Srishti Madurai
April 22, 2020 marks the first anniversary of the landmark judgment of Madras High Court recognising human rights of intersex people. Today, the intersex community in India is celebrating the first National Intersex Human Rights Day. It is a momentous day in the journey of intersex rights in India. This judgment led to a ban […]
22nd Session CRPD reviewing India, UNHRC, Geneva Srishti Madurai welcomes the recommendations made by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with respect to intersex rights while considering the initial report of India. In particular, we heartily welcome the concluding observations calling India to “adopt measures to prevent sex assignment or “sex […]
Namaste/Vanakam Love and greetings from Srishti Madurai! Wish you happy Ganesh Chaturthi / VinayakaChaturthi On 2nd September 2019, we are celebrating nine years of our journey as India’s first Genderqueer and Intersex led human rights movement. We began our journey with a humble aim to create a space for Genderqueer, Intersex and LGBTQA+ Indians in the public discourse. […]
Srishti Madurai welcomes the Government Order (GO) issued by Tamil Nadu government banning the practice of sex reassignment surgeries on intersex children except on life-threatening situations. The Directorate of Medical Education (DME) has been entrusted with a task of appointing a committee to determine the ‘life-threatening situation’. The Order also prescribes the composition of the […]
Understanding Intersex Human Rights in India at NMML, Delhi by Shri Gopi Shankar Madurai Chair: Smt. Sandhya Jain Senior Fellow, NMML Event Information on NMML Official Website
I. Introduction The aim of this submission by Srishti Madurai is to inform the Parliament of India about the required changes in the Transgender Bill, 2019 (“The Bill”). In the NALSA judgment, the Supreme Court had directed the Union and the state governments to undertake steps to fulfil the mandate of the judgment. In particular, […]
99th Point of the announcement at Tamil Nadu State Legislative Assembly 2019 Srishti Madurai welcomes this week announcement (17 July 2019) at Tamil Nadu State Legislative Assembly (State Senate) by the Honorable Health Minister that Tamil Nadu government will be drafting guidelines for intersex surgeries with the help of stakeholders and experts. In addition, the […]
Background On 22nd April 2019, the Hon’ble High Court of Madras delivered a momentous judgement banning the practise of Sex Selective Surgeries on Intersex infants/children. The judgment is regarded as historic as it was the first instance when the judiciary recognised the right of intersex persons with respect to bodily integrity. To ensure enforcement […]
Timeline of service’s done by Srishti Madurai LGBTQIA+ Student Volunteer Movement to create awareness on Intersex Human Rights in India. Few of these events listed are supported by Astraea Foundation IHF, OII Chinese, Taiwan along with Intersex Asia Network. Historic Judgment: On 22 April 2019 Based on the works of Gopi Shankar of Srishti Madurai, […]
“Inclusion is not tolerance, It is unquestioned acceptance”,this line is the very essence of what I experienced at the 21 day policy boot camp organized by Vision India foundation this July. Interested in supporting fair and transparent leadership, attending the boot camp was to primarily understand a holistic picture of the work in policy and […]
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