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Beyond mere Recognition: The Jane Kaushik judgment and the next frontier of transgender equality
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court acknowledged the dignity and rights of employment of transgender individuals, ordered monetary compensation for a transwoman teacher who had been terminated from her position, and ordered that a model Equal Opportunity Policy be made mandatory in all institutions, going further than the Constitution's promise of equality in private employment
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Hijab Ban: Identity politics or body policing?
CJP secretary Teesta Setalvad and social scientist, Dr. Muniza Khan, discuss the question no one has asked yet
Madras HC commends TN gov’t for new Police rules, glossary for referring to LGBTQIA+ persons
Court hails how this will ensure that media, press and the society will address such people in a more dignified and respectable manner
Opinion: A salute to Muslim sisters from Karnataka
The hijab controversy could be a deliberate attempt by the right-wing to attack how Islam is understood and practiced by its followers
No Hijab in class: Will Puducherry be able to nip the controversy in the bud?
Meanwhile, Karnataka High Court will hear a plea against the hijab ban in several junior colleges today
Afghanistan: Women, Economy and Taliban
By discrimination on the basis of gender, the Taliban are violating key principles of equality laid down in Islam
Will Bulandshahr gangrape-murder case take the Hathras route?
The recent murder, after alleged rape of a teenager and her cremation at midnight has brought back memories of the Hathras case
Hate as a State project is not a new phenomenon: Survivors
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Webinar organised by the Gauri Memorial Trust, CJP had the country’s leading journalists and activists illustrate how targeted vilification was being supported by inaction
SBI withdraws sexist guidelines in face of public ire
Following a notice from the DCW, the SBI withdrew its guideline against pregnant women
20-year-old woman assaulted, paraded on the streets of Delhi
Delhi Commission for Women has demanded action and arrests of men and women seen assaulting and parrading the woman, reportedly a rape survivor
Clubhouse case: Mumbai police arrest 3 from Haryana
The three have been arrested in connection with an online chat, though this case is distinct from the one where some people allegedly made derogatory remarks about women from the minority community on the app
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Communal Organisations
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India
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