Right to Equality – Law and Other Things

The Code on Wages Bill 2017: An Assault on Women’s Right to Equality in Employment

On February 12, 2018 By Guest In Right to Equality

Guest post by Saurabh Bhattacharjee The Code on Wages Bill 2017 was introduced in the Lok Sabha in August 2017 as part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government’s attempt to catalyse the process of labour …

Book Launch & Conference on Women’s Human Rights

On December 2, 2017 By Sital Kalantry In Book Launch, Right to Equality, Women's Rights

You are cordially invited to attend a conference on International Human Rights Day (December 10th) at the Habitat Centre in New Delhi, India to discuss the legal and policy responses to gender-biased sex selection in …

Seeing Persecution: Koushal, s 377 and Evidence of Human Rights Abuses

On November 11, 2017 By Douglas McDonald-Norman In Constitutional Law, Discrimination, Equality, Fundamental Rights, Privacy, Right to Equality, Supreme Court of India

Suresh Kumar Koushal v Naz Foundation (“Koushal”) is a bad decision which must be overturned. This is not a new or an original observation. (See, for example, most of December 2013 on this blog.) This …

Sabrimala Temple Entry Cases: Questions Before the Court

On October 21, 2017 By Guest In Religion, Right to Equality, Supreme Court of India

Guest Post by Vivek Anandh, an advocate in the Delhi High Court The recent decision of the Supreme Court to refer the Sabarimala Temple entry issue to a larger constitutional bench has thrown up a …