“ Network of Women in Media, India Calls for More Sensitive Coverage of Violence against Women The Network of Women in Media, India, celebrating its 10th anniversary at a national convention attended by about 80 media women from across the country,… Continue Reading →
Published: Monday, Feb 4, 2013, 4:30 IST By Yogesh Pawar | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA The ordinance on sexual violence against women has fallen foul with organisations working with sex workers across the country who fear that the harassment and persecution… Continue Reading →
VijaitaSingh : New Delhi, Mon Feb 04 2013, 02:32 hrs A high-level meeting headed by Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth last month cleared a series of measures to check cases of crime against women in the wake of the Delhi gangrape incident,… Continue Reading →
MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT AT INDORE ISSUES ORDER ON THE RIGHT OF PREGNANT PRISONERS TO ACCESS MEDICAL TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY INDORE – The High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Indore issued an order allowing Hallo Bi, a pregnant female prisoner,… Continue Reading →
Banamallika Choudhury ‘We have low crime statistics here’ our instructor at Chulalongkorn University told us during the orientation of new students in Bangkok. “Most common thing that can happen to you is someone snatching your bag away or cheating you… Continue Reading →
KALPANA KANNABIRAN,The Hindu The comprehensive reforms suggested by Justice Verma and his colleagues will protect the right to dignity, autonomy and freedom of victims of sexual assault and rape Starting with Tarabai Shinde’s spirited defence of the honour of her… Continue Reading →
January 24, 2013 http://feministsforchoice.com January 22, 2013 marks the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wadedecision. All month, we’ll be running posts examining various aspects of this landmark ruling. If you’d like to contribute, let us know! Today’s guest post is by Emily Martin,… Continue Reading →
Rebecca Winthrop | January 15, 2013 2:25pm, brooking.edu Protests continue in India, weeks after the horrific gang-rape of a 23-year old university student on December 16th and her subsequent death two weeks later – and rightly so, the incident itself was… Continue Reading →
Seven months after she was shot, journalist Tongam Rina is still waiting for the culprits to be nabbed. In an exclusive interview with TERESA REHMAN, she says this apathy emboldens miscreants. Posted/Updated Friday, Jan 18 16:39:26, 2013 It was in July 2012 that the… Continue Reading →
Civil Society Section Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Survey on discrimination against women in economic and social life Make your voice heard Dear all, the Working Group on Discrimination against Women invites you to contribute… Continue Reading →
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