CLPR’s draft Equality Bill 2021 takes a new step in addressing discrimination experienced by people on the basis of caste, gender, religion, transgender and intersex identity, disability and other grounds. It aims to promote equality, prohibit different types of discriminatory conduct, provide adequate civil remedies and set up fora for redressal that are accessible and effective in addressing discrimination.
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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.
Our new approach is to view discrimination through the lens of Intersectionality and respond to caste–based discrimination in the context of gender, sexuality and disability.
UP anti-conversion law amounts to discrimination and a violation of the right to equality
In this article published by Indian Express, Jayna Kothari, Senior Advocate & Executive Director at Center for Law and Policy Research argues that new UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance 2020 leads to serious violation of the right to equality based on religion. She also adds that there is no evidence to support the argument of harms if any, of inter-faith marriages.
Why we can’t have laws curtailing the right to marry
In this article published by Deccan Herald, Jayna Kothari, Senior Advocate & Executive Director at…
At the Intersections of Caste and Gender
In this article published by the Thinking Republic, Jayna Kothari, Senior Advocate & Executive Director at Center for Law and Policy Research talks about the intersection of caste and gender highlighting the discrimination faced by Dalit and Adivasi trans persons. She also argues that the urgent for all activists, lawyers, researchers and civil society members to be intersectional in its approach to be able to understand the multidimensional discrimination faced by the persons at the intersections of race, caste, and gender identity.
Karnataka Rajya Vikalachetanara Rakshana Samiti v. The Union of India
The Petitioner, Karnataka Rajya Vikalachetanara Rakshana Samiti, a not-for-profit organization has filed this present Public…
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.”
23rd
Jan 2021
Making The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes( Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 work
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Venue Center for Law and Policy Research, D6, Dona Cynthia Apartments, 35, Primrose Road, Ashok Nagar, Bengaluru
Time 9:30 A.M.-2:00 P.M.
05th
Dec 2020
Transform 2020 | 4th International Conference on Transgender Rights and the Law | 5th & 6th December
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Venue Bangalore International Centre (New Building) No. 7, 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560071
Time 9:00 A.M.- 5:00 P.M.
06th
Oct 2020
The Rhetoric of Legal Reforms: Abortion, Gender and the State
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Venue Zoom (Online)
Time 4:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M.
26th
Sep 2020
Free workshop & Panel Discussion on Manual Scavenging | 26th September 2020
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Venue Online (Live Stream on YouTube )
Time 6:30 P.M. onwards
Bar and Bench
Examine how Horizontal Reservation can be provided for Transgender persons in public employment: Karnataka High Court
Bar & Bench reported on the High Court of Karnataka’s order asking the State government…
Live Law
Karnataka HC Seeks Govt Response On Plea Seeking Horizontal Reservation For Transgenders Instead Of OBC Reservation
Live Law reported on the High Court of Karnataka’s order where the Court sought a response from the State government on an application filed for providing horizontal reservation to Transgender Persons in Public Employment. The applicant submitted that reservation should not be provided under the OBC category but should be provided as a horizontal reservation as a separate special category like the reservation provided for women and persons with disabilities, that can be interlocked with other social categories of vertical reservation of SC/ST/OBC category. The Court gave the direction while hearing the petition filed by Jeeva, represented by Senior Advocate Jayna Kothari and assisted by Almas Shaikh, a Research Associate at CLPR.
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.
Bar and Bench
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
The CLPR Equality Fellowship: Announcing New Equality Fellows
We are excited to announce the joining of two Equality Fellows: Shahenaz Begum and Priyanka S Bhat.
CLPR Broadcast | January 2021
The Centre for Law and Policy Research (CLPR) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated…
Do entrance exams discriminate against the poor?
Clause 3 of the CLPR Equality Bill prohibits discrimination on the basis of protected characteristics. 2(oo)(i) lists socio-economic disadvantage as a protected ground, defined as a condition of a person “disadvantaged by poverty, low income, homelessness, or lack of or low-level educational qualifications.”
Transforming Futures: A Report on Transform 2020
TransForm is CLPR’s flagship annual conference to discuss debates on emerging issues on transgender rights and this year it was held on 5th and 6th December 2020.