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In 24 hours, 5 rape cases including 2 involving minors registered, #rapecapital #delhi #indiashame

  In the last 24 hours, five rape cases have been registered, including two involving children. The rapid rise in the incidents of rape in the last few days has tarnished the image of the capital. Every day, Delhi police… Continue Reading →

No waiting in mutual consent divorce- #goodnews

Rosy Sequeira, TNN | Sep 26, 2012, MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Tuesday waived the mandatory six-month waiting period for couples, who, during the pendency of their appeal against the family court order, decide to end their marriage through… Continue Reading →

Reddit Users Attempt to Shame #Sikh Woman, Get Righteously Schooled #gender

Lindy West, http://jezebel.com A Reddit user going by the handle “european_douchebag” posted a surreptitious photo of a Sikh woman with the caption “i’m not sure what to conclude from this.” The user’s apparent confusion stems from the fact that the woman—bound… Continue Reading →

Your chance to influence UN Special Rapporteur’s report on access to medicines and the right to health –

Add your voice today! We would like to encourage you to add your voices to the UN Special Rapporteur‘s report on access to medicines and the right to health. Your voices will significantly contribute to integrating women’s human rights and… Continue Reading →

U.S. Women Poised for a Radical Tune-Up; Here’s Why #gender

By Ellen Chesler WeNews commentator Thursday, September 27, 2012 Tonight’s Roosevelt Institute panel at Women’s eNews looks at the challenges of low-wage female workers. That recalls a 1981 classic book by Zillah Eisenstein, who understood the condition of women as… Continue Reading →

India- Dalit woman gang-raped at gunpoint, then filmed #VAW

  TNN and NDTV  | Sep 27, 2012, PILLU KHERA (JIND): Haryana is rapidly climbing up the gender crime graph in India. A week after the rape of a dalit schoolgirl rocked Hisar, another case of gangrape came to light on… Continue Reading →

I Have Repeatedly Received Death Threats – Frederica Jansz, former editor-in-chief of the Sunday Leader

By Nilantha Ilangamuwa 22 September, 2012 Srilankaguardian.org Founder hacked to death in daylight , his successor sacked ; the future of the “Sunday Leader” questioned  (September 21, 2012, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Here is an exclusive interview with the former editor-in-chief of the Sunday Leader , Frederica… Continue Reading →

Dalit girl gang-rape: Father kills self; one held

  Hisar:, sept 24 : Claiming a breakthrough in the alleged gang-rape of a teenage Dalit girl in Hisar, which prompted her father to commit suicide, police said they have arrested one accused who revealed there were 11 others involved… Continue Reading →

Indian tribal women demand their reproductive rights #mustshare

  Anumeha Yadav 20 September 2012 Primitive Tribal Groups (PTGs) living in Chattisgarh, India, struggle to provide for their families and are forced to lie about their identity to overcome the sterilisation restriction owing to a three decade old order… Continue Reading →

Rajasthan tops failed sterilizations list #vaw #gender

  TNN | Sep 21, 2012, JAIPUR: The Rajasthan government may have gone on an overdrive sterilizing women to control population but the programme has had its fallout too. The state has booked the top slot in the country in terms of the number… Continue Reading →

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