Gender and Sexuality

Shariat Campaign: Ulema’s Boon to Hindutva

Progressive Muslims reject AIMPLB’s 'Save Shariah' Campaign; Call for gender justice and real reforms

JJ Law makes no distinction between orphan & abandoned child: Bombay HC

The Bombay high court in a judgement pronounced recently reiterated that there is no distinction between orphaned and abandoned children under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.

Is Modi govt in denial about female genital mutilation in India?

At the 41st UPR recently, Costa Rica recommended India develop a national plan to tackle an issue that is barely spoken about; so far the Modi regime, immune to international scrutiny, has had an ostrich like attitude on the subject

‘Ban FGM’: Rival Syedna writes to PM

The rival religious head of the Dawoodi Bohras seeks to make a distinction between female genital mutilation and 'khafz' but gender justice activists including those within the communty challenge this claim

Married woman has the autonomy to choose termination of pregnancy, not medical board: Bombay HC

A recent court case, ABC vs. State of Maharashtra, held that it was the woman and not the medical board who could make this decision under Section 3(2B) of MTP Act.

Delhi HC Approached for Separate Public Job Vacancies for Transgender Persons

The petitioner, Jane Kaushik, a transgender woman, says she is qualified for a teaching job in a government school but has had to face multiple refusals.

Independent Views, Gender Orientation must not affect candidacy for judgeship: SC

Making public the union government's objections to recent recommendations by the Supreme Court (SC) Collegium, the latter has reiterated its earlier choices and recommended the elevation of 17 advocates and three judicial officers as judges of the high courts of Karnataka, Allahabad and Madras.

WFI leadership accused of sexual harassment by Indian women wrestlers, absence of redressal mechanisms the focus

The culture of harassment and impunity within WFI is underlined as Indian women wrestlers demonstrate outside Jantar Mantar

Hindu society at war, natural to be aggressive says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in Organiser

Bhagwat’s sudden verbosity on Muslims, LGBTQIA community and Hindu aggression is curious

Indian Courts on Marital Rape, an analysis: fresh petition in SC

As all eyes are on the SC, that issued notice on a latest petition, CJP analyses the current position of courts and parliament on the issue of Marital Rape

Karnataka BJP accused of protecting rape accused, Dalit group warns of protest

An audio clip of the accused talking disrespectfully to a senior police officer has also gone viral.

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61-hour highway blockade forces Maharashtra sugar mills to agree to Rs 4,200 per tonne for farmers

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Kerala High Court’s Observations on Protest in Educational Institutions Unacceptable & Restrictive: NAJAR

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