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Event Report | Consultation on a Bill to address Discrimination against Widows and Single Women

October 3, 2025

The CLPR presented the Draft Background Paper and Bill to Address Discrimination Against Widows and Single Women at a consultation held on 27th September 2025 at St. Joseph’s College, Trichy. The event was organised by the Kalangarai Social Animation Centre, Nagapattinam and Kaimpengal Matturum Atharavatra Pengal Nala Sangam- Tamil Nadu, and brought together widows’ groups, activists, academics, and legal experts to discuss the urgent need for dedicated legislation protecting widows and single women from systemic discrimination in Tamil Nadu.

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The Mental Health Care Bill 2012: An Overview

November 5, 2012

After India ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) which came into force in 2008, there was a clear need to overhaul the existing disability laws in India to bring them in compliance with the UNCRPD. It is in pursuance of this that the Mental Health Act 1987 (“MHA”) is sought to be replaced the new Mental Health Care Bill 2012 (“2012 Bill”). This is a brief overview of the 2012 Bill.