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Mahatma Gandhi’s;Granddaughter opposes #Deathpenalty #Vaw #Rape

: Monday, February 25, 2013, Zee News Tags: Mahatma Gandhi, violence against women, Death penalty, Ela Gandhi Melbourne: Amid a debate in India over capital punishment for rapists, the granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi on Monday said the death sentence is not the solution to… Continue Reading →

In memoriam: Lotika Sarkar 1923 – 2013 #womenrights #Vaw

February 25, 2013  Saluting Professor Lotika Sarkar who fought to make the country’s laws uphold gender justice and women’s rights By Vibhuti Patel Professor Lotika Sarkar who played a central role in several path-breaking and crucial legislations for gender justice… Continue Reading →

Protest Narendra Modi- Printers who pull out from conference get threats

  5-2-2013   http://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi/printers-protest-narendra-modi-as-chief-guest-pul_831453.html   New Delhi   A printers’ conference, which will begin here later this week, has got into a controversy with several participants pulling out to protest participation of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the Chief… Continue Reading →

What Does the Oscars Have Against Women? #oscarwomen

It’s time for a serious national conversation on male bias in the film industry. Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com February 20, 2013  | Stop the presses! Hollywood is still a man’s world. If you have any doubt, consider this: last year, six entire… Continue Reading →

Oscar-Nominated ‘Invisible War’ Reveals Hidden Rape Crisis in the Military #Vaw

By Ely Brown, abcnews Feb 22, 2013 1:41pm Women have reached some of the highest echelons in the military.  They command fighter pilot wings and fly the president on Marine One. They have earned silver stars for courage fighting in Iraq… Continue Reading →

Man held for trying to molest woman in Noida #Vaw

Published: Sunday, Feb 24, 2013, 14:01 IST Place: Noida | Agency: IANS The son of a retired IAS officer has been arrested on charges of attempting to sexually assault a young woman who had come to a hotel to learn… Continue Reading →

Constitutionally incorrect to hang the three, says judge who confirmed death for Rajiv killers #deathpenalty

ByArun Janardhanan, TNN | Feb 24, 2013 Justice Thomas said the judgment itself had ‘errors’ as the death sentences had not considered the antecedents, nature and character of the accused. CHENNAI: It would be ‘constitutionally incorrect’ now to hang the three people… Continue Reading →

Why socialists need feminism #womenrights #sundayreading

Published on Friday, 22 February 2013 15:21 By David Camfield The relationship between socialism and feminism has been getting more attention in online discussions recently. This is both for good reasons — such as the article by Sharon Smith of the International… Continue Reading →

Maharashtra -Ready to risk anything for water #mustread

Swatee Kher : Osmanabad, Wed Feb 20 2013, 11:57 hrs Sitting beside a well in Pimpri village, a metal pot at his feet, 70-year-old Vaman Bidbaug hopes he will meet a passerby willing to climb down the well’s 110 steps and… Continue Reading →

Agency which carried out Environmental Impact Assessment of Nuclear plant not accredited: Environmentalists

Trupti Shah By Our Representative, http://www.counterview.net/ Rohit Prajapati In a glaring revelation, senior environmentalists Rohit Prajapati and Trupti Shah, from Vadodara, Gujarat, have brought to fore a top document which says that though environment public hearing (EPH) for 6000 MW Mithi… Continue Reading →

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