules Unconstitutional: NAJAR, NAPM

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Members of National Alliance for Justice, Accountability and Rights (NAJAR - Gujarat) - a pan Indian collective of progressive lawyers and law professionals and the National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM Gujarat), along with many civil society organisations of the state have strongly objected to the proposed amendments to the Gujarat Registration of Marriages Rules, 2006, notified on February 20, 2026
Gender and Sexuality

Withdraw the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 NOW!

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Sexual minority coalitions across the country and civil liberties groups have strongly opposed the 2026 Amendment to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill that dilutes and nullifies the 2019 law
Politics

Parental consent for marriage? Gujarat’s curious political consensus

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The other day, a discussion broke out among ten friends on love marriages—a contentious issue in Gujarat following moves in the corridors of power...
Rights

“RTI Was Our Lifeline”: How the 2025 amendment impacts people at the grassroots level

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Through a look at the grassroot uses of the path-breaking 2005 Right to Information Act, the authors examine how recent amendments have completely diluted if not nullified its impact on transparency in governance
Gender and Sexuality

Equal Inheritance Rights for Muslim Women: Upholding Constitutional Justice and Gender Equality

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March 17, 2026 Press Statement by Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) wholeheartedly welcomes the recent observations made by the...
Rights

Data is real, true wealth: SC issues notice in yet another plea challenging DPDP Act; highlights privacy concerns

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This petition, filed by journalist Geeta Seshu, along with the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) that also challenges the constitutional validity of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 will now be heard with other petitions filed in the matter by Reporter’s Collective, Nitin Sethi and Venkatesh Nayak, on March 23
India

Religious Freedom: How the USCIRF continues to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC)

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For another year running, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), in its 2026 Annual Report, has in strong recommendations, urged the US government to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), “for engaging in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious religious freedom violations, as defined by the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA)”
Communal Organisations

USCIRF’s Call for Sanctions on the RSS Is a Major Moral and Political Marker

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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), in its 2026 Annual Report, has apart from continuing to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), also recommended targeted sanctions against the RSS; this is a first.
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Anticipatory Bail Denied to Nida Khan in TCS Nashik Case: Sessions Court flags “systematic plan” and stresses custodial interrogation

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“Obnoxious and Caste-Coloured”: Supreme Court strikes down Odisha bail orders mandating cleaning work, declares them void

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Caged Voices, Silenced Truths: FSC’s expansive indictment of India’s press freedom crisis

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Systematic Exclusion: Caste-based atrocities across Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, MP, and UP

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