Gender and Sexuality

Petition filed with NCSC seeks justice in Tirunelveli honour killing of Dalit techie

As the brutal caste killing of Kavin Selva Ganesh shocks Tamil Nadu, a petition urges the NCSC to form a fact-finding committee and arrest Sub-Inspectors named in the FIR.

IMSD deplores the demonisation of sexual minorities by Kerala’s rightwing Muslims

It is a tragic irony that while the minority Muslim community in India is itself the target of rampant Islamophobia, the conservatives among them are hurling hate speech at the sexual minorities (minority within the minority).

Haleema Beevi: Pioneer of Social Reform and Broad-Based Muslim Education in Kerala

At a time when our society is again falling in the grip of conservatism, irrationalism and over-religiosity, we must remind ourselves of the work of Late Haleema Beevi, the first female journalist from Kerala.

A film of the women, for women and by a woman: #Shout

Preview of film #SHOUT on 9th March 2023

Women’s Work and Wages Continue at Abysmal Levels

The latest official labour force survey shows 20%-50% gap between the earnings of men and women.

BANDINI: Celebrating women in resistance; bringing together women political prisoners

From the inspiring slogans raised by Rajkumari di to the mellifluous voice of Shital Sathe, the day long public hearing on women political prisoners was inspirational

Islamic Groups in Kerala Accused of Homophobia

Islamic outfits including the political party the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and Jamaat-e-Islaami have been publicly making transphobic and queerphobic statements

Women empowerment: Moving ahead from capitalistic tokenism, feminists celebrated International Women’s day in unique ways

Rallies, medical camps and marches organised in various parts of India, demands for freedom from oppression and equality in rights made

Molestation, harassment: the un-Holiness of a festival

From across India, incidents of humiliation of minorities, molestation and harassment of women were reported

International Women’s Day: A tribute to advocates who challenged patriarchy

Battling discriminatory and oppressive practices, these lawyers dared to challenge the system

Women & Men too, must arise now and #Embrace Equity!

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Journalists’ bodies strongly condemn sedition charges against Siddharth Varadarajan, Karan Thapar of The Wire

Both the Press Club of India and the Indian Women Press Corps alleged that the Assam Police unleashed vindictive actions against the journalists through the Crime Branch

Liberty on Hold: Delays turn the promise of justice into punishment

“The right to a speedy trial, now firmly entrenched in our constitutional jurisprudence under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, is not an abstract or illusory safeguard. It is a vital facet of the right to personal liberty and cannot be whittled down merely because the case arises under a special statute.”

Thousands of discrepancies in UP Voters Lists of 2022, widespread fraud alleges Akhilesh Yadav, former UP chief minister

On Monday, August 18, Samajwadi Party (SP) national president and former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav alleged widespread, evidence driven, voter discrepancies in voters lists of the state, also stating that his party had approached the ECI about these in 2022, soon after the state assembly polls but which had been simply ignored by the poll body. He was joined later in the day by SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav who questioned the motives of the government and ECI while further detailing these gross irregularities and illegalities in Adityanath-ruled UP

Indian tricolour & the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

RSS-BJP rulers have called upon Indians to unfurl Tricolour, our national flag on the eve of 79th Independence Day of India. In RSS-BJP ruled states this is now a “must” for madrasas and some Mosques.

Caste and community creations of human beings, God is always neutral: Madras HC

If a temple is permitted to be visited by the general public, it assumes the character of a public temple, irrespective of the caste or community of the devotees, they must be permitted to offer their prayers to God, every Hindu irrespective of the caste or sect to which he belongs to, shall be entitled to enter any Hindu temple and offer worship therein – Madras High Court

New Magnificent Churches Built Under Islamic Rule In Its Early Centuries

There is a general impression among both the Muslims and the Christians that Islam does not permit construction of churches or house of worship for other faith communities.

Cyrus Seeks a Right to Multiple Voter Ids

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