
Sexual Minority and Gender Rights
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Patna High Court Rules Exclusion of Transgender in the Advertisement Notification by the Central Selection Board of Constables, Bihar as Unconstitutional
Veera Yadav Vs State of Bihar and Ors. CWJC 5627 of 2020
Pending
Writ Petition in Andhra Pradesh High Court seeking 4% reservations for Transgender persons in Public Employment
Matam Ganga Bhavani vs. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors. W.P 18644 of 2020
Pending
Webinar on State Level Training on Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020- Gujarat
Webinar on State Level Training on Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020- Gujarat. The Government had ...read more
Webinar on effect of COVID 19 on transgender persons and using the law
Webinar on effect of COVID 19 on transgender persons and using the law. Due to the COVID 19 Pandemic there are a number ...read more
Patna High Court Order to ensure social and financial security to Transgender Persons
Veera Yadav vs Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar & Ors
Pending
Webinar on Discussion on the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, West Bengal
With the onset of demanding and claiming of basic human rights one of the major taboos that India faces is the discrimin ...read more
Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020
As soon as the pandemic hit all the sources of income for transgender persons dried up, as all high contact jobs such as ...read more
Relief sought for Transgender Persons in Madhya Pradesh
Sandhya vs State of Madhya Pradesh and Ors
Pending
Fact Finding Report on Right to Food with the Transgender Community in the District of Warangal, Telangana
In the mid 1870, the eunuchs of Gazipur district in Uttar Pradesh complained that they were starving due to ban on r ...read more
Fact Finding Report on Right to Food with the Transgender Community in the District of Karimnagar, Telangana
In the mid 1870, the eunuchs of Gazipur district in Uttar Pradesh complained that they were starving due to ban on r ...read more
District Level Sensitisation on Right to Food for Transgender Persons
In the mid 1870, the eunuchs of Gazipur district in Uttar Pradesh complained that they were starving due to ban on right ...read more
Discussion on Right to Food and Transgender rights
It has been more than eight years since the right to food petition was filed in the Supreme Court. An effort which began ...read more
Fact Finding Report on Right to Food with the Transgender Community in the District of Hyderabad, Telangana
In the mid 1870, the eunuchs of Gazipur district in Uttar Pradesh complained that they were starving due to ban on right ...read more
Fact Finding Report on Right to Food with the Transgender Community in the District of Rangareddy, Telangana
In the mid 1870, the eunuchs of Gazipur district in Uttar Pradesh complained that they were starving due to ban on r ...read more
State Level Awareness Program on Drug Abuse Prevention for Transgender Community
Considering the lack of awareness about laws and laws surrounding Drug usage. HRLN did a training for transgender person ...read more
Fact Finding Report on Right to Food with the Transgender Community in the District of Adilabad, Telangana
In the mid 1870, the eunuchs of Gazipur district in Uttar Pradesh complained that they were starving due to ban on r ...read more
District level meeting in Telangana on Housing Rights, Karimnagar Report
Transgender Persons as soon as they come out to their family about their gender, they are treated in with extreme discri ...read more
Marginalised and Urban Poor in Maharashtra : The Covid-19 Lockdown
Ghar Bachao Ghar Banao Andolan & Ors. Vs. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai & Ors., PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (L) No. 22 OF 2020
Pending
Rights of Transgender Persons during the Covid 19- Lockdown: Jharkhand
Amarjeet Singh Vs State of Jharkhand and Ors; W.P.(PIL) No. 1301 of 2020
Pending
Petition for Reservation of seats in Public Transport for Transgender Persons
Sowmya Gupta vs Department of Delhi Trasport Cooperation and Anr.
Disposed
Legal Training for Transgender Persons - Transgender Persons Act, 2019
In the wake of a number of laws that affect Transgender lives and bodies drastically, which include the Transgender Pers ...read more
Challenging denial in name and gender change documents for Transgender Persons in Colleges and Universities
Raghav P.R. Vs. State of Kerala, W.P. (C) 1443/2020
University forced to change admission form for Transgender Lady
Alia Sk vs State of West Bengal and Ors; W.P. No 21646 (W) of 2019
Disposed Off
Police Protection provided to a Queer Woman
Areka Sarkar and Anr Vs State of West Bengal and Ors; WP 9638(W) of 2019
Pending
National Level Consultation on Rights of Transgender Persons
As of April 2020 it would’ve been six years since the NALSA judgement was passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court under ...read more
Challenge to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019
Rachana Mudraboyina and Ors vs Union of India and Ors
Pending
Training on Right to Food of Transgender Persons
In the mid 1870, the eunuchs of Gazipur district in Uttar Pradesh complained that they were starving due to ban on ...read more
A Critique of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019
Rachana Mudraboyina a Trans Activist, one of the founding members of Telangana Hijra Intersex Transgender Samiti and fou ...read more
District level meeting on Housing Rights for Transgender Persons
Transgender Persons as soon as they come out to their family about their gender, they are treated in with extreme discri ...read more
The High Court of Judicature at Patna orders state government to provide medical facilities to HIV+ patients across the State in Bihar, and “available through the year”
Mr. ABC vs. Executive Director (Health) cum Project Director Bihar State Aids Control Society, Bihar and Ors. (CWJC 5692 of 2020)
Disposed Off
Petition to challenge denial of Name and Gender change by University
Raghav P.R. vs State of Kerala
Pending
Critique of Transgender Bill 2018
A critique of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2018 By Rachana Mudraboyina & Kranti L C R ...read more
Procedure for changing gender and name on official documents
This guide is created according to the state rules in Maharashtra, however, the procedure and formats provided may be us ...read more
Section 377 partially struck down: Supreme Court decriminalises consensual sex between same sex adults
Navtej Singh Johar and Ors vs Union of India
Disposed Off
UP board, media houses breach the right to privacy of gender non-conforming person: Allahabad HC takes action
X vs State of UP; W.P. (C) No 24321 of 2018
Pending
HRLN's Kolkata unit forms a strong alliance with the transgender community in West Bengal
HRLN started working on issues faced by the transgender community since 2016, where a matter on behalf of a transgender ...read more
Transgender activist files petition in SC seeking provision of third gender option in PAN cards
Reshma Prasad Vs Union of India, S.L.P. (Civil) Diary No(s).8436/2018
Disposed off
Central Administrative Tribunal (Kolkata) allows transgender UPSC candidate to apply offline since online form lacked ‘other’ gender option
Atri Kar v. State of West Bengal and Ors., O.A. No. 1201 of 2016, State Administrative Tribunal
Disposed off
Consultation on rights of Transgender Persons after NALSA Judgement
Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) organised a consultation to discuss the legal support needed for accessing transgender r ...read more
Petition for the Legal Recognition of Transgender Persons
Sangeeta Hijra vs. The State Of Bihar & Ors.
Disposed Off
High Court orders proper implementation of the directions laid down by the Supreme Court in National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India
Satyabhama Rath Vrs. State of Orissa & Others W.P.C (PIL) No. 15601 of 2015
Disposed Off
Implementation of the NALSA Judgment
Reshma Prasad @ Ramesh Prasad vs. The Union of India & Ors.
Disposed off