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Day December 9, 2013

#India – DEHUMANISING, Made snana Ritual ,held in Kukke Subramanya temple #WTFnews

There is a Public Interest Litigation filed in the Supreme Court of India and the final verdict is awaited. When the matter is sub judice, why was this practice allowed to happen? Why is the State Government of Karnataka delaying… Continue Reading →

#India – Health Activists in Maharashtra upbeat about committee on Clinical Establishment Act

pIC- COURTESY- DOWN TO EARTH – ILLUSTRATION BY KARNO GUHATHAKURTA TNN | Dec 9, 2013, 02.41 AM IST PUNE: Health activists and civil society organisations have commended the state health minister’s decision to set up a multi-stakeholder committee to formulate the Maharashtra Clinical Establishment… Continue Reading →

#India – More than 37,000 children on streets in Mumbai , exposed to abuse #humanrights

Home truths, out in the open Sukanya Shantha : Mumbai, Wed Dec 04 2013,   Pic- courtesy Rediff.com Once Ammu hops into a 6:43 am train from Thane railway station, she spends a good five hours selling fancy accessories in the… Continue Reading →

#India – Sexual Harassment: Complex Questions #Vaw

SUCHETA DALAL | 09/12/2013 0 Most of India has watched, and read with grim fascination, the two high-profile sexual assault complaints. One, against Tarun Tejpal, the controversial founder of Tehelka and another against a highly respected retired judge of the Supreme Court. But, in… Continue Reading →

America revisits #deathpenalty for mentally disabled

JAMES A. FINLEY,AP     By By Maggie Clark   WASHINGTON—How should states decide if someone convicted of a crime has an intellectual disability, when the answer means life or death? This spring the Supreme Court will wade back into… Continue Reading →

Califia Feminists Took Education Out of Classrooms #womenrights

By Clark A. Pomerleau WeNews guest author Sunday, December 8, 2013 Launched in 1975, this group of Southern California feminists provided an alternative to mainstream academia’s attempts to tie feminism to university courses, focusing on community education, says Clark A…. Continue Reading →

#India – NOTA verdict, from Chhattisgarh villages to Delhi #Polls2013

Chetan Chauhan , Hindustan Times  New Delhi, December 08, 2013 The none of the above (NOTA) option had its visible impact on the outcome of election results in many constituencies in the Maoist-hit areas of Chhattisgarh. The number of people who pressed… Continue Reading →

#India – Tamil Nadu tops in Preventive Detentions- NCRB Data #humanrights

By Sruthisagar Yamunan / R Prince Jebakumar | ENS – CHENNAI Published: 07th December 2013 07:14 AM   Tamil Nadu has the highest number of detenues in prisons, going by the data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for the year… Continue Reading →

Nelson Mandela – Champion of women’s rights #mustread

South Africa:   Johannesburg, 6 December: Gender Links learned of the passing away of one of the greatest statesmen of all time with profound grief and sorrow. We extend our heartfelt condolences at this time to Nelson Mandela’s wife, Graca… Continue Reading →

#India – Amend SC/ST Act to include crimes against Devadasi #Vaw

The Hindu, Raichur, Dec 6,2013 Women’s group wants rehabilitation, hike in compensation Members of the Karnataka State Devadasi Women Liberation Front staged a protest outside the office of the Deputy Commissioner here on Thursday. They were seeking an amendment to… Continue Reading →

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