Tag Human Rights

Advocacy, Media, Press ReleaseWe Count – Standing up for those that matter

asaxena

New Delhi- “It’s time for each of us to step up for human rights. There is no action that is too small: wherever you are, you can make a difference. […]Read More

10
December
2016

Advocacy, BlogFor the people, of the people, by the people: Toward self-managed treatment for PWUD

asaxena

Today, thousands of people who use drugs (PWUD) in India benefit from harm reduction services. There are over 150 NGO-operated Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) centres in the country. In addition, […]Read More

4
August
2015

Advocacy, BlogWe Live on a Rainbow: IDAHOT 2015

James Robertson

“None of us should face discrimination based on what we are or whom we love.” — Max Baucus, US Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, 2014 Since the Indian […]Read More

16
May
2015

Advocacy, BlogToo Miniscule for Human Rights and Basic Dignity?

Sreekumar V

“…a miniscule fraction of the country’s population constitute lesbians, gays, bisexuals or transgenders…” From the Supreme Court of India’s ruling in December 2013 upholding Section 377 of Indian Penal Code […]Read More

23
April
2015

Advocacy, BlogGone with the Wind: A Year of Rights for Transgenders

Sreekumar V

On April 15th 2014, India witnessed a historic victory for the Third Gender movement. The Supreme Court of India recognized transgenders as the “Third Gender” and protected our rights. The […]Read More

14
April
2015

Advocacy, BlogTreat Me with Respect!

Sreekumar V

An HIV-positive MSM commented during a Pehchan-supported study on discrimination and stigma in healthcare settings: “I went to a government hospital. The doctor did not treat me well when he […]Read More

9
April
2015

Advocacy, BlogThe Visibility of Who We Are

Sreekumar V

We have all read that we need to treat transgenders like everyone else…but do you? Every day transgenders and hijras are heckled, cornered, disowned by their families and thrown out […]Read More

31
March
2015

Advocacy, BlogRoobina’s Republic

amrita

In the bitter cold of January 20th, Roobina, a young woman, was forced to deliver her baby on a pavement in Bhopal because she was not able to pay the […]Read More

24
January
2015

Advocacy, BlogI’m a Gay Man, and I am Not a Criminal

Bini Philips

You don’t always have to commit a crime to be treated as a criminal in India; sometimes just being yourself will suffice. When two cops saw me all alone in […]Read More

15
December
2014

Advocacy, BlogFirst Anniversary of India’s Gay Sex Ban: LGBT community gathers to protest human rights violations

Bini Philips

The Supreme Court of India recriminalised same-sex sexual behaviour on 11 December 2013. The consequences of this judgment have been multiple and far-reaching. Over the past year, this ruling has […]Read More

12
December
2014