The Third Sex and Human RightsGyan Publishing House, 1999 - 216 pagina's The book presents a comparative study of the human rights abuses and legal problems faced by members of the third sex in India, complications regarding marriage adoption and sexual status, with relevant and important documents, petitions field challenging the criminalization of homosexuality, and extracts from international human rights treatise for human rights activists, social scientist, lawyers, concerned citizens. |
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Acknowledgements | 9 |
Introduction | 17 |
Judgements of Various Courts | 37 |
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