Are our Legal Systems Casteist? with Nikita Sonavane
In this episode, we speak with Nikita Sonavane about how our justice systems do not merely reproduce the social hierarchies but are living embodiment of patriarchy and casteism. We will discuss how caste manifests in the everyday courtroom and policing. We will also explore the nexus between caste, coloniality, and the law.
Nikita Sonavane is a legal researcher and lawyer based in Bhopal, India. She is the co-founder of the Criminal Justice and Police Accountability Project, a litigation and research intervention focused on building accountability against criminalisation of marginalised communities by the police and the criminal justice system.