05-May-2023 CJP’s legal aid petition in Assam will now be heard beyond summer vacation The plea seeks proper legal aid for NRC excluded persons, state resists
05-May-2023 CJP takes over as Assam woman who begs for a living, is served an FT notice CJP helped Halima Bibi and her disabled husband, who were drained of hope and resources after receiving an FT notice, in their legal battle to prove citizenship.
05-May-2023 Islamophobia, bigotry, intolerance & misinformation: How hate speech is the new normal Even as the courts refuse to go beyond the scope of existing laws on the issue of hate speech, more incidents reported from Maharashtra, Jammu, UP, MP, Delhi, one event in Mumbra-Thane two days after the apex court’s most stringent order of late
04-May-2023 Reports of Trishul Deeksha in April, majorly from Rajasthan A total of 7 incidents were reported
03-May-2023 Chhattisgarh: Bajrang Dal stops Christian prayer meet A mob of Bajrang Dal members barged into the home, alleged religious conversion
02-May-2023 CJP, other rights groups challenge Maharashtra Govt GR setting up a Committee to “monitor inter-faith marriages” The PIL challenges the December 15 GR on the ground that it is based on false assumptions of the real cause of intimate partner violence and argues that the right to privacy, the danger of state surveillance and executive overreach demand that this GR be first stayed, then quashed
02-May-2023 Equal marriage rights: those for and those against, a review The ludicrous, almost abusive opposition by the union govt, BCI, retired judges’ all reek of homophobia, aimed at upholding the heteronormative hegemony existing in the Indian society
29-Apr-2023 Legit voter served “FT notice”, money extorted, CJP steps in: Dhubri, Assam Early April saw the dreaded FT notice arriving at Bhaleno Bibi’s door, with the delivery man demanding cash for service!
28-Apr-2023 CJP writes to NBDSA over Aaj Tak’s ‘Mazaar Jihad’ show The body condemns the practice of labeling and stereotyping
28-Apr-2023 Muslim women seen with Hindu men heckled, harassed Three such incidents have been reported
27-Apr-2023 A list of must-read books about the oppression, marginalisation and resistance of Dalits Dalit History Month: Curated books on Dalit struggles & revolutions that shaped India's history
27-Apr-2023 When an Indian court allowed a LGBTIQ+ marriage Allowing the registration of a Transwoman’s marriage, the Madras HC sees the ‘love in their heart’
27-Apr-2023 Muslim population a “time bomb” to “Hindus take up arms’: A Seven-Day Hate Report Assam, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand is tainted with anti-Muslim hate from April 19 to yesterday; the offenders escape the long arm of the law
26-Apr-2023 Hindutva and its insecurities around Eid There have been numerous reports of local right-wing groups creating a ruckus
25-Apr-2023 Don’t send daughters to school alone, it’s “haram”: Maulana Sajjad Nomani He was speaking at an address during the recently concluded month of Ramzan
25-Apr-2023 Everyday love: Pakistani Hindu apologises for ‘Jai Shree Ram’ comment on Eid poster The post was by former Pakistani cricketer who wrote the slogan on Eid Mubarak poster