Stories written by
Jayshree Bajoria
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Sedition law: Why India should break from Britain’s abusive legacy
The colonial-era statute is clear violation of right to free expression.
Linda Lakhdhir & Jayshree Bajoria
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#MeToo: India’s domestic workers are sending Smriti Irani postcards demanding safe workplaces
Sexual harassment laws to protect women in the informal sector are poorly implemented.
Jayshree Bajoria
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Why are India’s laws to protect the rights and dignity of the mentally ill not working?
Without government action, residents of mental health institutions across the country will remain isolated, neglected and invisible.
Jayshree Bajoria & Shantha Rau Barriga
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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As India invites bids to create sex offenders registry, concerns about its abuse go unaddressed
Whether a person is added to the sex registry can depend on laws that are archaic and open to be misused to arbitrarily classify suspects.
Jayshree Bajoria
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India’s planned database of sex offenders may actually lead to crimes being under-reported
Studies by Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union show that such registries in the United States have done more harm than good.
Jayshree Bajoria
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One-stop centres for rape survivors in India are now resolving marital disputes
Created in the aftermath of the 2012 Delhi gangrape, the Nirbhaya Fund remains underused and the centres lack resources.
Jayshree Bajoria
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Doctors in India continue to traumatise rape survivors with the two-finger test
Only nine states have adopted the 2014 guidelines on medico-legal care for survivors of sexual violence.
Jayshree Bajoria
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How the police pressured a young woman into taking back her rape complaint
Despite reforms after 2012 Delhi gang rape, India’s police continue to let down survivors of sexual violence.
Jayshree Bajoria
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How four policemen in Mumbai were convicted for torturing and killing a man
A postmortem report, a special public prosecutor and an eyewitness testimony turned the tide in the case of 20-year-old Aniket Khicchi.
Jayshree Bajoria
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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India's answer to custodial killings: Cash and not justice
The police is rarely held accountable for custodial deaths as the case of 22-year-old Altaf Shaikh shows.
Jayshree Bajoria
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When a father handed over his son to the police in Mumbai and he never came back
How the police disregard the laws designed to prevent torture and mistreatment in custody.
Jayshree Bajoria
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How India’s archaic laws have a chilling effect on dissent
Citizens should no longer have to worry about being 'punished by the process' of being subjected to bad laws and the whims of poorly trained police.
Jayshree Bajoria
The Field
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go