As part of our collaborative work with Centre for Reproductive Rights, we translated easy-to-understand FAQ Brochures on Child Marriage for our outreach in Karnataka. The brochure contains the relevant legal framework around Child Marriage in India.
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Our work on violence against women covers research and policy work on law relating to domestic violence, sexual harassment at the work place, reform of rape laws and studying the working of special fast track courts.
Child Marriage Posters: Kannada
As part of our collaborative work with Centre for Reproductive Rights, we translated easy-to-understand Posters on Child Marriage for our outreach in Karnataka. The poster contains the relevant legal framework around Child Marriage in India.
Child Marriage Posters: English
As part of our collaborative work with Centre for Reproductive Rights, we disseminated easy-for-reference Posters on Child Marriage for our outreach. The poster contains the relevant legal framework around Child Marriage in India.
Child Marriage FAQs Brochure: English
As part of our collaborative work with Centre for Reproductive Rights, we disseminated FAQ Brochures on Child Marriage for our outreach. The brochure contains the relevant legal framework around Child Marriage in India.
Joseph Shine vs. Union of India
CLPR represented the intervenor Vimochana in the Supreme Court and challenged the constitutionality of the offence of adultery under Section 497 of the IPC. We argued against adultery as an offence by invoking the fundamental right to privacy and argued that the right to intimate association is a facet of privacy which is protected under the Constitution. The Supreme Court unanimously struck down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code as being violative of Articles 14. 15 & 21 of the Constitution.
Shiv Kumar vs Union Of India
The right to seek a divorce by mutual consent is provided under the Hindu Marriage…
14th
Apr 2019
CLPR | Sexual and Reproductive Rights in India | Social Movements and Legal Battles
Venue Bangalore International Centre
Time 9.30 AM - 5.00 PM
This conference aims to bring together prominent Sexual & Reproductive Rights (SRR) activists, academics and lawyers to evaluate the past, present and future of SRR work in India. Our objective is to draw attention to the issues that are often implicitly or explicitly excluded from the ambit of SRR.
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Oct 2018
Shaping Law. Shaping Gender – Experiences from India
Venue Humboldt University of Berlin
Time
Jayna Kothari participated in the Interdisciplinary Workshop held on 11 – 13 October 2018 at Humboldt University of Berlin. She was one of the panelists in ‘Systems of Inequality’ and presented her paper titled ‘Is the Supreme Court Cherry Picking its Gender Battles?’
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Dec 2017
Discussion on the Supreme Court verdict in the Independent Thought case
Venue Centre for Law and Policy Research
Time 2:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.
CLPR invites lawyers, CSOs, government officials and academics to discuss the details of the judgment, on how it could be implemented and its impact on the Karnataka amendments to the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006 (PCMA).
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May 2017
Consultation on Child Marriage
Venue Centre for Law and Policy Research
Time 09:30 A.M. - 05:00 P.M.
n collaboration with the Centre for Reproductive Rights, Centre for Law and Policy Research organized a Consultation on Child Marriage and the Law on 19th May 2017. The workshop aimed at creating a discourse and urgent dialogue on child marriage and the legal issues surrounding it.
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‘When it comes to sexual health, docs are a problem’ | Deccan Herald covers CLPR’s SRR Conference
Reporting for the Deccan Herald, Akhil Kadidal covered our conference on Sexual and Reproductive Rights in India. In particular, he focused on the right to abortion panel. He interviews Senior Advocate Jayna Kothari and Advocate Meenaz Kakalia.
Radio Active - Cr 90.4 MHz
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.
Radio Active CR 90.4 MHz
Radio Active interviews Jayna Kothari on Child Marriage
In Episode 2 of its Ba Baduku series, Radio Active interviews Senior Advocate Jayna Kothari on the various laws prohibiting child marriage. They focus on the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA) and the 2016 Karnataka amendment to the Act.
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Dignity March: Sexual abuse survivors to cover 10,000 kms to end social stigma
Over 5,000 survivors of sexual violence across the country Thursday embarked on a 65-day-long ‘Dignity March’ from the city, which will culminate in New Delhi on February 22, its organisers said. CLPR Managing Director and Senior Advocate Jayna Kothari was present at the launch of the march at Somaiya Ground.
Implementation of Legislation Addressing Gender Injustice in Andhra Pradesh, Pt 1: POCSO Act
We analyse the implementation of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 in Andhra Pradesh. We perform both a quantitative and qualitative analysis. It is the first post in a three-part series on legislation addressing gender injustices in the State.
Implementation of Legislation Addressing Gender Injustice in Tamil Nadu, Pt 3: POSH
We analyse the implementation of the POSH Act in Tamil Nadu. The Act aims to prevent the sexual harassment of women in the workplace. The Social Welfare Department of Tamil Nadu reports that only 1317 of the several lakh workplaces have established mandatory Internal Complaints Committees.
Implementation of Legislation Addressing Caste-Based Discrimination in Andhra Pradesh: POA Act
We analyse the implementation of several salient features of the Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 in the state of Andhra Pradesh. We note a high rate of pendency and low rates of conviction, despite the prevalence of caste-specific practices such as the Devadasi system and Manual Scavenging.
Implementation of Legislation Addressing Gender Injustice in Tamil Nadu, Pt 2: PCMA
Is the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 (PCMA) being successfully implemented in Tamil Nadu? In 2009, the State framed rules regarding the monitoring and reporting of instances of child marriage by detailing the responsibilities of CMPOs and appointing ‘Panchayat Level Core Committees’ to assist CMPOs.