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CLPR's Executive Director and Senior Advocate, Jayna Kothari, delivered the prestigious Alladi Memorial Lecture at the University of Hyderabad, on constitutional law and her lecture was titled “Transforming Rights: The Contested Terrain of Transgender Equality in India.”
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Watch Senior Advocate Aparna Bhat focuses on one of the most critical aspects of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) designing effective remedies here: youtube.com/watch?v=cUjKmyQZ…
Carefully crafted remedies can influence policy, accountability, and institutional reform.
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CLPR's latest blog titled "How Many Women Advocates are Practicing in our Higher Courts? (Part-I)" is live now on our website.
Read the full piece: clpr.org.in/blog/blog-how-ma…
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In order to get accurate data on women lawyers’ experiences of sexual harassment, the Centre for Law and Policy Research invites you to fill up the Survey on Sexual Harassment Faced by Women Lawyers practicing in the High Courts and Supreme Court -forms.gle/8mJT1mdybRvX1Yw28
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This survey will not take more than 10 minutes to complete, and all responses are completely anonymous. Please share in your networks to help shape change!
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Assertions of citizenship by Indians in colonial India were inherently contradictory, as particularised belonging was deployed by Indians as a mode of assertion to demand inclusion within a supposedly universal political community.
Read: constitutionofindia.net/blog…
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Today, Justice Sunita Agarwal takes her oath as a judge of the Supreme Court of India.
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Justice Sunita Agarwal's appointment raises the number of women judges on the Supreme Court to three. She is also the second woman recommended for the Supreme Court by the current Chief Justice's Collegium. Her tenure will last nearly 5 years!
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A moment to celebrate as another woman takes her seat on India's highest bench!
Every woman who reaches the Supreme Court widens the path for the women who come after her. We're cheering this milestone while we keep working for courtrooms where women lawyers can thrive.
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On 23 September 2026, CLPR participated in the launch of the Asia Regional Network on Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Legislation (CADL) in Bangkok, Thailand, which brought together civil society organisations from across the region.
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CLPR's Research Associate, Niharika Mukherjee, contributed to the network's early foundations by providing inputs on the network's mission statement, membership rules, and launch announcement and CLPR is excited to be a member of the network.
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Read our new blog piece containing initial findings from CLPR's Survey on Sexual Harassment faced by Women Lawyers in High Courts and Supreme Court: clpr.org.in/blog/blog-initia…
Take the survey: forms.gle/h2RqeMr7rx7dazsT6
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CLPR at the Women in Leadership (WiL) Community of Practice Convening, Mombasa, Kenya 🇰🇪
A space bringing together organisations working to advance women's leadership across banking, law, and economics.
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In our new YouTube video, CLPR Executive Director and Senior Advocate Jayna Kothari discusses the principles and practices of Strategic Human Rights Litigation. She focuses on why a victim-centered approach must sit at the heart of legal advocacy.
🎥 : youtube.com/watch?si=4rEfcI6…
Here's a glimpse at what the Constitution Defender Fellowship Boot Camp Training looked like! 📸
Here's what some of our fellows had to say about their experience!
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Jayna Kothari, Executive Director, CLPR and Senior Advocate was recently interviewed for the WomenLead India Alliance's August newsletter, where she reflected on her years working across gender, disability and LGBTQIA+ rights.
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On 17th July, Jeeva launched a booklet written with the support of CLPR, From Promises to Reality: Solving Hurdles to Implement 1% Horizontal Reservations for Transgender Persons in Karnataka.
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The US has built an extensive carceral infrastructure, from surveillance technologies to police training. Join Mon Mohapatra and Kunal Ambasta for a discussion on lessons from the US and strategies for India.
📍CLPR, Bengaluru | 🗓️22 July, 5:30 PM
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