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When Family Becomes Custody: Allahabad HC holds adult women’s faith, residence and liberty cannot be placed under parental control
Holding that an alleged unlawful conversion cannot become a licence for private confinement, the Court separates the legality of religious conversion from the legality of detention—and holds the father and Uttar Pradesh State jointly liable for ₹25 lakh in constitutional compensation
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Calling it “improper,” Delhi’s Jama Masjid bans entry of single, unaccompanied women
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Every 11 minutes a woman is killed by partner/family member: UN
The UN chief also said that violence against women is the most pervasive human rights violation and called on governments to push national plans to tackle this scourge
Understanding evolution of Indian abortion law
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Shraddha Murder Case Turns Communal, Right-Wingers Term it Love Jihad
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Woman, partner murdered by her brothers in suspected honour killing in UP’s Baghpat
One of the accused surrendered before Ramala police station and told the officials that he along with his three brothers had killed his sister and her lover Tuesday.
Kashmir’s famous third gender singing sensation Abdul Rashid alias Reshma passes away
Famous third gender Kashmiri Singer Abdul Rashid popularly known as Reshma passed away early on Sunday morning
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The women’s organisation term as “unacceptable” the committee's decision to ask for memoranda concerning entire gamut of personal law within a short period of 21 days.
Patriarchy and Virtue: Why is the outlawed practice of the Two Finger Test still in practice in India?
Supreme Court overturns the Jharkhand HC judgment in a rape conviction, expresses concern over the use of the Two Finger Test as medical evidence
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