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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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Afghanistan: Bullet riddled bodies of women activists found in Mazar-e-Sharif
Frozan Safi (30), who had taught at a private university in Balkh the northern Afghan province, was one of the victims identified
Hate Watch: Twitter user threatens Virat Kohli’s infant with rape, deletes accounts after outrage
Many try to divert attention elsewhere, suggesting saying handle operated from Pakistan, fact checks prove otherwise
Dabur uses LGBTQI storyline to sell skin bleach, gets trolled for ‘insulting’ Karva Chauth
Company backs down, pulls out racist advertisement after MP minister’s ‘warning’, however the advertisement is problematic on other levels
Bombay court convicts man for sexual harassment in one of the shortest trials!
The case was registered on September 28 and the court delivered its verdict on October 5
Purge incorrect, derogatory references to LGBTQIA+ persons: National Medical Commission
NMC issues advisory to medical colleges and textbook authors; decision flows from a landmark June 2021 judgment by Madras HC
Bikaner hostel rape case: Rajasthan court awards life sentence to main accused, convicts two others
A 17-year-old Dalit girl was found dead in a water tank at her hostel in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district in 2016
Resist before Delhi Police makes sexual assault their SoP for protesters: AISA
Students' group condemns Delhi police for allegedly sexually assaulting women who had gathered outside Home Minister Amit Shah’s house to protest the killing of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri
Can minor’s consent be considered in POCSO cases?
The Gujarat High Court sets aside conviction of rape under POCSO Act, as the minor girl and the convict were married and girl had borne 2 children
Bombay HC orders protection of identities in POSH proceedings
The court has said that cases of sexual harassment at workplace will not be reported in the media without prior approval; order to not be passed in open court
Understanding the ‘Haritha Moment’: The Gender-ed Turn in Kerala Muslim Politics
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Washed Away by Floods, Targeted by the State: Hamela Khatun’s fight for citizenship
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Communal Organisations
The Orchestrated Extremism: An analysis of communal hate speech in India’s election cycle (2024–2025)
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Communal Profiling at Malabar Hill, CJP’s files complaint with Maharashtra Police and NCM
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India
Massive duplicate entries in Mumbai voter rolls trigger political uproar; opposition flags “fraudulent patterns” and pressures SEC for action
With more than 10.6% of Mumbai’s electorate appearing multiple times in the SEC’s draft rolls—some duplicated over a hundred times—the Opposition alleges targeted tampering in their strongholds, raises alarm over rising “elected unopposed” patterns, and demands urgent corrective action and extended scrutiny
Rule of Law
‘They Have a Right to Be Heard’: Supreme Court suggests Union brings back alleged deportees from Bangladesh “at least as a temporary measure”
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Hate Speech
A New Silence: The Supreme Court’s turn toward non-interference in hate-speech cases
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Israel, United States & and other complicit entities guilty of genocide, ecocide, and forced starvation in Palestine: International People’s Tribunal
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