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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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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Why Justice Datta’s attack on petitioner in VVPAT verdict is worrisome for PILs
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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In his new book, journalist Boria Majumdar addresses BCCI’s two-year ban after an online controversy
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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: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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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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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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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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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson included in Rohit Sharma-led India squad
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: India lose to China in group stage-decider; progress to quarter-final