In Sri Lanka, physical abuse is viewed as a necessary form of punishment to “fix” children and their perceived problematic behaviour.
As the month-long merriment of Pride ends, here’s a reflection on its commercialisation and effects on the queer community in Bangladesh.
The Islamic Ideology Council has now termed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2018 un-Islamic. What went wrong?
The aim of the fellowship has been to keep the legacy of Justice Leila Seth alive, and I hope to be able to do that in my journey ahead.
Given the high number of undertrials lodged in India’s prisons, there is a need to examine how a law on pretrial probation can be useful.
ESCR Fellow Sajita Ghimire on why paralegals are essential to safeguard access to justice for vulnerable communities in developing nations.
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