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PRESS RELEASE Sushma Hemant Ramteke, 30, an undertrial political prisoner currently lodged in Byculla District Prison was a victim of a brutal assault by jail staff and officers on 8.11.2013. She and four other co-accused women including Angela Sontakke, were… Continue Reading →
Aniruddha Ghosal, Pritha Chatterjee : Muzaffarnagar | Sun Sep 29 2013, 09:53 hrs Weeks after Muzaffarnagar violence, women allege rape in written complaints Weeks after the Muzaffarnagar communal violence, four women, all from Fugana village, have alleged rape in written complaints… Continue Reading →
HOWRAH: A Mumbai-based TV anchor visiting Kolkata came face-to-face with the ugly side of the city on Monday night when she was molested near Howrah station as a crowd gathered around to “watch the fun”. Undeterred, she fought back and… Continue Reading →
Shalini Singh, Hindustan Times July 24, 2013 I came to Delhi when I was three. My father was a lawyer and mother, a home-maker. My parents had decided that I should live with my childless aunt. I stayed with her in… Continue Reading →
(Women Against Sexual Violence and State Repression (WSS) is a non funded grassroots effort initiated in November 2009, to challenge the violence being perpetrated upon women’s bodies and societies. We are a nationwide network of women from diverse political and social… Continue Reading →
KANIYOOR (Dakshina Kannada), October 13, 2012 Mohit M. Rao The Hindu Villagers of Abbada in Puttur taluk say they prefer to walk in pairs so that they don’t attract the attention of Hindu rightwing activists. Photo: Mohit M. Rao Muslims… Continue Reading →
Jaipur: In a shocking and bizarre incident in Jaipur, the police have arrested a 21-year-old paraplegic woman over charges of abuse. The police claim the woman is involved in the kidnapping and sexual abuse of another woman. What is shocking… Continue Reading →