RGNUL: Special Lecture On LGBTQI+ Identity And Hate Crimes [14th October 2022]

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Men’s Rights or Misogyny? The Fallout of Atul Subhash’s Tragic Death

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Nancy Mace’s slur about transgender people has a cost, just like her bathroom bill.

Slate

Sign up for The Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Last week, a group of trans-rights activists staged a sit-in at the Capitol to protest a resolution, proposed by Rep. Nancy Mace, that would prohibit transgender women from using women’s restrooms in the building. Here’s how Mace explained the …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Criminology student accused of killing stranger ‘asked how to get away with murder in class’

The Independent

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2 weeks ago

Justice Yadav's speech on Hinduism and Indian culture Vs Justice Nariman's sermons on secularism: The liberal hypocrisy

Op India

On 8th December, the sitting judge of the Allahabad High Court, Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, attended and spoke at an event organised by the Vishva Hindu Parishad legal cell in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Those who try to deceive or run their own agendas will not last long.” Justice Yadav took an oath in the historic library hall of the Allahabad …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Labour MP’s bid to end ‘alienating’ discrimination against Jews and Sikhs

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Jews and Sikhs are two of the top three ethnic groups to experience hate crimes …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

'Accused Mowed Down Deceased Woman In Utter Disregard To Humanity': Bombay HC Denies Relief To Mihir Shah, Another In Worli Hit & Run Case

Live Law

The Bombay High Court while refusing to grant any relief to Mihir Shah, the prime accused in the infamous Worli Hit-n-Run Case, voiced its concern over the need to prioritise the rights' of the victims and also to strike a balance between the rights of the victim and the accused as well. A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and …

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4 weeks ago

NLIU Blog Of Law And Gender Justice [Submissions On A Rolling Basis]

Live Law

The Gender Justice Cell at the National Law Institute University was established in 2004 with an aim to promote gender equality and to sensitise and create awareness on gender related issues. The NLIU Blog of Law & Gender Justice is an academic initiative of the Gender Justice Cell at NLIU Bhopal, dedicated to providing a dynamic platform for exploring the …

Law Justice Legal Gender Gender Justice Blog Submissions

Man in my locker room 'feels like assault': Mace escalates clash with trans congresswoman

Raw Story

Responding to criticism from the first openly transgender American to be elected to Congress, Rep. Nancy Mace continued her public fight with newly elected Democrat Sarah McBride of Delaware in an interview with Fox News, where she likened “a man walking into a locker room” where she was changing to assault. “This is a person who has threatened to come …

Congress Man Mace

1 month ago

LGBTQIA+ Rights in India: Lawyer Rohin Bhatt on Supreme Court’s Marriage Equality Verdict and his New Book

The Hindu

Published : Nov 19, 2024 17:33 IST - 8 MINS READ On October 17, 2023, the Supreme Court delivered its verdict in Supriyo v. Union of India. In October, Bhatt released The Urban Elite versus Union of India, “a first-of-its-kind book” on queer rights. However, the queer person in me and the activist in me would often be conflicted, because …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Natural For Two Persons In Love To Hug & Kiss Each Other: Madras High Court Quashes Sexual Harassment Case Against Man

Live Law

The Madras High Court recently quashed criminal proceedings initiated against a man under Section 354A IPC for allegedly committing sexual harassment on a girl. Justice Anand Venkatesh observed that to constitute an offence of sexual harassment, a man must have committed physical contact and made advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures. In the present case, the court noted that …

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1 month, 1 week ago

NLU Odisha: Regional Consultation On Law Review of Cyber Crimes Affecting Women In Collaboration With National Commission For Women

Live Law

The Centre for Women and Law, National Law University Odisha in collaboration with the National Commission for Women hosted the "Regional Consultation on Law Review of Cyber Crimes Affecting Women" on campus. The consultation brought together legal scholars, law enforcement officials, and judicial experts to address critical gaps in current cyber laws affecting women and discuss potential amendments for better …

Law Women Odisha Cyber Crimes Cyber National Commission Laws

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Women with disabilities seen as ‘easy targets’: CJI

