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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
Why did Budaun police take so long to catch rape-accused Temple priest?
Alert locals caught the accused who was hiding in the same village, and handed him over to the police
NCW member blames Badaun gangrape victim!
National Commission for Women member Chandramukhi Devi said If victim had not gone out unaccompanied in the evening, ganrape, murder would not have happened; the accused temple priest is still absconding
National women organisations demand justice for anganwadi gang-rape victim
Organisations claim that police ignored the pleas of the victim’s family to lodge the FIR
Ex IAS officer claims UP govt detained him for trying to meet Badaun gangrape victim’s family
Meanwhile, there continues to be a lack of political outrage over the brutal gang-rape and murder at a temple in Uttar Pradesh
Rape is destruction of personality of victim: J&K HC
The court, while denying bail to rape accused, held that even if he had friendly relations with the survivor, it does not give him license to have sexual relations without her consent
Woman allegedly gang raped, brutalised inside UP temple
She succumbed to her injuries; police have booked a priest and two disciples, SHO has been suspended
Mothers can’t be denied child’s custody upon entering new relationship without divorce: Allahabad HC
However, the court allowed visitation rights to the father as a father’s company is also essential for the child’s welfare
Is death penalty a deterrent against sexual crimes against women?
Year after year, since the 2012 gang rape in Delhi, governments have introduced stricter punishments, especially death penalty, in response to aggravated sexual crimes. So, why do such crimes keep on increasing, and why does their nature become more horrific and inhuman?
The 2020 plague of Domestic Violence
The Covid pandemic and subsequent lockdown saw a surge in both virus and domestic violence cases leading to initiatives by various bodies and social media
Every workplace must declare zero tolerance for Gender insensitivity: Delhi HC
The court observed that internal committees need not demand high standard of proof in complaints of sexual harassment
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