Claim of Abuse in Police Custody Puts Attention on Authorities By TOM WRIGHT And GEETA ANAND Garima Jain/TehelkaSoni Sori was arrested in New Delhi on charges of being a Maoist. In an open letter to the lawyer representing her in… Continue Reading →
By Swati Deshpande, TNN | Feb 7, 2013, MUMBAI: Legal experts and human and women’s rights activists have expressed dismay over a reasoning given by the Supreme Court while upholding a death sentence in a 2007 case of kidnapping and murder of a… Continue Reading →
January 24, 2013 http://feministsforchoice.com January 22, 2013 marks the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wadedecision. All month, we’ll be running posts examining various aspects of this landmark ruling. If you’d like to contribute, let us know! Today’s guest post is by Emily Martin,… Continue Reading →
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed its anguish over the plight of undertrials and violation of their fundamental rights after they are thrown into prisons that are already “bursting at their seams”. “The laxity with which we throw citizens… Continue Reading →
VINAYA DESHPANDE, The Hindu The Vishaka guidelines were meant to counter sexual harassment in the office but women employees who complain often end up fighting a lonely, difficult battle. This is the story of a woman who allegedly suffered sexual harassment… Continue Reading →
Thursday 17 Jan 2013 8:53 am World, metro.co.uk Muhammad Daming Sunusi (Picture: YouTube) Jakarta, Jan 17,2013 A budding supreme court judge has ignited public outrage by saying women enjoy being raped. Muhammad Daming Sunusi made the quip during a vetting session for… Continue Reading →
January 17, 2013 PRESS RELEASE The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Gujarat government and stayed Magistrate Ganatra’s order dated 27.11.2013 closing Zakia Jafri’s right to file a Protest Petition. Smt Zakia Jafri had, on 8.6.2006 filed a… Continue Reading →
By Dhananjay Mahapatra, TNN | Jan 15, 2013, 01.20 AM IST NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said it was an offence to order women not to use mobile phones or to dress in a particular manner and warned that no one can… Continue Reading →
In an elaborate cover-up, the Ministry of Mines is working behind the scene to save politicians and industrialists involved in illegal mining in Odisha Prakhar JainMore by the author > January 10, 2013, Issue 3 Volume 10 Photo: Getty Images HOW… Continue Reading →
by Danish Raza Jan 10, 2013, Firstpost #Delhi rape #NewsTracker “It is true, trust me,” says Bina Jain, as she recounts one of the many incest cases she encountered in three decades of running Bapun Ghar, a women’s shelter in… Continue Reading →
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