TAG: criminalization
SC refuses to hear plea on section 377, refers matter to CJI’s bench
The Supreme Court Wednesday declined to examine all over again a plea filed against validity of IPC Section 377, which makes homosexuality a criminal offence punishable with a sentence up to life term. The joint petition has been filed by some prominent gay personalities — celebrity chef and restaurateur Ritu Dalmia, hotelier Aman Nath and dancer N S Johar, among others.
Read moreAnalysis of the US Supreme Court decision to struck down Texas anti-abortion law
A Major Victory for Abortion Rights – New York Times The Facts Win Out on Abortion – Linda Greenhouse – New York Times The Supreme Court Has Spoken: Texas Can’t Use Pseudoscience to Restrict Abortion – The Nation US Supreme Court ruling in favour of Whole Woman’s Health, Texas: Why it’s relevant to all of […]
Read moreWomen Enabled International’s talking points on Zika from an intersectional women’s rights and disability rights perspective are now available in Spanish and Portuguese
As we all know, the news is filled with discussions regarding the Zika virus, microcephaly, access to abortion, and women’s sexual and reproductive rights—sometimes from a medical perspective, sometimes from a community health perspective, sometimes from a women’s rights perspective, and occasionally from a disability rights perspective. When confronted with such an emotional issue in […]
Read moreRemarkable analyses of the Orlando killings: A compilation
The mass shooting at the Pulse, the nightclub in Orlando, took over the media screens and pages on the third week of June 2016. The tragedy has also been the subject of a series of very good analyses, which examine its many intersections in terms of sexual politics, the politics of religion, geopolitics, Islamophobia, masculinities […]
Read moreIndia vigils in memory of Orlando shooting victims
By Orinam Jun 13 2016 A makeshift memorial with flowers and handprints rests in a parking lot near the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla. source: Getty via NPR The mass shooting in Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, US, during the early hours of June 12, resonates with those of us who have faced […]
Read moreOrlando, Mon Amour: Stand against Terror and Hate
Early reports suggest that Mateen pledged allegiance to “Islamic State” while launching his shooting spree. We will know more in the days to come. I am grateful to those who are righteously rushing in to defend Muslims from the inevitable backlash and deplorable discrimination in the shell-shocked wake of this massacre. However, I would also ask them not to do so by downplaying the harsh realities of Islamist political ideology and the way it purveys hatred against many groups, including gays.
Read moreSexual politics in May 2016
As the Brazilian crisis continues unfolding it gets increasingly intricate with gender and sexuality politics. Read Sonia Corrêa and Fábio Grotz report on what happened in May and the first days of June. A financial crisis is underway at the Inter-American Human Rights System. The Inter-American Human Rights Commission (IACHR) announced the loss of 40% […]
Read moreBrazil: The conservative restoration and sexual politics
It is not exactly to keep track of the Brazilian political development these days. On May 11th, the Brazilian Senate confirmed the admissibility of the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, which had been approved by the House on April 17th.
Read moreBrazil and Argentina unite in protest against culture of sexual violence
Two different protests, two different countries, but the same continent and the same cause: violence against women in “macho” Latin America.
Read moreBrasiliana’s new edition on the politics of violence and securitization in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
New double issue of Brasiliana, edited by Paul Amar, is out. It addresses the politics of violence and securitization in Rio de Janeiro. Click here to access it.
Read more‘Illegal, but they’re everywhere’: How women help other women get abortions
In Indonesia, where abortion is illegal, many women undergo unsafe abortions putting their lives at risk. Other times, they are forced by doctors to engage in sexual intercourse in exchange for an abortion.
Read moreNauru Decriminalizes Same-Sex Conduct, Suicide
Nauru’s government has updated its archaic criminal code, striking same-sex relations and suicide off the list of crimes.
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