“Boldness is the indispensable disposition and quality for women lawyers. The study of law is an extremely liberating and strengthening experience. It helps in personality development” – Lily Thomas
In one of the chapters of her book Besharam titled, ‘India’s Sons,’ Priya-Alika Elias reflects on the gruesome Delhi gang-rape of 2012 with a scathing analogy of the society – “It is easy, in the face of unspeakable violence, to analyse it as an anomaly.” That these specific men on the bus, these perpetrators are […]
Indira Jaising, one of India’s leading human rights advocates penned an open letter to Ranjan Gogoi, the Chief Justice of India, on 8th March. Through the letter, she demands the elimination of sexist language in Indian courts. For those who don’t know her, Jaising was the first woman in India to be appointed as an Additional Solicitor […]
Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar is set to become the first woman chief justice of any court in the conservative Muslim-majority nation, Pakistan. She will be the Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court. Justice Tahira was also the first woman high court judge, reported Indian Express. Historic event for Pakistan Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar said, “Madam Tahira Safdar will […]
Israeli-German Holocaust survivor, Felicia Langer, has passed away in Germany. The 87-year-old was an activist and had done immense legal work in the defence of Palestinians. She reportedly died of cancer. Langer’s life Born in 1930 in Poland to Jewish parents, Langer had a tough childhood. She was just eight years old when her parents […]
This time it wasn’t Uber’s fault. Jody Warner, the Dallas assistant district attorney, was fired after she drunkenly insulted and threatened an Uber driver. Warner had called for an Uber ride home from a Dallas pub, when she was in an inebriated state. She then started insulting the 26-year-old driver, Shaun Platt The lawyer told […]
An attorney in the UK, defending a man convicted of rape and brutal attack, has drawn a lot of flak for saying that the crime his client committed is “not the worst” kind of crime that can be committed. The lawyer is defending Derrick Mutambuka, a 19-year-old migrant from Rwanda who was convicted of carrying out […]
Amal and George Clooney have recently given birth to healthy twins– Ella and Alexander. The couple’s spokesperson confirmed the news in a hilarious statement,“This morning Amal and George welcomed Ella and Alexander Clooney into their lives. Ella, Alexander and Amal are all healthy, happy and doing fine. George is sedated and should recover in a […]
