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Letter From The Women of Idinthakarai #mustread #Vaw #Womenrights

  By Sisters of Idinthakarai 19 July, 2013 From The Women of Idinthakarai People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy Idinthakarai Thirunelveli Dist Tamil Nadu Dear Sisters, We hope that this letter finds you well – in the “pink of health”as a… Continue Reading →

Maid in Saudi Arabia #Vaw #Womenrights

Indonesian workers ready to fly to Saudi Arabia to work as maids wait at a shelter during a police inspection in Bekasi, Indonesia‘s West Java province, June 22, 2011. (photo by REUTERS/Sulthan Hadiwijaya) By: Madawi Al-Rasheed for Al-Monitor Posted on July 17. The… Continue Reading →

Supreme Court Ruling – Mumbai dance bars are all set to rock again #Womenrights

Over thousands of bar girls protest in Mumbai on May 3, 2005 against the State Government on decision to shut down all dance bars in Mumbai city. File Photo: Paul Noronha Rediff.com With the Supreme Court quashing the ban on… Continue Reading →

Mumbai- Womens’ groups show BMC how to make the city gender-inclusive #Womenrights

2 Jul 2013 Hindustan Times (Mumbai) Mugdha Variyar [email protected]     Demand more maternity wards, safer transport amenities, special public toilets MUMBAI: Public toilets for women at regular points in the city, separate units in hospitals for victims of domestic… Continue Reading →

One woman in three , worldwide suffer domestic violence: WHO #Vaw #Womenrights

Agence France-Presse | Updated: June 20, 2013 20:55 IST Geneva: More than one woman in three around the globe is a victim of domestic violence, with those in Asia and the Middle East most-affected by the scourge, the World Health… Continue Reading →

Why India’s acclaim for protecting reproductive rights rings hollow #Vaw #Womenrights

STEPHANIE NOLEN KAMRORA, INDIA — The Globe and Mail Noni Raja did just what she was supposed to do. She married when she was 20, in 2004, and gave birth to a son a year later. In 2006, she had a daughter…. Continue Reading →

#India- Open letter to all MPs from North East India #Vaw #Womenrights

OPEN LETTER TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT FROM NORTHEAST INDIAN STATES TO BRING IMMEDIATE JUSTICE FOR REIGPHAMY AWUNSHI & OTHER VICTIMS FROM THE NORTHEAST INDIA… To: Inner and Outer constituency MP of Manipur. CC: Home Minister; MPs of Arunachal… Continue Reading →

#India – Sexual Harassment at Workplace #Vaw #Womenrights #mustread

Workplace Sexual Harassment The Way Things Are Vol – XLVIII No. 24, June 15, 2013 | Naina Kapur , EPW Sixteen years after the landmark Vishaka case judgment of the Supreme Court, the government introduced in the Lok Sabha in September 2012 a… Continue Reading →

Bombay High court rejects plea to direct his wife to undergo check-up for HIV #Womenrights

Rosy Sequeira, TNN | Jun 15, 2013, The HC said it was “absurd” for husband to say it was in the interest of his wife to go in for early HIV detection. MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday upheld a family court (FC)… Continue Reading →

#India – Marriage officer humiliates HC woman lawyer #Vaw #WTFnews #Womenrights

Manjari Mishra, TNN | Jun 15, 2013, 7 How can you think of getting married at this age? The officer told a shocked Nirmala, who charging him with objectionable and unwarranted conduct. JABALPUR: What has age to do with marriage? Plenty, if… Continue Reading →

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