Tag Archives: Sexual
When consent is key
22 February 2013, New Delhi, Tripti Tandon Non-consensual acts in a commercial context amount to rape: no second opinion about it! ‘When I say I didn’t consent to sex, they say you can’t be raped. But when I say I
Maharashtra
Case No. 91/2009, Maharashtra Case No. 35/2010, Maharashtra Case No. 2332/2010, Maharashtra
Indira Jaising’s TOI article – Blind to what, Your Honour?
Of all the promises made in the Constitution, the most important are the promises of the ‘right to life’, the ‘right to dignity’, the ‘right to personal liberty’ and the ‘right to bodily integrity and health’. However these promises are
Complainant in the dock
By : Indira Jaising The sexual harassment law was passed, but lack of debate has left flaws The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill, 2012, was passed by the Lok Sabha earlier this week. In
Sexual harassment of women at workplace bill 2012 passed by Lok Sabha
The Bill on the Sexual Harassment at the Workplace [The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill, 2012] got passed by the Lok Sabha on 3rd September, as news sources put it, ‘amidst the protests over
Pre-marital HIV testing is a shortcut to nowhere
The Maharashtra government’s proposal is aimed at shielding women but it could end up adding to their vulnerability. Anand Grover & Mihir Samson Director & Advocacy Officer, Lawyers Collective. THE MAHARASHTRA government is considering a proposal to make HIV test
Our Comments on the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2012
The Union Cabinet has approved the introduction of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2012. Lawyers Collective welcomes certain changes proposed in the Bill like widening the definition of sexual assault to include non-penile penetration and inclusion of offences like acid
