Ravi Kant (lawyer)

Ravi Kant is an Indian Supreme Court advocate and president of the anti-trafficking non-governmental organization Shakti Vahini, named after the Hindu mother goddess who fought injustice.[1][2][3][4]

He was educated at St. Vincent's High and Technical School and Delhi University.

In 2013, Kant and his two brothers received a Vital Voices Solidarity Award from Joe Biden for their work on combating sexual violence in India.[5][2]

In 2020, he began working with Amar Singh on a Supreme Court case to ban LGBTQ conversion therapy.[6] According to Human Rights Watch conversion therapy is already prohibited in India under existing healthcare regulations.[7]

References
  1. ""Yes Men Can," says India's Kant Brothers". Women's eNews. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. "Male voices speak out to end violence against women". The Washington Post. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  3. "India builds game-changing database to track human trafficking". Reuters. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  4. "A Challenge to Doing Gender Justice by Violence". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  5. "Three Indian brothers feted by the US for empowering Indian women". NDTV. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  6. "Royal Rebels: Amar Singh and Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  7. Hannah Ghorashi; George Pendle. "A Swedish Conwoman, An Indian Prince, And a Grift Gone Terribly Wrong". Air Mail. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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