“nudity should not be tied to sex She was subsequently arrested and her bail applications denied. The kerala high court acquitted her, emphasising that the right to autonomy over one’s body is often denied to the fairer. The judge viewed the video in court and held, based on rehna’s arguments and the message she posted along with the video on facebook, that the act was an “artistic form” of “political statement” without “sexual intent” The court also relied upon the statements of the minor children that their mother did not sexually exploit them. The kerala high court, on monday, june 5, quashed the case against activist rehana fathima for a controversial video posted by her on social media, where her ch
It also falls within the realm of personal liberty guaranteed by article 21 of the constitution The court said the intention behind the video posted by rehana fathima was to expose society’s double standards and educate her children to consider the nude body as “more than just a sexual object”.
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