Groups urge President not to grant assent to ‘regressive’ Transgender Amendment Bill

The letter was written by All-India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA), a pan-India collective of grassroots organisations, along with National Alliance for Justice, Accountability and Rights (NAJAR); the groups said they were ‘extremely alarmed and distressed at

Key takeaways

Quick scan — what you need to know:

• The letter was written by All-India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA), a pan-India collective of grassroots organisations, along with
• National Alliance for Justice, Accountability and Rights (NAJAR); the groups said they were ‘extremely alarmed and distressed at
• the undue and unjustifiable haste’ with which the Bill was passed in Parliament The letter was written by All-India Feminist
• Alliance (ALIFA), a pan-India collective of grassroots organisations, along with National Alliance for Justice, Accountability and

Background

What led here, in plain terms:

• Rights (NAJAR); the groups said they were ‘extremely alarmed and distressed at the undue and unjustifiable haste’ with which the
• Bill was passed in Parliament

Why it matters

Why readers and decision-makers should care:

• the undue and unjustifiable haste’ with which the Bill was passed in Parliament The letter was written by All-India Feminist
• Alliance (ALIFA), a pan-India collective of grassroots organisations, along with National Alliance for Justice, Accountability and
• Rights (NAJAR); the groups said they were ‘extremely alarmed and distressed at the undue and unjustifiable haste’ with which the