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Punjab: 6-Year Old boy Singed With Cigarette Butts by Father #Torture #WTFnews

Patiala | Apr 01, 2013, Outlook A six-year-old boy was allegedly singed with cigarette butts and slashed with a shaving blade by his father who inflicted injuries all over his body. The harrowing tale of torture was narrated by the… Continue Reading →

Story behind the ‘Lost Case”- despite social legal support #Vaw #Justice

Mumbai, Majlis Team , March 31,, 2013 As  fourteen year old Priya  had not been getting her periods for some months, her mother took her to Shatabdi, a  public Hospital in the nearby area, for a check up.  During examination… Continue Reading →

Ration Dealers Given Target for Sterilization Cases in Rajasthan #populationcontrol #coercion #WTFnews

   Kota Rajatshan, March 22, 2013 –  . Now the ration dealers  in rajasthan are going to motivate men and women who come to their shop for  Sterlization. This March and the state health departed is searching frantically for sterilization cases to… Continue Reading →

#Mumbai -Memorial meeting for Professor Lotika Sarkar (1927- 2013) @Mar 13

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Can the Female Sarpanch Deliver ? #womenrights #reservation

EPW-Vol – XLVIII No. 11, March 16, 2013 | Dhanmanjiri Sathe, Stephan Klasen, Jan Priebe, and Mithila Biniwale This study examines the impact of mandated reservations for female sarpanch (elected heads of gram panchayats) on perceptions of service delivery and… Continue Reading →

The feminist and the sex worker: Lessons from the Indian experience

By Srilatha Batliwala Himal Mag Despite decades of tension between feminists and sex workers, it is finally becoming clear that the former has much to learn from the latter. Photo: Alessandro Vincenzi From the earliest days of ‘second wave’ feminism, the… Continue Reading →

Maharshtra to respect woman’s right to own her surname #goodnews #Womensday

Sandeep Ashar TNN  Mumbai: The state is seeking to respect a woman’s right to use her own surname, set up a separate censor board for TV and protect women employed in late-night jobs. These are some highlights of the new… Continue Reading →

#India- What you wanna be -Kareena or Konkona or .. #womensday

Bachi Karkaria , TNN Or Kiran next-door? The liberated woman is free to flash any face There’s a poster in the lifts of our Dosti Flamingoes housing complex. It’s an invitation to ‘Bring out the hairspray, the blue eye-shadow and… Continue Reading →

#Rajasthan- Sterlisation Camp -women had to rest on floor due to lack of beds #Vaw #WTFnews

About 90 women and 10 men have been sterilized in Ratangarh (रतनगढ) town in the Churu district of Rajasthan. This is a complete flouting of the prescribed number of sterilisation operations under the government guidelines. The  news report  below also specifies that due to… Continue Reading →

#India #1billionrising in vain -A woman who thrashed eve-teasers faces police charges #Vaw #WTFnews

One Billion Rising in Vain A woman who thrashed eve-teasers on V-day faces police charges in Thiruvananthapuram BY Shahina KK Open Magazine TAGGED UNDER | women | eve-teasers | Thiruvananthpuram IT HAPPENS IN HER DEFENCE: Amrita Mohan believes the police action against her will deter other women… Continue Reading →

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