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Country Policy and Information Note India: Sexual orientation and gender identity and expression

October 2018 | Publisher: United Kingdom: Home Office | Document type: Country Reports

NAVTEJ SINGH JOHAR & ORS. (Petitioner(s)) VERSUS UNION OF INDIA THR. SECRETARY MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Respondent(s))

insofar as Section 377 criminalises consensual sexual acts of adults (i.e. persons above the age of 18 years who are competent to consent) in private, is violative of Articles 14, 15,19, and 21 of the Constitution. It is, however, clarified that such consent must be free consent, which is completely voluntary in nature, and devoid of any duress or coercion.

6 September 2018 | Judicial Body: India: Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Constitutional law - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Sexual and reproductive rights | Countries: India

2016 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - India

3 March 2017 | Publisher: United States Department of State | Document type: Annual Reports

2015 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - India

13 April 2016 | Publisher: United States Department of State | Document type: Annual Reports

Women's Asylum News: Issue No. 117, May/June 2013

May 2013 | Publisher: Consonant (formerly Asylum Aid) | Document type: Country News

Amnesty International submission to the Justice Verma Committee : 4 January 2013

4 January 2013 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country News

India: 1. Please provide an update on relocating to New Delhi, and the general acceptance of gay men there. 2. Please provide information on MASI/HIJDA/Hijra and their interplay (if any) with gay communities. 3. Please provide information on relocating to Bangalore for someone who has IT qualifications.

20 January 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

World Report 2011 - India

24 January 2011 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Annual Reports

India: 1. What would community reaction be in the Punjab to the birth of a child out of wedlock resulting from an affair between a teacher and student? 2. Would a teacher be dismissed in Punjab for having an affair with a student? 3. Would police turn a blind eye to community violence in these kinds of circumstances?

12 November 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Country of Origin Information Report - India

21 September 2010 | Publisher: United Kingdom: Home Office | Document type: Country Reports

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