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Focus Areas
Our law and policy research, litigation and intervention advances autonomy of women and adolescent girls.
Read MoreSince 2015 we have engaged in path breaking litigation and law and policy research that shapes the field of transgender rights in India.
Read MoreOur core focus in combating discrimination on the basis of disability, sex, gender identity and caste has resulted in high impact litigation and in depth, insightful social science research on intersectionality.
Read MoreImpact
Madras High Court allows transgender applicants to write exam for Police Constable selections despite age bar
CLPR represented three transgender persons in appealing to the Madras High Court for the relaxation of the age bar for the post of grade II police constable.
Read MoreAnupama D. v. The Office of the Directorate of the Disabled and Senior Citizens Empowerment & Ors.
The Petitioner is a person with blindness. She had applied for the post of Assistant Teacher in the Blind Children’s Residential School, Chitradurga (Respondent No. 6) which is an aided…
Read MoreJeeva M. v. State of Karnataka & Anr.
CLPR represented a transgender person seeking change of name and gender in school certificates and pre-university records before the Karnataka High Court.
Read MoreTrans Law Cell
5-6 pmEvery Tuesday
CLPR hosts weekly drop in sessions for members of the transgender and sexual minority community.
CLPR lawyers are available to answer your legal queries or questions, to provide legal advice and to assist with litigation.
No prior appointment or registration is required.
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News & Media
Constitutional Culture
Internet Shutdowns need to be challenged- Jayna Kothari, Senior Advocate, High Court of Karnataka
The Quint
February 20, 2020
February 11, 2020
Events
Discrimination & Intersectionality
Tackling Caste Discrimination through Law: Ernakulam Talks
9:30 A.M.-4:30 P.M.
28February 2020
Academic Conference on Human Rights of LGBTQI: Challenges and Way Forward
9:30 A.M.-5:00 P.M.
26February 2020