The Hindu

Chief Justice of India D.Y. The Chief Justice drew attention to the “dual vulnerability” of women with disabilities, both as women and as individuals with disabilities. They were considered as “easy targets” for sexual violence, he said, while speaking on the topic of ‘Protection Services for Children with Disabilities’. “Sexual violence faced by disabled girls highlights the double marginalisation they …

Children Justice Disabilities Chief Sexual Violence Disabled Women Easy Targets

2 months, 3 weeks ago

RGNUL students protest against V-C’s girls’ hostel inspection, ‘sexist remarks’ and safety concerns

The Hindu

Student-led protests have marred activity at the Rajiv Gandhi University of Law in Patiala, Punjab after Vice-Chancellor Prof. Jai Shankar Singh allegedly entered the girls’ hostel without prior notice, violating their privacy. Denying the allegations, Prof. Singh told The Hindu that his visit to the first-year female students’ rooms was “at their invitation.” He claimed that an influx of female …

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3 months ago

FIRs against Rahul Gandhi over statements on Sikhs in India

The Hindu

Multiple First Information Reports have been registered against former Congress president Rahul Gandhi in various districts of Chhattisgarh over his recent statements on the Sikh community made during the leader’s recent visit to the U.S. Cases have been filed in the capital Raipur and a couple of other cities, including Bilaspur and Durg, with police sources adding that more such …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

The harm principle: how John Mill’s theory defines the extent of liberty

The Hindu

A few days ago, a minor girl was gang-raped in the Dhing area of Nagaon district, Assam, allegedly by three Muslim men. As anger over the horrific incident and against the community escalated, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who has called Muslims a “communal organisation” in the past, said he would not allow “Miya Muslims” to “take over all of …

Society Opinion Hate Speech Free Speech Hate Speech Muslims

3 months, 3 weeks ago

It is shameful incidents of sexual assault have not reduced since Nirbhaya case, says Shabana Azmi

Hindustan Times

Pune, Veteran actor Shabana Azmi says outrage over cases of crimes against women should not be selective and the society needs to work on the root cause of the menace. It is shameful incidents of sexual assault have not reduced since Nirbhaya case, says Shabana Azmi Azmi said there is need to end the patriarchal mindset of the people as …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Half of LGBT+ people say they are bullied or harassed at work, survey shows

The Independent

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Work Email Lgbt Tuc

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Threat at every step: What it takes to stay alive as women

New Indian Express

Grim figures Violence and abuse against women and girls is frequent on streets, in public transportation and in other public places. In 2022, the Delhi Police registered a total of 1212 cases of sexual assault which says that on an average three women were raped daily in the city. According to the data shared by the National Crime Records Bureau, …

Crime Women Delhi Sexual Assault Rape Cases Delhi Police

4 months ago

'Outsiders Involved': Shinde Says Badlapur Protests Politically Motivated, Oppn Calls For Maharashtra Bandh

News 18

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday claimed that the massive rail roko protest at Thane’s Badlapur over the alleged sexual assault of two four-year-old girls by the sweeper in the washroom of a school in the town, was “politically motivated” and aimed at maligning the state government. The people of Maharashtra are agitated and… pic.twitter.com/4LoFpEZoly— ANI August 21, 2024 …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Canadian LGBTQ community denounces alarming rise in attacks

Hindustan Times

Members of Canada's LGBTQ community have denounced a resurgence of "hateful comments and attacks," including seeing rainbow flags burned, Pride marches disrupted and increasing violence targeting them all a stark contrast to the country's reputation of tolerance. Canadian LGBTQ community denounces alarming rise in attacks {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} For years, many parts of the country have been considered a …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

In Australia, the threat of homophobic violence lingers, and the danger is proving to be even more pernicious

ABC

It is a threat many people in the queer community thought was subsiding, albeit slowly. The words "homophobic violence" are perhaps too tame for the memories they conjure of widespread bashings in the 80s and 90s, which in many cases saw gay men brutally murdered. Andrew Barr, Australia's first and only openly gay head of government, says the alleged homophobic …

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5 months ago

Centre asks States to ensure queer community gets equal rights in prisons

The Hindu

The Union Government has asked States/Union Territories to ensure that members of the queer community get equal rights in prison and there is no discrimination in access to goods and services, especially prison visitation rights. In a note to Home Secretaries and Heads of Prisons, the Ministry of Home Affairs said it had come to the notice of the ministry …

