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#IromSharmila appears before court, refuses to plead guilty #AFPSA #Suicide #Vaw

  Dailybhaskar.com | Mar 04, 2013   New Delhi: Manipur‘s ‘iron lady’, Irom Sharmila, appeared in city’s Patiala Court on Monday in an attempt to suicide case. The Patiala House court framed charges against the social activist for attempting to commit… Continue Reading →

Social activist Irom Sharmila to appear in Delhi court today #AFSPA #Vaw

PTI | Mar 04, 2013, New Delhi: Irom Sharmila, who has been on fast for about 12 years demanding repeal of controversial AFSPA and was flown in to New Delhi from Manipur to appear in a court case of attempted suicide, … Continue Reading →

In India’s remote northeast, civilians challenge rape, killing by security forces #Vaw #AFSPA

Simon Denyer/The Washington Post – Irom Sharmila arrives for a fortnightly court appearance, flanked by two police officers, in the northeastern Indian city of Imphal on Feb. 7, 2013. Sharmila began a hunger strike in 2000 to protest against a controversial… Continue Reading →

#India – When a rape is not a rape #sexualviolence #Vaw #AFSPA

Freny Manecksha | February 16, 2013, Times Crest   In 2004 an iconic image, hailed as a feminist statement, depicted a dozen Manipuri women who had stripped in front of the headquarters of Assam Rifles, holding banners saying “Indian army rape us.”… Continue Reading →

#India- An abomination called AFSPA #mustread

February 12, 2013, The Hindu  SANJOY HAZARIKA TOPICS defencearmed Forces judiciary (system of justice)court administration politicspolitics (general) Mr. Chidambaram has sought to blame the Army for the failure to repeal the draconian Act but the government is equally guilty as… Continue Reading →

Irom sharmila Scholarship #mustshare #AFSPA #vAW

  The Irom Sharmila Scholarship, set up in honour of Irom Sharmila’s fight for democracy and constitutional values, is open to any graduate student studying in any university/college in Delhi in any subject who comes from an area with internal… Continue Reading →

India Rape Ordinance Blasted by Female Activists #Vaw #AFSPA #womenrights

  By Swapna Majumdar WeNews correspondent Wednesday, February 6, 2013 Women’s rights activists in India are hailing a voluminous set of far-reaching legal proposals as a triumph of women’s activism. But they denounce a governmental ordinance announced on Sunday as… Continue Reading →

Why the Govt’s Ordinance is an Eyewash and a Mockery of the Justice Verma Recommendations

Bekhauf Azaadi Campaign The UPA Govt, in a Cabinet meeting held on 1 February, has introduced an ordinance that it claims will address the most urgent concerns on sexual violence. In fact, the Government has been completely reluctant to acknowledge… Continue Reading →

#India- The Struggle Against Rape and Sexual Assault: A View from the Left #Vaw #Rape

Soma Marik , radicalsocialist The Current Mobilizations over Rape: As a historian, I know that the actions very often have highly unintended consequences. Historical turning points occur, not because deep planning willed them into existence, but at the intersection of many… Continue Reading →

#India -The Verma Commission and Women’s Status #Vaw #AFSPA

Seven Sisters’ Post, January 25, 2013 Walter Fernandes At a time when are losing faith in the judiciary, the Verma Commission has done its bit to restore their credibility. The Commission has kept its promise of getting the report ready… Continue Reading →

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