Gender and Sexuality

A Law of Identity, Passed Without Listening: Inside the Transgender Amendment Bill, 2026 and the crisis it has triggered

Framed as a measure of protection, the amendment shifts identity from self-determination to State approval, raising fears of exclusion, bureaucratic control, and the erosion of dignity recognised in constitutional jurisprudence

Delhi HC grants bail to man accused of raping his Tinder match, says that sexual intercourse was completely ‘voluntary’

Suspending a 10 year rigorous imprisonment, the Delhi HC based its evaluation on blog posts of the prosecuterix

Delhi: Men scale over walls to enter women’s college, sexually harass students

Miranda House students share horrifying accounts on social media; Delhi Police take suo motu cognisance, file FIR

It is a matter of choice, nothing more nothing less: Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia in Hijab Ban case

Split verdict in Supreme Court where Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia allows the appeals and sets aside Karnataka HC order, while Justice Hemant Gupta dismisses appeals; matter to be placed before CJI

Kerala HC: “Even if a woman wears a ‘provocative dress’ that cannot give a licence to a man to outrage her modesty”

Controversial remark by Kerala Court in Bail order of Civic Chandra struck down by the HC, Anticipatory Bail continues

“Illusive Justice” for sexual harassment complaints in the Supreme Court, will there be a course correction?

On November 15, after 8 long years, the Supreme Court will hear a plea urging the framing of guidelines on how the higher judiciary, including that court, will handle complaints of sexual harassment against sitting/retired judges

Pregnant teenage rape survivor set ablaze by alleged rapist

The accused was the girl’s cousin; his mother and sister abetted the crime

Police inaction against gang-rape accused drives victim to hang self: Uttar Pradesh

Following the incident, two police personnel including the police station in charge were 'suspended'

Are women prison inmates entitled to special provisions?

How far is the reality of the state prisons from the Model Prison Manual, 2016 in regards to providing special facilities for female inmates in prisons

The Number Of Death In The On-going Protests In Iran Reaches 154

The Iranian Human Rights Organization (IHRO) announced that the...

Eight men gang-rape minor girl, circulate video online: Rajasthan

Image Courtesy: newprocessfromhome.comThe family have alleged that the accused had...

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