A Modest ProposalHow the Law’s Fixation on Women’s ‘Modesty’ Upholds Rape Culture A Kerala sessions court in a sexual harassment case noted the survivor’s ‘provocative dressing,’ showing how modesty guides its understanding of a “good victim.” By Rohitha Naraharisetty
End The TortureLet Nobody Repeat George Floyd’s Last Words: Delhi HC The court noted the police didn’t have the right to use custodial violence even while conducting interrogations. By Devrupa Rakshit
Laws of DissentSedition Cases Are “Quite Low,” Government Says, but Cases Have Almost Doubled Since 2014 Experts have expressed concern over misuse of sedition laws to “use, abuse and chill free speech." By Saumya Kalia
Gender NeutralSame‑Gender Sexual Harassment Is Covered By POSH Act: Calcutta HC "There is nothing in Section 9 of the 2013 [POSH] Act to preclude a same-gender complaint," the court ruled. By Devrupa Rakshit
