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India left far behind: Nepal’s new LGBT non-discrimination laws put even the liberal West to shame
In a groundbreaking move, the new Nepal Constitution has explicitly included rights for LGBT individuals, while stopping short of legalising same-sex marriage. According to a report by HRC Global and Pink Pages, Nepal has enshrined equal rights and freedom from discrimination in Articles 12, 18 and 42 of the new constitution. Incredibly, while many western… Continue reading
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Gay Bombay Special Sunday Meet: “Privacy & The Law” an A-Z: Report (09/2015)
– Sachin Jain Introduction: People are becoming open online when technology, from WhatsApp to Grindr, collides with real world. Extortion cases and breach of privacy are hot topics now. Even the Supreme Court has been asked to define privacy by government. Vijay Hiremath, an independent human rights lawyer practising in Mumbai, has been dealing with… Continue reading
