Section 377: Decriminalising homosexuality is great, but the fight for true equality is not yet over

Members of the LGBT community still cannot marry, adopt children unimpeded or make tax and inheritance arrangements that heterosexual people take for granted.

Nandita Saikia

· Sep 07, 2018 · 06:30 am

Rape laws: Why the Supreme Court must read down Section 377 – but not strike it down in its entirety

It can offer some relief to women whose husbands rape them, and to men who are raped.

Nandita Saikia

· Jul 12, 2018 · 08:00 am

TimesNow’s Tejpal tapes programme reflects many legal and ethical concerns about reporting rape

On Monday, the channel aired CCTV footage that it claimed was evidence from the ongoing trial in which journalist Tarun Tejpal is accused of sexual assault.

Nandita Saikia

· May 29, 2018 · 01:02 pm

Opinion: #DeathForChildRape is an empty slogan – it won’t stop attacks on our children

India must develop legal processes to report that are easy to navigate and that would increase the likelihood of rapists being held to account.

Nandita Saikia

· Apr 22, 2018 · 10:30 am

Opinion: Making Postcard News founder’s arrest about fake news rather than communal hatred is risky

It potentially puts all speech at risk since ‘fake news’ is an amorphous term that can be applied to almost any content.

Nandita Saikia

· Mar 31, 2018 · 08:00 am

Sexual abusers list is problematic – but gives victims a sense of regaining control

Support systems for abuse victims are almost non-existent. A name and shame list gives survivors the satisfaction of having taken action against perpetrators.

Nandita Saikia

· Oct 26, 2017 · 08:00 am

No may not mean no: Order acquitting Peepli Live co-director of rape opens terrifying possibilities

The merits of the verdict notwithstanding, several observations by the Delhi High Court dilute the already scarcely understood concept of consent.

Nandita Saikia

· Sep 27, 2017 · 06:30 am