Sarthak Gupta

Sarthak Gupta is a BA, LL.B. (Hons.) student at the Institute of Law at Nirma University, India. His scholarly interests are in constitutional law, human rights and gender studies, and international law. He is a staff writer and associate editor of JURIST at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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India should criminalize the use of 'virginity tests'

By: Sarthak Gupta
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The Supreme Court of India could ban the so-called “virginity tests” in cases of rape and sexual assault.

India’s Supreme Court rules to protect sex workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic

By: Sarthak Gupta
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In a historic rule, the Supreme Court of India aimed to protect the constitutional rights of sex workers in the country.

Rethinking trans people’s right to self-perceived gender identity and gender expression in India

By: Sarthak Gupta
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The reluctance to appreciate gender fluidity precludes people from maintaining a self-perceived identity.

The ban on the practice of ‘curing queer sexuality’ in India

By: Sarthak Gupta
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Although the Mental Health Care Act can be invoked to provide limited protective measures to the LGBTQIA+ community, a separate law is essential to entirely eradicate ...

 

 
 

By: Sara Bailey

 

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: December 31, 3000

Sara Bailey is a PhD candidate at the Human Rights Centre of the University of Essex, where she studies how activists use human rights to help the poor. She has worked with Christian Aid, the UN Development Program, and the Palestinian NGO, Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights.


 

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