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Four posing as cops gang-rape Dalit girl #Vaw #WTFnews

STAFF REPORTER, The Hindu, ONGOLE,  March 29 2013 The four accused persons attempt to murder 17-year-old girl A 17-year-old Dalit girl survived a murderous attack after sexual assault, allegedly by four persons, who posed as plainclothes policemen at Singarakonda under… Continue Reading →

#India – Crimes of exclusion in the new Law #LGBT

Siddharth Narrain : Fri Mar 29 2013, IE It is anger on the streets that brought the neglected issue of sexual violence back to the forefront, energised a government-appointed committee to put together clear and well reasoned recommendations on law reform… Continue Reading →

Jharkhand – Tribal and Cultural Activist Jiten Marandi released from jail #goodnews

RANCHI, March 29, 2013, The Hindu Jiten Marandi, cultural activist and one of the secretaries of Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners was released from Birsa jail in Hotwar in Ranchi on Thursday. He was accused with 19 others in… Continue Reading →

Violation of law in land allotted to tribal people, claims study on Forest Rights Act

MEENA MENON, The Hindu,  mUMBAI mARCH 25,2013  Sloppy implementation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) has resulted in large tracts of forests being cut down and claimed as cultivated land in Maharashtra, according to a study. Data shows that in… Continue Reading →

#India- Average daily calorie intake in rural India falls 5%: Govt #WTFnews

PTI : New Delhi, Thu Mar 07 2013,    The average daily intake of calories of the rural population, as per the NSSO data, dropped by 4.9 per cent or 106 kilocalories from 1993-94 to 2004-05, Parliament was informed today. “As… Continue Reading →

For the women of India, Parliament must speak #Vaw

FARAH NAQVI, The Hindu The HinduThe question Parliament must ask is, as it considers any new Bill, is which key Committee recommendations got left out. TOPICS crimesexual assault & rape crime, law and justicelaws The House must ensure that the… Continue Reading →

Transforming pain into power- Drummer-woman makes it big #womenempowerment

D. KARTHIKEYAN, The Hindu The HinduMaghizhini Manimaran. Photo: G. Moorthy A Not many would have had such a dream debut like folk singer Magizhini Manimaran — ‘Soi Soi’song from the movie Kumki has brought her to the limelight. The song has emerged as… Continue Reading →

#India- Statue of rape accused adorns this Chhattisgarh village #Vaw #WTFnews

SUVOJIT BAGCHI, The Hindu A statue of former Salwa Judum member-turned-constable Kartam Surya, an accused in several cases of murder, rape and arson, was installed in Dornapal, Chhattisgarh, recently. Photo: Suvojit Bagchi TOPICS crimesexual assault & rape At the peak… Continue Reading →

Even the chairman has the freedom of speech- #JusticeKatju

MARKANDEY KATJU, The Hindu Outspoken has no connection with my being associated with the Press Council of India “Bol ki lab azaad hain terey Bol zubaan ab tak teri hai” (Speak out for your lips are free Speak out for… Continue Reading →

#India- After 6 months in jail as ‘terror suspect’, a journalist returns

Johnson T A : Bangalore, Wed Feb 27 2013, IE About six months ago, when he appeared in court for the first time after being named by the Bangalore Police in an alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba plot to target local right-wing media personalities,… Continue Reading →

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