Prison Interview Queer Community

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Antony Blinken claims increase in hate speech in India citing USCIRF report

Op India

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, an organisation India has strongly criticised in the past, has again raised ‘concerns’ over religious freedoms, citing the alleged rise in ‘hate speech’, demolitions and anti-conversion laws. Earlier in May, India rejected a similar report of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom that accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of “reinforcing …

India Religious Hate Speech Freedom Muslims Report Blinken

5 months, 4 weeks ago

Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif admits minorities — Hindus, Sikhs, smaller Muslim sects — face persistent issues

Live Mint

Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday acknowledged that minorities are facing “targeted violence in the name of religion”. Pakistan is facing global embarrassment,” the Defence Minister said, as quoted by Dawn. He claimed that religious minorities are not safe in Pakistan despite constitutional protections while calling for a resolution to safeguard marginalised communities. Hindus, Sikhs, and other minorities in …

Pakistan Defence Minorities Muslim

5 months, 4 weeks ago

Pause for Perspective Hosts ‘Queering Healthcare’ Discussion, Spotlighting Challenges Faced by Queer and Transpersons

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: As part of the pride month celebrations, Pause for Perspective, a mental health practitioners’ collective, held a discussion on ‘Queering Healthcare’. The participants including queer healthcare professionals, activists, and people with shared experiences, explored varied challenges faced by queer and transpersons while accessing gender affirmative medical or surgical care or mental healthcare. The session explored the devaluation of queer …

Healthcare Care Trans Pause For Perspective Challenges Faced Hosts Queer

6 months ago

As LGBT+ hate crime rises – how can allies help?

The Independent

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6 months, 1 week ago

Drag Artists Create Qommittee To Stop Anti-LGBTQ+ Violence

Huff Post

Tiara Latrice Kelley remembers the shock and confusion that rang through her body when she received a text from her friend the night of June 12, 2016. But now, we’re also battling a tidal wave of hate-doxxing, harassment, death threats, armed protests, bombings, and even shootings.” Among Qommittee’s members are Sairen Strange, who had an event canceled due to armed …

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6 months, 1 week ago

‘Darshan typically looked at harassment issue from the perspective of toxic masculinity’

The Hindu

“Women are caught between two roles. Either as a damsel in distress or as a long-suffering wife,” remarked Madhu Bhushan, a feminist activist, while speaking about the two women — Pavithra Gowda and Vijayalakshmi — who are players in the narrative surrounding Kannada film actor Darshan who has been arrested in a murder case. They failed to look at it …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Anti-LGBTQ violence hits 'new high': EU report

New Indian Express

VIENNA: Violence and harassment against LGBTQ people in Europe have reached a "new high" in the past few years, according to a survey published Tuesday by the European Union's rights agency. Even as more LGBTQ people feel able to be open about their identities, the discrimination they face "remains high", with "more violence, harassment and bullying" than before, the EU …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Sexual assault row: Protests demanding swift arrest of JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna escalate in Hassan

New Indian Express

HASSAN: Protests against the 'obscene videos' of alleged sexual assaults by Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna has intensified in the district of JDS supremo HD Deve Gowda. Condemning the alleged obscene videos, members from different progressive units and women's organisations took the issue to the streets in different parts of the district. Hundreds of women workers under the banner of Hassan …

Prajwal Revanna Hassan District

7 months, 3 weeks ago

A government committee on LGBTQIA+ rights sparks hope and concern

Hindustan Times

Last week, the Indian government notified a committee headed by the cabinet secretary and comprising secretaries from the ministries of home, law, women and child development, health and family welfare, and social justice and empowerment to “examine the various issues relating to the queer community”. The terms of reference of this committee are narrow: It may examine and submit recommendations …

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8 months ago

Trans rapist complains of being a ‘hate crime’ victim

The Telegraph

The former DJ had first appeared as Adam Graham but started to identify as a woman while on bail and appeared for trial under the name Isla Bryson. I don’t sound like a man anymore.” Bryson was convicted of raping one woman in Clydebank in 2016 and another in nearby Drumchapel in 2019, but insisted: “I’m only into men.” Bryson …

Crime Prison Bryson Sps Trans Rapist

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Three important safeguards of rights of rape and assault survivors

Hindustan Times

The recent outrage over a judicial magistrate in Rajasthan asking a rape survivor to show her injuries has brought into focus once again the gap between how survivors of sexual violence are treated and they should be treated. Here are three important ones: In-camera proceedings introduced via the 2008 amendment to criminal procedure The 154th Report of the Law Commission …

Rajasthan Court Rights Rape Victims Victim Sexual

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ferocious, jolting & sarcastic!

