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'''Ravi Kant''' is an Indian [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] advocate and president of the [[Human trafficking|anti-trafficking]] [[non-governmental organization]] Shakti Vahini, named after the Hindu mother goddess who fought injustice.<ref>{{cite web |title="Yes Men Can," says India's Kant Brothers |url=https://womensenews.org/2017/10/yes-men-can-says-indias-kant-brothers/ |website=[[Women's eNews]] |date=25 October 2017 |access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref><ref name="wapo">{{cite news |title=Male voices speak out to end violence against women |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/male-voices-speak-out-to-end-violence-against-women/2013/04/01/ba5a1296-9aff-11e2-a941-a19bce7af755_story.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=India builds game-changing database to track human trafficking |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/india-trafficking-technology-idINKBN19D1T8 |website=[[Reuters]] |access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=A Challenge to Doing Gender Justice by Violence |work=The New York Times |date=17 May 2011 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/18/world/asia/18iht-letter18.html |access-date=21 October 2023 |last1=Roy |first1=Nilanjana S. }}</ref>

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

In 2013, Kant and his two brothers received [[Vital Voices]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYKcoOfS7Kg Solidarity Award] from then Vice President [[Joe Biden]] for their work on combating sexual violence in India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Three Indian brothers feted by the US for empowering Indian women |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/three-indian-brothers-feted-by-the-us-for-empowering-indian-women-518033 |website=[[NDTV]] |access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref><ref name="wapo"/> The award recognizes Kant and his brothers efforts to end violence against women and was presented to them at [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vrbVs4YmV0 Vital Voices' annual ceremony at the Kennedy Center in Washington], D.C. on 4 April 2013

Kant was Selected for the prestigious International Visitors Leadership Programme by the US State Department in 2013. kant also presented a paper strengthening legislations to combat Violence Against Women before the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hqhFWTiRCM Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission], US Senate

In 2018, Kant represented Shakti Vahini in the Landmark Case Shakti Vahini vs Union of India<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shakti Vahini vs Union Of India on 27 March, 2018 |url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/92846055/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210182409/https://indiankanoon.org/doc/92846055/ |archive-date=2024-02-10 |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=indiankanoon.org |url-status=live }}</ref> which resulted in Supreme Court laying down guidelines to combat honor related crimes in India. In this landmark judgement the Supreme Court upheld therRight to choice of marriage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shakti Vahini vs Union Of India on 27 March, 2018 |url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/92846055/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210182409/https://indiankanoon.org/doc/92846055/ |archive-date=2024-02-10 |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=indiankanoon.org |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2020, he began working with [[Amar Singh (art dealer)|Amar Singh]] on a Supreme Court case to ban [[LGBTQ]] [[conversion therapy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Rebels: Amar Singh and Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/london/2022/10/royal-rebels-amar-singh-and-prince-manvendra-singh-gohil |website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref> At present, the precedent set by [[Madras High Court|Madras High Court's]] ''[[S Sushma v. Commissioner of Police|S Sushma v. Commissioner of Police (2021)]]'', prohibited conversion therapy in India, directed the [[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment]] to provide 'shelter homes' for LGBTQ protection, and directed the to government create education programs 'to sensitize police and prison authorities, district and state legal service authorities, health professionals, educational institutions, and most importantly, parents of LGBTQIA+ members'.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |date=2021-06-22 |title=India's High Court Bans Conversion Therapy: A Much Needed Law |url=https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/06/bhavyata-kapoor-india-high-court-bans-conversion-therapy/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=www.jurist.org |language=en-US}}</ref>

However, the only protection against conversion therapy is limited to the [[Mental Healthcare Act, 2017]], prohibiting medical discrimination against patients on the basis of gender and sexual orientation, limiting liability to state and mental health professionals, but not prohibiting the community or parents from enacting conversion therapy on members of LGBTQIA+ members.<ref name=":13" />

Since 2022, Kant has led the [https://www.justrights.international/#:~:text=Working%20in%20India%2C%20Nepal%2C%20Kenya%2C%20and%20the%20US%2C,sexual%20abuse%2C%20through%20legal%20interventions%20and%20community%20engagement. Access to Justice Project] in India an alliance of 250 NGOs working for the thematic areas of child abuse, child trafficking and child marriage

In February 2024, Kant was appointed as the National Convenor of [https://www.ndtv.com/video/time-to-enforce-laws-and-end-child-marriage-ravi-kant-national-convener-just-rights-for-children-876447 Just Rights for Children Alliance]

In February 2025, Kant attended the SHIELD Cyber Security Conclave where he gave a call for action to combat CSEAM cases terming it as organized crime<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-02-19 |title=Lack resources to tackle child sexual abuse material: Expert |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/lack-resources-to-tackle-child-sexual-abuse-material-expert/articleshow/118366811.cms |access-date=2025-02-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

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