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Torture Trumps Tradition: Can religion or custom give Female Genital Mutilation a carte blanche?

Torture Trumps Tradition: Can religion or custom give Female Genital Mutilation a carte blanche?

Maya Nirula
7 min read
On the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, Part I of this two-part series explores how international law recognizes FGM as torture—and why, as a jus cogens norm, the pro ...

20 Years of the Domestic Violence Act

‘Protection Officers not been integrated into the system of the law and judiciary’, Anjali Dave on social work intervention as the bedrock of Domestic Violence Act

‘Protection Officers not been integrated into the system of the law and judiciary’, Anjali Dave on social work intervention as the bedrock of Domestic Violence Act

In this month’s issue, social work practitioner Anjali Dave discusses why social work intervention remains crucial for feminist progress on the grassroots and the challenges confronting the idea of Pr ...
By
Asmita Basu
11 min read
“Conversation must shift from ‘misuse’ to the ‘lack of use’ of the law”: Ruth Manorama, Anuradha Kapoor and Sheba George on the long, difficult campaign for the Domestic Violence Act

“Conversation must shift from ‘misuse’ to the ‘lack of use’ of the law”: Ruth Manorama, Anuradha Kapoor and Sheba George on the long, difficult campaign for the Domestic Violence Act

This month’s issue of the ‘Staying Alive’ series brings forth the recollections of those who lobbied for the DV Act, and the learnings their campaign have for organising in today’s India.
By
Asmita Basu
28 min read
‘Domestic Violence needs a renewed political commitment’: Sanjoy Ghose, Nilima Dutta and Ravindra S. Garia on 20 years of the DV Act

‘Domestic Violence needs a renewed political commitment’: Sanjoy Ghose, Nilima Dutta and Ravindra S. Garia on 20 years of the DV Act

This month, the ‘Staying Alive’ series on 20 years of India’s domestic violence law, brings us reflections from the members of the Lawyers Collective team that worked on the drafting of the PWDVA and ...
By
Asmita Basu
21 min read
A living archive of the DV Act: Celebrating 20 years♀️

A living archive of the DV Act: Celebrating 20 years♀️

By
Sushovan Patnaik
1 min read
Envisioning a law for the Indian woman | A recollection by Indira Jaising

Envisioning a law for the Indian woman | A recollection by Indira Jaising

For the Indian woman, the family - the ‘man’s castle’ - has never been a safe harbour, never safe from violence. Twenty years ago, the DV Act was enacted, the ideas of which were sown many more years ...
By
Indira Jaising
15 min read
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