New Indian Express

HYDERABAD: The poet, painter and playwright Gieve Patel had to say this about Sifar’s ‘The Wisest Fool on Earth’: “One of the most important plays written in India. Its authentic evocation of detail upon detail, from the annals of one kind of Bombay existence, and the creation of Jay— a remarkably vivid and thought-provoking character—give the play a very special …

Jay Jolting Sarcastic

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Chronicles from the closet: Pawan Dhall’s remarkable archive of early years of India’s LGBTQIA+ movement

The Hindu

Published : Apr 04, 2024 11:00 IST - 9 MINS READ Please wash your hands,” said Pawan Dhall, a queer rights activist, researcher, and writer, when I asked him to show me the contents of his archive on the LGBTQIA+ community. “The archive serves as a time capsule by preserving things big and small, from the first typewritten notes to …

India Kolkata Early Material Queer Letters Movement

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Scottish hate crime law sparks heated row

China Daily

By Julian Shea in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-04-02 04:41 A new law relating to hate crime has come into effect in Scotland, stirring up a major debate about freedom of speech. The Hate Crime and Public Order Act 2021, creates a new crime of “stirring up hatred” relating to age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or gender …

Law Scotland Scottish

8 months, 3 weeks ago

JK Rowling dares police to arrest her over SNP’s new hate crime law

The Telegraph

She invited those who agreed with her to share the post and used the hashtag #arrestme. By passing the Hate Crime and Public Order Act, Rowling said MSPs had “placed higher value on the feelings of men performing their idea of femaleness, however misogynistically or opportunistically, than on the rights and freedoms of actual women and girls”. She said: “The …

Men Rowling

9 months, 1 week ago

GNLU Alumni Write To The University To Create Robust Institutional Mechanism To Deal With Sexual Harassment Complaints

Live Law

Amidst the reports on sexual harassment faced by the students of Gujarat National Law University, its Alumni have urged the University to create a 'robust institutional mechanism' for dealing with such complaints, including gender and sexuality discrimination and other unwelcome sexual conduct. Further, the Alumni also urged the University to clarify the circumstances behind the administration's actions and failure to …

Students Court University Sexual Harassment Campus Alumni Committee

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Activists and members of Serbia’s LGBTQ+ community protest reported police harassment

Associated Press

BELGRADE, Serbia — Rights activists and members of LGBTQ+ community in Serbia on Wednesday held a protest following a reported case of police harassment of a young gay man and a bisexual woman. The protest in Serbia’s capital Belgrade was called after police rejected a complaint against the officers accused of assaulting the two during a raid of their apartment …

Serbia Lgbtq Community

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Gujarat High Court dismayed at incidents of ‘rape, molestation, discrimination, homophobia, favouritism’ at GNLU

The Hindu

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday expressed its dismay at the “incidents of molestation, rape, discrimination, homophobia, favouritism, suppression of voices” which have taken place at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, according to a fact-finding committee’s report. The report, submitted in a sealed cover to the Division Bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Aniruddha P. Mayee, was described …

Court Report Bench Gujarat High Court Gnlu

9 months, 3 weeks ago

AI-Powered Justice: Safeguarding Against Sexual Offenses In The Metaverse

Live Law

The metaverse represents the dawn of a new era fraught with unanswered questions and challenges demanding resolution. In 2018, The Extended Mind and Pluto VR conducted a survey revealing that nearly half of female virtual reality users reported instances of sexual harassment within virtual spaces. Continual reports echo the unsettling reality of real-life sexual assaults unfolding in VR realms, emphasizing …

Legal Sexual Assault Sexual Misconduct Virtual Reality Challenges Sexual Harassment Digital

