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#India Violence against Women: IS ANYONE LISTENING? #Vaw #Womenrights

Will gender equality and justice remain a hollow claim or will there be a sincere effort to make them real? Umakant New Delhi , hardnews The brutal gang-rape and the attempted murder of a 23 year old young woman in a… Continue Reading →

Uruguay OKs Abortion; Sex Assault Rampant in Haiti #womenrights #goodnews

By WeNews staff Saturday, October 20, 2012 An elderly woman at a camp of makeshift tents in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Credit: UN Photo/Sophia Paris. (WOMENSENEWS)– Cheers The Uruguayan Senate voted 17-14 to legalize all first-trimester abortions in a groundbreaking step in… Continue Reading →

You shouldn’t always believe the headlines on abortion #womenrights

  Kate Smurthwaite Thursday, 6 September 2012 Guardian, UK   Perhaps one of the reasons why reporting on abortion figures is wide of the mark is the influence of anti-choice campaigners You may have read the headlines this week: “;Abortion ‘raises… Continue Reading →

Petition to Union Health Minister- ” Abortion is not murder” #vaw #womenrights #reproductiverights

  Respected Sir, We strongly protest against the letter sent by the Maharashtra government to the Centre to amend the PCPNDT Act, 1994 so that sex selection can be treated as murder, punishable under section 302 of the IPC.First of… Continue Reading →

Petition to Union Health Minister- ” Abortion is not murder” #vaw #womenrights #reproductiverights

  Respected Sir, We strongly protest against the letter sent by the Maharashtra government to the Centre to amend the PCPNDT Act, 1994 so that sex selection can be treated as murder, punishable under section 302 of the IPC.First of… Continue Reading →

Saudi Arabia’s Rosa Parks helps women speak up #womenrights

The rights movement may not have achieved much in terms of legislative reform, but it has given women a platform to voice their views By Mona Kareem | Special to Gulf News Published: 20:00 August 3, 2012 Since the 1990s,… Continue Reading →

What we learned during the largest #Instagram protest ever #socialmedia

INFOGRAPHIC: WHAT WE LEARNED DURING THE LARGEST INSTAGRAM PROTEST EVER Get the infographic here: obvs.ly/womensinfographic On January 21, 2017, millions of people gathered around the world for a peaceful demonstration on an unprecedented scale. An incredible amount of social media activity… Continue Reading →

Why Islamic feminism is not a contradiction #bookreview

Reviewed by Shalini Rawat Islam: Gender Justice by Asghar Ali Engineer Gyan Publishing House. Pages 312. Rs 900  ASGHAR Ali Engineer, lovingly called ‘Dr Engineer,’ was a Bohra cleric’s son who tirelessly campaigned all his life against religious fundamentalism, intolerance and gender… Continue Reading →

#India – Surat police to question Asaram Bapu in bribe case

Kamaal Saiyed : Surat, Sat Dec 14 2013, IE Surat police plans to question Asaram Bapu whom it suspects, had a role in the conspiracy to bribe police and other institutions to weaken the case against his son Narayan Sai who… Continue Reading →

7 ridiculous restrictions on women’s rights around the world #Vaw

BY CAITLIN DEWE, October 27 at 12:23 pm The World Economic Forum’s 2013 gender gap index. Countries in red and orange have the largest disparities between men and women. (WEF) With Saudi Arabian women behind the wheel since Saturday to protest their country’s refusal… Continue Reading →

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