Vrinda Grover

Vrinda Grover is a lawyer, researcher, human rights and women’s rights activist based in New Delhi, India. She specializes in cases related to domestic violence, human rights, custodial torture and sexual minorities. She serves as the trustee at the Centre for Social Justice and Board member for Green Peace.[1] TIME magazine identified her as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2013.[2]

Education

Vrinda graduated from St. Stephen's College, New Delhi. She obtained her degree in law from Delhi University and Masters in Law from New York University.[3] She is presently a Research Fellow at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Delhi.

Career

Vrinda has appeared for the victims in landmark cases such as Soni Sori rape-torture case, 1984 anti-Sikh riots, 1987 Hashimpura police killings, 2004 Ishrat Jehan fake encounter case[4] and the 2008 anti-Christian riots in Kandhamal.[5] She has contributed to the drafting of the 2013 Criminal Law Amendment to the law against sexual assault; The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and the Prevention of Torture Bill, 2010.

References

  1. ↑ Menon, Meena (15 January 2015). "Priya Pillai addresses British MPs through Skype". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Vrinda Grover, Lawyer, 49". TIME. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Profile of Vrinda Grover". Trust Women.
  4. ↑ "Letter from Vrinda Grover, Advocate". Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Quraishi, Humra. "India: A critique to communal violence bill". Communalism watch.