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SAHR in Strategic Advocacy for Human Rights

Dec 11, 2017

Woman’s right of divorce (Khul)

‘Hence is you have reason to fear that the two may not be able to keep within the bounds set by God, there shall be no sin upon either of them for what the wife may give up…

SAHR in Strategic Advocacy for Human Rights

Apr 28, 2018

#GenderJustCourts — Female Infanticide: CEHAT & Ors. Vs. Union of India

Written by Shradha Thapliyal

This post is part of a series that seeks to explore judgements relating to gender justice and equality in the Indian Courts. As a common law system, we…

SAHR in Strategic Advocacy for Human Rights

Dec 11, 2017

Can a brother dispossess his sister of her inheritance?

Written by SAHR members, Natasha Latiff, Devika Agarwal, Anna Dugoni.

In a review of Pakistani court cases on inheritance, one particular judgment dealt with brothers ousting out their sister from a share of…

SAHR in Strategic Advocacy for Human Rights

Apr 28, 2018

#GenderJustCourts — Sexual intercourse with a minor girl is rape: Independent Thought vs. Union of India

Written by Sanaya Patel

This post is part of a series that seeks to explore judgements relating to gender justice and equality…

SAHR in Strategic Advocacy for Human Rights

Dec 11, 2017

Talaq, Talaq, Talaq

Extracted from the writings of D. Pearl & Menski.

‘When you divorce women, divorce them at their prescribed periods, and count their prescribed periods…And fear God your Lord…Those are limits set by God: and any who transgresses the limits of God, does verily wrong…

Nishma Jethwa in Strategic Advocacy for Human Rights

Jun 25, 2018

Tales of Disobedience in San Francisco

SAHR’s inaugural US event, inspires new commitments to gender…

SAHR in Strategic Advocacy for Human Rights

Nov 22, 2017

Defending mad, bad, sad women who murder

Written by SAHR member, Camille Boileau and Balawyn Jones, Pro Bono Centre, University of Queensland. Edited by Natasha Latiff.

Battered women — mad, bad or sad?

SAHR in Strategic Advocacy for Human Rights

Jan 19, 2018

Amending the Anti-Harassment Law in Afghanistan

Written by Medica Afghanistan.

SAHR in Strategic Advocacy for Human Rights

Dec 24, 2014

There is no greater sorrow on earth than the loss of one’s native land

Written by SAHR member, Deya Bhattacharya.

SAHR in Strategic Advocacy for Human Rights

Apr 28, 2018

Meet the team: Vandita Morarka

Meet Vandita Morarka! Vandita is a Legal Researcher at SAHR and the Founder and CEO of One Future Collective. She in an independent policy consultant and gender rights facilitator.

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Strategic Advocacy for Human Rights is a thought leadership publication on gender justice led by advocates from around the world. It is curated by the non-profit of the same name, SAHR, an initiative to end impunity for sexual and gender-based violence.

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