Renowned anthropologist and feminist scholar Leela Dube passed away at her residence in Delhi on 20 th May. She was 89. Fondly called Leeladee, Prof. Dube was one of the pioneers of feminist scholarship in India By Vibhuti Patel With the passing… Continue Reading →
POLICE BRUTALITY Citizen caned Anahita Mukherji | May 19, 2012, Times Crest Victims of police brutality rarely get justice. The procedures for seeking redressal are complicated and often the panelists on the Police Complaint Authority are men in uniform. The… Continue Reading →
‘ Binita Jaiswal, TNN | May 18, 2012, CUTTACK: The Orissa high court asked the state government on Thursday to formulate a special law to check witch-hunting in the state. Division bench of Chief Justice V Gopala Gowda and Justice S K… Continue Reading →
MARRYING FOR WATER: A 65-year-old Thane villager holds up a photograph of him with his three wives. He says he was forced to marry a third time to keep his family of 13 going through the drought. His first wife,… Continue Reading →
May 14, 2012 News at http://feministsindia.com Remembering queer activist Sweet Maria/Anil Sadanandan who was murdered at his/her quarters in Kerala, last week By Anil. A My friend and queer activist, Sweet Maria/Anil Sadanandan was brutally murdered on 10th May 2012, at his quarters in Kollam,… Continue Reading →
May 14, 3:22 pm London, May 14 (ANI): A Zimbabwean politician has asserted that women should be compelled to bathe less and shave off their hair to make them less attractive, which would help curb the spread of HIV…. Continue Reading →
Teenager burnt alive in Bihar village A teenager, who was the main witness in his mother’s rape case, was burnt alive in Nawada district Sunday, police said May 14 15:10:21, 2012 Patna. Agencies Chintu Kumar, 17, was set on fire… Continue Reading →
India: Hold Police to Account for Sexual and Other Assaults Attacks Show Need for Better Government Response (Mumbai, May 14, 2012) – Indian officials need to immediately open transparent and impartial criminal investigations into recent cases where police have assaulted women, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch called on the government of India to overhaul its policies and response to women,… Continue Reading →
Aamir Khan, Abortion, satyamev jayate by Lawrence Liang Guest post by SHOHINI GHOSH The first episode of Aamir Khan’s much publicized TV show Satyamev Jayate telecast on May 6, 2012 dealt with “Female Foeticide”. The following is a reflection of the show’s line of reasoning…. Continue Reading →
In honor of Mother’s Day, we’re proud to announce that our Safe Pregnancy and Birth mobile app is now available for free as a beta release for Android phones. Click here to download it now from the Google Play app store. In January, we released… Continue Reading →
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