Unnatural Offences : obstacles to justice in India based on sexual orientation and gender identity

Unnatural Offences : obstacles to justice in India based on sexual orientation and gender identity

1 Feb 2017

This report employs a similar understanding of access to justice in the context of queer persons in India. As the observations by the Special Rapporteur above indicate, access to justice is both a procedural and substantive concept that includes several relevant rights, such as equality and nondiscrimination, the right to recognition as a person before the law, and the right to effective remedies.
south asia; india criminal justice -- india; lgbt community -- india; sexual orientation -- india;

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International Commission of Jurists

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