Gender and Sexuality

MP: Beautiful woman ‘distracts, rape may follow’ says Cong MLA, outrage follows

Intemperate and insensitive remarks by Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya on women, rape and women from Dalit and Adivasi communities have left the Congress shame-faced on the eve of LoP Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the state

Clubhouse jumps into Hate Conspiracy, spawns vulgar, offensive remarks on Muslim women

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has sent a notice to the Delhi Police seeking an FIR against those who allegedly made the remarks

Ensure safety of the survivor, companions, witnesses in the Franco Mulakkal case: Activists

Sisters In Solidarity, group of feminist lawyers, and activists write to the Church leadership to stand with the survivor in her quest for justice

Woman beaten, burnt on “witchcraft” charges in Simdega

Second lynching in the area this year; on Jan 4 a man was beaten and burnt for allegedly cutting down sacred trees

Maha Home Dept issues specific directions on handling cases of rape and sexual assault

The directions emphasise need to strictly following provisions of POCSO

‘S**li Deals’ a form of Hate Speech: UN Special Rapporteur

Dr Fernand de Varennes was responding to the issue making international headlines even though Indian ministers are yet to make a strong political statement against it

Apps auctioning women fuelled by a TRADition of Hate

What or who are TRADS running an ecosystem of Hate so strong, it dehumanises women from minority communities and justifies their auction?

Four foot-soldiers arrested, but who is the real mastermind?

The four accused arrested are youngsters, so who funded these three “students” to carry on with the vile 'Bulli Bai' app project

I am A Muslim Woman

A poem expressing the outrage of Muslim women, after they were targeted using the Bulli Bai app

Three arrested in Bulli Bai case

Mumbai police arrested Mayank Rawal, and Shweta Singh from Uttarakhand and Vishal Jha from Bengaluru

Has inaction prompted another Muslim women’s auction on the internet?

The shameful act of auctioning women continues, as no strict action has been taken since the last “auction”

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