Prita Jha is a legal activist, researcher and trainer working with issues of justice for survivors of communal, gender and sexual violence. She is the co-editor of a book, On Their Watch: Mass Violence and State Apathy in India, Examining the Record, with Surabhi Chopra. She has also taught courses on Gender and Criminal justice Administration at Nirma University, Gujarat.
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Published in: 50.50What will it take to end child sexual abuse in India?In 2012 new legislation was passed to protect children against sexual abuse. But the gap between the law and ground...
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Published in: 50.50The Indian judiciary are paper tigersIn the final of a three-part series dealing with the law on domestic violence in India, we focus on the failures of...
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Published in: 50.50A jail, not a shelter: women’s refuges in IndiaOn the tenth anniversary of a major law dealing with domestic violence in India, we explore how the poor quality of...
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Published in: 50.50Is the Indian law on domestic violence fit for purpose?In the first of this three part series, we examine the effectiveness of one of the major planks of the domestic...
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Published in: 50.50Why the backlash against dowry laws in India?The backlash against gender-just law which seeks to protect women against dowry violence reveals the full extent of...