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A regressive 2026 amendment to rights of Trans persons is under legal challenge even as pride month is celebrated
Unable to stay the statute, High Courts have charted a middle path—protecting petitioners already undergoing hormone therapy while the broader constitutional challenge awaits adjudication by the Supreme Court
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SC suggests setting up of medical boards to help pregnant rape survivors
The top court has issued notice on a plea filed by a 14-year-old who had sought termination of her 26-week-old pregnancy
Fake sexual harassment cases becoming a trend: Delhi High Court
The court said that allegations regarding such serious offences cannot be made at the drop of a hat, and it is an abuse of the process of law
Swiss Vote for Burqa Ban and Its Reaction among Indian Muslims
The established theologians of Islam around the world have debunked the untenable theological justifications around the full-face veil of all forms
Bom HC pulls up trial court for using objectionable words in rape acquittal order
The court observed that the words used by the trial court were slang and foul words which are utterly disrespectful to women.
Delhi HC directs police protection for Lesbian married against her will
The 23-year-old woman said she is cognisant of her orientation and escaped her home as her parents tried to ‘cure’ her using ‘psychic interventions’
UP: Father of gang-rape survivor dies in alleged accident
Alleging the accident to be a murder, family and members demonstrated on the Kanpur-Sagar highway demanding swift action against the accused.
Gujarat HC suggests the State to prohibit social exclusion of menstruating women
The court has proposed a set of directions that the Government should follow to end menstruation taboo, affecting women’s mental and fundamental rights
Mahila Kisan Diwas: A sea of dupattas Centre’s decry farm laws
Women leaders speak, march, demonstrate and hold meetings on Monday in a show of strength by the agricultural sector’s largest labour force.
Adivasi Mahila Kisan: the unsung voices of Indian agriculture
SabrangIndia celebrates International Women’s Day by acknowledging and hailing the contributions and issues of women Adivasi farmers in India.
Ayesha’s Suicide Lays Bare the Sickness of Muslim Society
Muslims who are arguing that Ayesha should have divorced her husband simply do not know how Islamic law works in India.
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