Articles by: Freny Manecksha

ID card of Arjun - Courtesy CJP

The killing of Arjun and a father’s bid for justice

  In a stirring speech to his fellow lawyers on the occasion of Independence Day, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, underscored the importance of eliminating the barriers to accessing justice and said the history of the Indian judiciary has been the history of the daily struggles of the Indian people…He said the “law exudes human interest and responds positively to[Read More…]

by 17/08/2023 Comments are Disabled Human Rights
#Shout is scathing indictment on patriarchy and misogyny 

#Shout is scathing indictment on patriarchy and misogyny 

 “I don’t think rape is about sex. It is about violence and the need for power… “We talk of sexual violence. We don’t talk enough about patriarchy. We don’t talk enough about equality. We don’t talk about discrimination… “Quotidian violence to women is normalized, whereas rape is moralized… “Dalit village women have never been given space besides picking up cow[Read More…]

by 29/06/2023 Comments are Disabled Patriarchy
Mumbai Bagh In Times of Islamophobia

Mumbai Bagh In Times of Islamophobia

The blatantly communal remarks of a taxi driver at Byculla was an acrid reminder of just how far the politics of hate have gone, with the nation’s top leaders making it perfectly legitimate for others to say the most obnoxious things. Choosing to stop and get out of the taxi, I opted for a bus that crawled along Nagpada until[Read More…]

by 19/02/2020 Comments are Disabled India
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