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The “Appeal to womanhood throughout the world” (later known as “Mother’s Day Proclamation”) by Julia Ward Howe was an appeal for women to unite for peace in the world. Written in 1870, Howe’s “Appeal to womanhood” was a pacifist reaction to the carnage of the American… Continue Reading →
Blame unequal distribution of social power On Monday, after the last phase of India’s marathon 2014 Lok Sabha elections got over, television channels broadcast their exit poll results. Since these elections have been portrayed as a referendum on the BJP’s… Continue Reading →
Written by Dipti Nagpaul | Mumbai | May 13, 2014 3:54 am Mali’s wife Sheetal Sathe at the event on Monday. Members of Kabir Kala Manch (KKM) Defence Committee on Monday launched a book of poetry by jailed KKM activist… Continue Reading →
India chapter of Pakistan-India Peoples Forum for Peace & Democracy (PIPFPD) urges Pakistan government to renew the visa of two Indian journalists Meena Menon of The Hindu and Snehesh Philip of PTI. They are based in Islamabad since August last year. They have… Continue Reading →
By Prateek Goyal, Pune Mirror | May 10, 2014, 02.30 AM IST Members of Kabir Kala Manch (above) hope that a public release of Mali’s (below) book will encourage people to listen to their side of the story. Incarcerated KKM member Sachin… Continue Reading →
Submitted by TwoCircles.net on 8 May 2014 – 11:07pm By TwoCircles.net staff reporter Washington, DC: The struggle against caste-based discrimination practiced in South Asia has come to the shores of the United States with the introduction of House Resolution 566 by Congresswoman Eleanor… Continue Reading →
Solapur (Maharashtra), May 9 : Here’s another traditional male bastion set to crumble. With a Supreme Court prod, the renowned 900-year old Vitthoba Temple in the pilgrim town of Pandharpur will script religious history when it appoints its first women… Continue Reading →
Author(s): Usha Ramanathan This contribution is published as part of the UNRISD resource platform for practitioners and policy makers Linking Social Protection and Human Rights. This part of the platform is a collection of expert contributions and commentary from advocates, practitioners, policy… Continue Reading →
The violence was caused by insufficient implementation of laws, lack of support from police, judiciary and a decline in moral values, the study said Ashwaq Masoodi Be it the smear campaign against Gul Panag of the AAP or the public… Continue Reading →
IWRAW Asia Pacific is an international women’s human rights organisation working to achieve the full and effective realisation of the rights guaranteed to women and girls under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (“CEDAW”)…. Continue Reading →