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Denial of abortion is “torture,” says United Nations report #Vaw #reproductiverights

Special Rapporteur on torture Juan E. Méndez. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré by Susan Michelle Tyrell March 25, 2013, A report recently presented to the United Nations (PDF link) says that a denial of abortion can be considered torture, in line with actual methods of… Continue Reading →

PRESS RELEASE- Gender Just, Gender Sensitive and NOT Gender Neutral Rape Laws #Vaw #Justice

Parliamentary Committee ignores Verma Committee   The report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the 2012 Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill as well as the 2013 Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance not only violates the letter and spirit of the Justice Verma… Continue Reading →

Bhopal: Married woman abducted, gang raped for 10 days #Vaw #WTFnews

 DNA, march 3, 201306:08AM IST Bhopal: In a shocking incident, a married woman was abducted and gang raped for 10 days in Shivpuri. The incident occurred under Bamore Kala police station limit in the district. Following the complaint from the… Continue Reading →

3 Things You Should Know About “Zero Dark Thirty” and #Torture #Oscar2013

  BY ZEKE JOHNSON Still from Zero Dark Thirty. After seeing the new film Zero Dark Thirty, I think there are three things everyone should know: 1) Zero Dark Thirty is not a documentary. The film’s screenwriter, Mark Boal, said:… Continue Reading →

#India- In Custody: Five Years in Jail and Innocent #sedition #dissent #Prison #Justice

January 15, 2013,  By Michael Edison Hayden, Wall street journal, India  Roberto Schmidt/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images A man peeked through an opening of a door to a prison ward at the Tihar jail, New Delhi, April 26, 2012. This week, India… Continue Reading →

Dear Parents, Have you told your son about rape? #Vaw #Sex #love

January 11, 2013 Following the sensational GS Road molestation case in Assam last year, blogger Local Tea Party wrote a blog post about what to tell your son on rape.  You do one thing. First you grow up. Because, if… Continue Reading →

#Soni Sori Vs Police Thana #Poem #Vaw

सोनी सॉरी VS पोलीस थाना सोनी सॉरी एक नारी है , आदिवासी होने की मारी है , जिसमे उसपर ज़ुल्म किया , वो जैल का अधिकारी है .. इज़्ज़त तार तार किया सारा , पीसा , कुचला . जानवर सा… Continue Reading →

#India- The Power of Shame #delhigangrape #Vaw

  December 31, 2012, sarai.net   By Saroj Giri ‘National shame’, lajja – this is the sentiment most Indians feel, now that the raped girl has died. The rape has so far been essentially portrayed as a heinous but aberrant… Continue Reading →

IMMEDIATE RELEASE- Statement condemning sexual violence and opposing #deathpenalty

STATEMENT BY WOMEN’S AND PROGRESSIVE GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS CONDEMNING SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND OPPOSING DEATH PENALTY On 16 December, 2012, a 23-year old woman and her friend hailed a bus at a crossing in South Delhi. In the bus, they were… Continue Reading →

Call for action: Kick #Vedanta out of London for it’s corporate crimes, murder and destruction. @Jan 11, 2013

Declare solidarity with grassroots movements fighting Vedanta in India, Africa and elsewhere! Kick Vedanta out of London for it’s corporate crimes, murder and destruction. Noise demonstration and picket at Vedanta headquarters, 16 Berkeley Street. Mayfair, W1J 8DZ . Green Park… Continue Reading →

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