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Justice Verma on Naz Foundation Decision

Taken from http://lawandotherthings.blogspot.com/2009/07/justice-jsvermas-comment-on-naz.html

Courts of Women on Dowry

 

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Discussion on Amendments to KCOCA

A discussion and Analysis of the amendments to the Karnataka Control of Organized Crime

Chattisgarh Government bans Charandas Chor

The Raman Singh Government has banned Habib Tanvir's ‘Charandas Chor’

1st Queer Pride March after Naz Decision

Bombay will host the first Queer Pride March after the Naz Foundation decision.

Announcement of New Publication: The Right that Dares to Speak its Name

We are happy to announce the publication of a new primer on the Naz Foundation decision

Transcript of proceedings before the Supreme Court on 17th August in the 377 Case

A brief summary of the hearing before the SC on the SLP filed by the Apostolic Churches Alliance and Baba Ramdev

Further Controversy on the Mashelkar Committee Report

Carlos Correa claims that he has been wrongly quoted in the Mashelkar Committee report

Call for Applications: Maps for Making Change: Using Geographical Mapping Techniques to Support Struggles for Social Justice in Ind

Call for Applications: Maps for Making Change: Using Geographical Mapping Techniques to Support Struggles for Social Justice in India Deadline: 20 November 2009 Maps for Making Change is a two-month project specifically designed for activists and supporters of social movements and campaigns in India. It provides participants with an exciting opportunity to explore how a range of digital mapping techniques can be used to support struggles for social justice. It also allows you to immediately develop and implement in practice a concrete mapping project relevant to your campaign or movement, with full technical support. Interested in joining us? Send in your application by 20 November 2009.

Naz Primer in Kannada

ALF's Primer on the Naz Foundation case - "The Right That Dares to Speak its Name" has now been published in Kannada under the title "Naithikatheya Hosa Bhashya". The Kannada version includes articles on the Naz case that have been written exclusively in Kannada. The Kannada version has been translated and written by Du Saraswathi.

Policing Morality at AMU

Independent Fact Finding Report on Policing Morality at Aligarh Muslim University (March, 2010). On 09.02.2010, newspapers widely reported the story of Dr. Mr. Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras a 64 year old Reader & Chairman, Department of Modern Indian Languages, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) being filmed having consensual sex with another adult male and subsequently suspended by AMU, a Central University. The implications of the suspension both in terms of the perception of homosexuality as immoral despite the judgment of the Delhi High Court as well as the disturbing nature of the occurrence of the filming of Dr. Siras in the privacy of his home prompted a nationwide outrage. It was this seemingly blatant violation of the fundamental rights of privacy and dignity granted to all citizens of the country which prompted a Fact Finding Team to visit Aligarh on 3th and 4th March 2010 to probe this incident.