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Amid sexual harassment charges against CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Chelameswar's 'remote control' theory makes a comeback

At a hearing related to the sexual harassment charges against the CJI, the bench indicated that there were attempts being made to remote control, influence and intimidate the judiciary.

CJI sexual harassment case: Coddling of Utsav Bains, treatment of Ranjan Gogoi's accuser reveal structural sexism

The contrast between the two hearings can’t have been starker and offers a startling view into the structural sexism at play here, and the absurd differences in how both parties are being treated in the highest court of the land.

CJI sexual harassment allegations: While safeguarding judicial independence, Supreme Court must also defend principles of natural justice

If the Supreme Court had referred the sexual harassment case against the CJI to the internal complaints committee to begin with, it would have escaped the criticisms it is now dodging.

#MeToo allegations hit Teach For India; multiple women step forward with accounts of sexual harassment

As of 19 October, at least five #MeToo stories have emerged on Twitter involving Teach For India, known as India's leading non-profit organisation in education

#MeToo India: Kochi Biennale Foundation drops inquiry into sexual misconduct allegations against Riyas Komu

The anonymous #MeToo allegations on Instagram had suggested that Komu had made forcible and unwelcome advances on two occasions to which Komu had responded, also on Instagram with an apology for having caused hurt with his behaviour.

The Wire's external committee suspends probe into sexual harassment allegations against Vinod Dua

Vinod Dua was accused of sexual harassment by Nishtha Jain in a Facebook post on October 17, 2018 in what has come to be recognised as the second wave of the #MeToo movement in India

The ICC is not enough: Lessons from #MeToo on the limitations of sexual harassment law

An issue as complex and nuanced as workplace sexual harassment warrants judicial discretion. If the significant gains from this wave of #MeToo conversations do not translate into actual structural change, then we risk relegating the hard work put into this movement to a limited, one-off success

JNUSU condemns ‘regressive verdict’ by internal committee against student who accused professor of sexual harassment

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) condemned the "regressive verdict" of the varsity's internal complaints committee, which has recommended a series of punitive actions against a student who had accused a professor of sexual harassment early this year.

Firstpost's #MeToo Conversations: How must sexual harassment at the workplace be dealt with?

Many of these #MeToo stories also seem to have occurred within the confines of the workplace. The onus then, is on Indian organisations to make their workspaces better and safer for all employees.

#MeToo: Women allege sexual harassment at All India Radio's Dharamshala, Obra, Kurukshetra stations

Three women who narrated accounts of sexual misconduct and lack of reparation at three All India Radio stations — even after going through the process of filing complaints with the IC, and in some cases, despite registering police complaints.