LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE

Remedies for sexual harassment cases

Lost wages Payments to cover wages and benefits a victim would have earned from the date of the harassment to the date of the trial or...

Defending battered women who kill

We identified that advocacy for women experiencing domestic violence in Afghanistan tended to overlook the phenomena of women who killed...

Casteist remarks on social media now punishable: What fighting online hate speech in India entails

This article was first published on First Post here and is republished here with the permission of the author. On 3 July, the Delhi High...

The threshold of State Accountability: Case of Kontrová v. Slovakia

When the State has legislated its duty to prevent and protect people from violence, it is saying "We shall be legally responsible for...

Hindu Marriage Act must keep up with times to provide protection to partners, children in live-in re

This article was first published on First Post here and is republished here with the permission of the author. The Bombay High Court in...

Afghanistan's Anti-Harassment Law, and why it should be amended

Medica Afghanistan PRESS RELEASE OUR FIRST ANTI-HARASSMENT LAW AND WHY IT SHOULD BE AMENDED 8 March 2017 In November 2016, Parliament...

Can the proposed Anti Discrimination and Equality Bill 2017 be a positive tool for change?

The bill was introduced by Member of Parliament Mr. Shashi Tharoor on 10th March in the Lok Sabha. The bill has been drafted in...

Rape shield laws: Courts must protect privacy of victims, not allow debate on her sex life

This article was first published on First Post here and is republished here with the permission of the author. Recently, the Bombay High...

Gujarat HC criminalises visiting brothels: Ruling could lead to harassment of voluntary sex workers,

This article was first published on First Post here and is republished here with the permission of the author. The Gujarat High Court...

Child grooming: India must take measures to protect children from online sexual abuse

This article was first published on First Post here and is republished here with the permission of the author. Earlier this month,...

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