Welfare as a Human Right: An Intersectional Approach to Trans Rights in India
In this article, published by the Oxford Human Rights Hub, Mansi Singh, and Mihir Rajamane explore the need to accommodate welfare in judicial analysis of LGBTQ+ rights, by acknowledging close...
View ArticleThe Freedom of Marriage and Association and Prohibition of Crimes in the Name...
CLPR’s draft Freedom of Marriage and Association and Prohibition of Crimes in the name of ‘Honour’ Bill, 2022 aims to tackle crimes in the name of ‘honour’ and ‘tradition’ that occur in cases of...
View ArticlePride Matters | Beyond Sec 377, the call for trans equality reaches a crescendo
In this article published by the Hindustan Times, Jayna Kothari highlights the need to support the transgender rights movement amidst the various human rights violations happening worldwide. In her...
View ArticleNotes on Allyship
In this opinion piece, published by Gaysi, Rajeev Anand Kushwah explores the understanding of Allyship, exploring what constitutes effective allyship, and what support straight allies can extend to...
View ArticleThe Dissenting Judgment Versus the Razing of Equality
Jayna Kothari, CLPR Executive Director analyses the dissenting opinion of the recent EWS Supreme Court Judgment. This ruling upheld the 103rd amendment to the Constitution which allowed 10% reservation...
View ArticleMarriage equality: Setbacks, silver linings
Jayna Kothari, CLPR Executive Director gives an insight on the recent landmark judgement where the Supreme Court of India ruled that there cannot be legal recognition for same-sex marriages in India...
View ArticleLaw, motherhood and the single woman: Discrimination and surrogacy in India
Jayna Kothari, CLPR Executive Director gives her thoughts on legal challenges faced by single women in India regarding surrogacy and bias in the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, courts, and highlights the...
View ArticleNew OxHRH RightsUp Podcast! Discrimination Law (Part 1)
Jayna Kothari, Executive Director of CLPR, along with Rosalie Abella, formerly a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, and Helen Mountfield KC, a barrister practising at Matrix Chambers in the UK...
View ArticleNew OxHRH RightsUp Podcast! Discrimination Law (Part 2)
Continuing with the dicussion on Discrimination Law, this part 2 discussion touches on various different dimensions of equality in a notion of substantive equality. Jayna Kothari, Executive...
View ArticleNew OxHRH RightsUp Podcast! Discrimination Law (Part 3)
In the final part of the Discrimination Law podcast series, the discussants have a conversation about affirmative action policies, strategic litigation, and moving beyond a complaints-based model of...
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