Category Women Rights
Adivasi human rights defender and environmental activist Hidme Markam has been unjustly lodged in Jagdalpur Central Jail, Chhattisgarh since 9th March, 2021. It would soon be a year of her arbitrary incarceration, without even bail being granted. As a mark of… Continue Reading →
A Mumbai-based woman has moved the Supreme Court against an order passed by the Bombay High Court in 2021 that laid down guidelines to protect the identities of the parties involved in proceedings under the POSH Act. Vidya MumbaiJanuary 6, 2022… Continue Reading →
JANUARY 4, 2022 The Network of Women in Media, India, strongly condemns the online attack of prominent, Indian Muslim women – including journalists – in the form of ‘Bulli Bai’, an app on GitHub which ‘auctioned’ Muslim women using stolen… Continue Reading →
Posted On January 6, 2022 NEW DELHI — A Dalit woman journalist Meena Kotwal is facing online abuse and threats after she posted a video of herself burning the Manusmriti on December 25. Manusmriti is an ancient legal text or… Continue Reading →
Written by celebrated poet Moumita Alam I am a Muslim Woman And I am not for sale I sacrifice my life for freedom struggle I stand against the British rule I am Shaheen bagh I am the voice you are… Continue Reading →
POSTED ON JANUARY 4, 2022 One of the lesser-known facts about Savitribai is her contribution and dedication towards helping the victims of the Bubonic plague at the cost of her own life. She had succumbed to the infection while serving… Continue Reading →
Strict abortion prohibitions do not stop women and girls from having abortions; they just force them to have unsafe abortions, putting their lives and health at risk. Tamara Taraciuk Broner and Santiago MennaJanuary 4, 2022 In mid-November, a Paraguayan government hotline received… Continue Reading →
Sindhutai Sapkal, who grew up in extreme poverty and endured immense hardship, is known for the institutes she set up for orphan children. Having raised over 1,050 orphan children, she would boast of having 207 sons-in-law and 36 daughters-in-law. AJanuary… Continue Reading →
Director Leena Manimekalai accused director Susi Ganesan in the #MeToo movement. In her latest statement, she said that if something untoward happened to her, it’d be his doing. ChennaiDecember 19, 2021 Leena Manimekalai (R) says if something happened to her,… Continue Reading →
Meta, formerly known as Facebook, is off to a rough start with its virtual reality ambition. A week since its platform Horizon World was launched, users are already reporting cases of harassment and sexual assault. “Not only was I groped last… Continue Reading →