In this article published by Frontline, co-authored by Thulasi K Raj along with Kaleeswaram Raj & Bastian Steuwer, they argue that even though a right to the reservation may not be culled out from the equality code of the Constitution, it nevertheless remains a significant political and moral duty.
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Our 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.
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The Trans Act Is A Reflection Of Our Broken Democracy
In this opinion piece published by Huff Post, Vikramaditya Sahai argues that how trans politics and their demands challenge the logic of representative democracy that holds the formation of the National Council for Transgender Persons as signs of development and progress itself.
Should the age of marriage for women be raised to 21?
In this discussion published by The Hindu, Jayna Kothari, where she commented that law should declare the child marriages void rather than making it a criminal act.
Exclusion Amplified: A report on how the pandemic has impacted the trans and intersex community in India
This Report is an attempt at presenting the needs and rights of the trans community…
National Federation of the Blind v. Karnataka Public Service Commission & Ors.
The Petitioner, which is a Federation formed to serve visually impaired and low vision people…
CLPR’s litigation Impact-A family member of the victim of atrocity gets a government job
On 23.07.2017, a gang of youths belonging to the MBC community attacked people from Scheduled…
Kabeer C alias Aneera v. State of Kerala & Ors.
A Public Interest Litigation was filed in the Kerala High Court by Aneera Kabeer, a transgender person involved in mobilising persons in the transgender community for the purpose of achieving equal opportunities for the community. The Petition seeks various reliefs relating to transgender people during period of COVID-19 threat. The writ petition sought for measures by the state government for “the distribution of food ration, medicines, access to medical treatment, etc. to the transgender community in Kerala.”
CMASK v. State of Karnataka & Ors.
The Writ Petition No. 7990/2020 has been brought by the Petitioner – Parishista Jaathi/Parishishtha Pangadagala…
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Sep 2020
Free workshop & Panel Discussion on Manual Scavenging | 26th September 2020
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Time 6:30 P.M. onwards
20th
Aug 2020
Disability, Caste and Intersectionality: Panel Discussion
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Venue Online (Zoom)
Time 4:00 P.M.-5:30 P.M.
04th
Aug 2020
Live Webinar : “Rights of Intersex Persons: The Need for Legal Recognition”
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Time 4:00 P.M.-5:30 P.M.
25th
Jul 2020
An open meeting to discuss comments on the Draft Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020
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Venue Online (Zoom)
Time 11:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M.
Bar and Bench
Give reasons for delay in filing charge sheets for offences under SC/ST Act, conduct regular training for officers: Karnataka HC
Bar & Bench reported on the High Court of Karnataka’s order where the court questioned the state government on the reasons for the delay in filing charge sheets in cases under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC/ST Act) and its Rules. The Court directed the Registrar General of High Court (RG) to file a report on the status of the proposal to set up more of these courts and also gave various other directions including the regular holding of meetings of committees and regular training of the officers appointed under the Act. The Court gave the direction while hearing the petition filed by the Committee for Monitoring and Strengthening SCs/STs in Karnataka (CMASK), represented by Senior Counsel Jayna Kothari.
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Karnataka HC directs KPSC, State to consider granting extra time of 20 mins per hour to visually impaired students
Bar & Bench reported on the High Court of Karnataka’s direction to the KPSC and the State government where they asked authorities to consider granting 20 mins extra per hour to visually impaired students. The Court gave the direction while hearing the petition filed by National Federation of the Blind, represented by Senior Counsel Jayna Kothari
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Tackling Caste Discrimination Through Law: CLPR event conducted at Karnataka HC
Bar and Bench reported the CLPR event on learning session for lawyers at the Karnataka High Court on the topic of ‘Tackling Caste Discrimination through Law”.
The interactive seminar had four sessions covering various topics such as The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989, Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955: How can it be effectively used? Manual Scavenging and the Law, and the Karnataka Devadasi (Prohibition of Dedication) Act, 1982.
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A Conversation with Trinetra Gummaraju | Radio Active covers our SRR conference
Shruti Sharada interviews Trinetra Gummaraju, who will speak at our conference on Sexual and Reproductive Rights conference, for RadioActive Cr 90.4 Mhz. Gummaraju will speak on the LGBTI+ panel.
Intersectional Nature of Discrimination- the Case of Koraga Tribe
This post will focus on the Koraga Tribe in Karnataka and Kerala, and the intersectional nature of the discrimination they face. While the Koragas are classified as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG), their population continues to dwindle and they remain in abject poverty.
Protecting the Rights of Victims & Witnesses in Caste-Based Atrocities
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe persons (SC/STs), who comprise 28% of India’s population, have faced discrimination in Indian society, socially and economically, for hundreds of years. Due to their weak social and economic background, they often lack the resources to navigate India’s legal system and fight for their constitutional rights.
CLPR | Trans Law Quarterly | Issue II
E D I T O R I A L We are still in…
CLPR Broadcast | September 2020
The Centre for Law and Policy Research (CLPR) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to…