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Women: Nation builders, missing from the nation’s books
An exploration of the path-breaking verdict delivered by the SC declaring “housewives as nation-builders”[1]. The author, an academic explores, academically and historically, how societies and nations have only imagined economies and valued production through narrow prisms while feminist scholars have spent decades challenging this hierarchy; the real challenge that the June 11 judgement throws is whether we are prepared for a substantive re-set and re-construct
Hate as a State project is not a new phenomenon: Survivors
CJP Team -
Webinar organised by the Gauri Memorial Trust, CJP had the country’s leading journalists and activists illustrate how targeted vilification was being supported by inaction
SBI withdraws sexist guidelines in face of public ire
Following a notice from the DCW, the SBI withdrew its guideline against pregnant women
20-year-old woman assaulted, paraded on the streets of Delhi
Delhi Commission for Women has demanded action and arrests of men and women seen assaulting and parrading the woman, reportedly a rape survivor
Clubhouse case: Mumbai police arrest 3 from Haryana
The three have been arrested in connection with an online chat, though this case is distinct from the one where some people allegedly made derogatory remarks about women from the minority community on the app
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?
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