CRIMINALIZATION OF HOMOSEXUALITY: A GRAVE VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

-****** ******* With the guidance of Professor ****** ******

Post-graduate Diploma in Human Rights
Department of Civics and Politics
University of ******i
2013-2014

Declaration
The work I have submitted is my own effort. I certify that all materials in the Dissertation which is not my own work, has been identified and acknowledged. This project has been submitted for the partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of the post-graduate diploma in Human Rights.
The results embodied in this thesis have not been submitted to any other University or Institute for the award of any degree or diploma.

Signature of Guide Signature of Student

Date: 26/04/2014

Acknowledgement
First and foremost, I would like to thank my supervisor Professor ******* ****** for his guidance when I was writing this dissertation.
Secondly, I would like to extend my gratitude to all my classmates in the Human Rights Diploma programme for helping me in many ways.
Lastly, I would like to thank ******** ********, ******* ******** and ****** ****** for their emotional support.

Content
Declaration 02
Acknowledgement 03
Content 04
Introduction 05
Homosexuality in India 1
Section 377 20
Discrimination faced by LGBT 30
Conclusion 46
Bibliography 51
Articles 54

1. INTRODUCTION

Across the world today, the debate over homosexuality continues, with great variation in public opinion about the acceptability of homosexuality, laws regulating same sex unions and penalties for sexual behaviors. Vast changes in the engagement of human rights with sexuality have been made over the last two decades. The issue today is no longer whether human rights will engage with sexuality, but rather