9 months, 3 weeks ago

A feminist approach to gender-based violence policymaking in India

Hindustan Times

India’s social structure, with enduring gender inequalities rooted in patriarchal norms, plays a significant role in perpetuating gender-based violence. In the context of this brief, GBV refers to acts of abuse of a sexual, physical, psychological, or financial nature committed against women in India. India’s social structure, with long-standing gender inequalities rooted in patriarchal norms and gender roles, plays a …

India Women Social Violence Gender Sexual This Brief

9 months, 4 weeks ago

Man Guilty In Black Transgender Woman's Killing In 1st Federal Hate Crime Trial Over Gender Identity

Huff Post

The Matthew J. Perry, Jr. Courthouse in Columbia, S.C., is seen on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. via Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man was found guilty Friday of killing a Black transgender woman in the nation’s first federal trial over an alleged hate crime based on gender identity. Doe and Ritter grew close over the course of …

Crime Identity Trial Gender Man South Carolina Gender Identity

10 months ago

First federal trial involving a hate crime based on gender identity begins in South Carolina

LA Times

Daqua Lameek Ritter is being tried at the federal courthouse in Columbia, S.C., on charges that he killed a Black transgender woman in 2019. The first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity began Tuesday in South Carolina, where a man faces charges that he killed a Black transgender woman and then fled to New York. But …

Crime Identity Gender South Carolina Gender Identity Hate South

10 months, 1 week ago

Former detective urges justice for victims of gay hate crimes

ABC

JASON OM, REPORTER: For years the New South Wales Police have joined the Sydney Mardi Gras to show their support, but some fear the damning findings of a judicial inquiry into gay hate crimes has set back progress. JASON OM: The inquiry, headed by Justice John Sackar, examined the deaths of more than 30 suspected gay hate crimes in New …

Wales Justice Inquiry Strike South Force Page

10 months, 1 week ago

NLU Delhi: Capacity-Building Workshop On "The Sexual Harassment Of Women At Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition And Redressal) Act, 2013."

Live Law

National Law University, Delhi - The primary objective of the University is to evolve and impart comprehensive and interdisciplinary legal education that is socially relevant. Their sincere endeavor is to make legal education justice education, an instrument of social, political, and economic change. Early Bird Participation Fees - Rs 2,500 till 15th Feb, 2024 after that Rs 3,000 To Be …

India Social Legal University Icc

10 months, 2 weeks ago

UCC Bill ‘introduces moral policing, criminalises autonomy’

The Hindu

The Uniform Civil Code Bill passed by the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly criminalises constitutional behaviour among consenting adults such as live-in relationships, introduces moral policing and fails to address gender discriminatory practices in the personal laws of various religious communities including Hindus and Muslims, according to women’s groups in Uttarakhand. But it fails to ensure gender justice by not incorporating positive …

Law Uttarakhand Hindu Muslim Bill

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress' Venugopal asks Centre to probe ‘hate crime’ behind Indian students’ deaths abroad; Canada tops list

India TV News

Congress MP KC Venugopal on Tuesday, expressed concerns over the death of Indian students abroad and asked the government to launch an investigation if there were any “hate crime” angle to the incidents. Raising a "matter of serious concern" during the Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Venugopal said that according to recent information shared by the External Affairs Minister …

Students Congress Indian Indian Students Sabha Venugopal

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu's Gender & Sexual Minority (LGBTQ+) Policy A Testament To State's Commitment To Inclusivity & Empowerment: Madras High Court

Live Law

The Madras High Court on Monday commended the Tamil Nadu government's efforts to bring out a policy- the Tamil Nadu Gender and Sexual Minority Policy, for the welfare of the LGBTQ+ community. “The Tamil Nadu Gender and Sexual Minority Policy, with its intricate details and comprehensive approach, stands as a testament to the state's purported commitment to inclusivity and empowerment. …

Policy Tamil Nadu Court Gender State Persons Lgbtq Community

11 months ago

Want hate speech to stop but can’t put pre-emptive curbs: Supreme Court

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court on Wednesday maintained that though it wants hate speeches and incitement to violence to stop, it cannot pre-empt people’s right to free speech and assembly by restraining them from holding meetings or processions without first granting them an audience. A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta emphasised that the top court was inclined to strengthen …

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RGNUL: Special Lecture On LGBTQI+ Identity And Hate Crimes [14th October 2022]

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