Rape trials in India are a traumatic experiences, as victims have to endure interrogation by courts that have not shed the values of Victorian morality, Indian patriarchy, and antiquated and invasive medical tests. BY SAURAV DATTA Pani jhadi… Continue Reading →
Jayshree Bajoria Published in: Wall Street Journal [2] June 5, 2014 “It is not actually snooping.” This was the Indian foreign minister’s response [3] to the U.S. mass surveillance programs that also targeted India. One year ago, Edward Snowden [4] released data revealing that the U.S. National Security… Continue Reading →
Farzana Perveen’s murder was not the first time men played the game of honour on a woman’s body. In societies like Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and much of the Middle East and Africa, this is an everyday reality women have to… Continue Reading →
Author(s): M Suchitra Date:Jun 5, 2014 This is the third attack on mediapersons in the past one month Senior news editor V M Deepa and camera person Prashant Albert, both of prominent Malayalam television channel Asianet News, were attacked by the… Continue Reading →
The State of the World’s Midwifery (SoWMy) 2014 presents findings on midwifery from 73 low and middle- income countries. The report, produced by UNFPA, the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), the World Health Organization (WHO) and several other partners, shows… Continue Reading →
Circulated by concerned IT professionals from Pune We, the undersigned express our deep shock at the gruesome incident of hate crime reported in the city of Pune earlier this week. A 28 year old IT professional Shaikh Mohsin Sadiq… Continue Reading →
This string of seven pictures by the Cuban artist Erik Ravelo was banned by Facebook from projection as the work was labelled provocative and the images garnered much controversy across the world. The collection contains seven pictures in which children… Continue Reading →
Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign is a nation-wide campaign in support of Irom Sharmila and for the repeal of the draconian law of AFSPA. For three years now, it has been working to spread awareness, mobilise support and generate political pressure… Continue Reading →
The ‘Maoists’ In Our Midst Is the Maharashtra Police cracking down on social activism in the name of fighting Maoism, asks Ushinor Majumdar USHINOR MAJUMDAR 2014-06-07 , Issue 23 Volume 11 Delayed justice? Sudhir Dhawale spent nearly 40 months in jail before he was acquitted…. Continue Reading →
Did Narendra Modi really discard the traditional electoral ploys of caste and religion in his campaign, as the media claims? JYOTI PUNWANI’s analysis of his speeches proves otherwise. A HOOT special. Posted/Updated Thursday, Jun 05 12:34:59, 2014 One of the myths doing the rounds… Continue Reading →
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