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Working with masculinities #Gender #Vaw #Womenrights

HARSH MANDER The HinduGender equality will make the world kinder, less violent, and less demanding for men as well. TOPICS social issue abusive behaviour social issues (general) Gender equality will make the world kinder, less violent, and less demanding for… Continue Reading →

#India – Tejpal case obscures the reality of unequal newsroom #Vaw

Burying The Lede   By POORNIMA JOSHI | 1 January 2014 NARENDRA BISHT / OUTLOOK Indian media organisations lack clear procedures for addressing complaints of sexual harassment.  208 304 THE RELENTLESS MEDIA COVERAGE of the former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal’s alleged assault on his much younger colleague… Continue Reading →

#India – Women Human Rights Defenders Day, Nov 29

INDIA: Mother’s Quest for Justice Anjuman Ara Begum * The culture of women’s movement often set it root in motherhood as symbol or a weapon to create space. The notion of motherhood proved instrumental for women struggle for justice world wide. Patriarchal values existing in the… Continue Reading →

#India – Woman Raped by father, brother for 9 yrs #Vaw #incest #WTFnews

Express News Service : Lucknow, Thu Sep 05 2013, A long queue of people wait outside the UP Chief Minister’s Lucknow residence on Wednesday. UP: Raped by father and brother for 9 years, woman tells Akhilesh Yadav at a public… Continue Reading →

Pitying the perpetrators of sexual harassment: Right or wrong? #Vaw

What should be the treatment for offenders? Why are women expected to forgive those who offend them? Every day too many incidents of sexual harassment take place in BMTC and Metro, which go unreported most of the time. N Jayaram,… Continue Reading →

‘I can’t even cry anymore’: Annu Mukherjee, blinded in an acid attack #Vaw

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 Deliver unaware of charges against Kurien, is that Enough ? #Vaw #Rape

AARTI DHAR, The Hindu The HinduP J Kurien. File photo “Had we known of the controversy, we would not have permitted PJ Kurien to speak at the side event,” say the organisers of Women Deliver conference With twitterati in India… Continue Reading →

Open Letter to Facebook- to take action on gender-based hate speech #FBRape #Vaw

May 21, 2013 An Open Letter to Facebook: We, the undersigned, are writing to demand swift, comprehensive and effective action addressing the representation of rape and domestic violence on Facebook. Specifically, we call on you, Facebook, to take three actions:… Continue Reading →

UNHCR rapporteur calls for repeal of AFSPA in India

The much-criticized Armed Forces Special Powers Act known as the A-F-S-P-A used by India in Kashmir and troubled northeastern states has once again come under fire — this time by the UN. The body has asked for an immediate repeal… Continue Reading →

Delhi Police Commissioner – The Buck Stops With You #Vaw #Rape

Prevent and Respond to End Violence against Women and Girls We, the undersigned women’s organizations and concerned citizens, express our strong condemnation of the rising incidence of heinous crimes against women and girls in Delhi. This continues in spite of… Continue Reading →

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