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Resignation in Protest: MP woman judge quits over elevation of senior she accused of harassment and discrimination

In a powerful act of protest, Judge Aditi Gajendra Sharma resigns after the elevation of a senior she accused of caste-based harassment, calling out the judiciary’s silence, systemic bias, and betrayal of its own ideals

Gender Equality and the Concept of the Dargah In Islam

Women at Ajmer Sharif DargahIn the Quran it is...

Nagaland: Where Women are Blamed for Sexual Violence

Audience in Chui Village during a public meeting, Nagaland....

Is black really “The Islamic Colour for Women”?

  History of clothing in Arabian Peninsula : During the...

Education Not Diminishing India’s Preference For Boys

  Young graduate mothers gave birth to 899 girls per...

AMU’s misleading statistics hide discrimination against aspiring women undergraduates

Image: Indian ExpressWhat does one say when a prestigious...

When Love is Brutal: Personal Narrative of a Survivor of Domestic Abuse

llustration by Abro / Dawn.comMy reason for writing this...

Justice for Jisha: Why it’s important to Speak Up and be Counted

“Silence is a Crime when Justice is denied”The headlines...

Mother’s Day 2016: What the State Owes Mothers, Parents And Women

  Image Credit: Panos    Today is Mother’s Day. As I sit...

How To Get India’s Women Working? First, Let Them Out Of The House

Rohini Pande, Jennifer Johnson & Eric Dodge, IndiaSpend.comImage: Simon...

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Victory for Forest Rights: Allahabad HC recognises land claims of Tharu Tribes, strikes down decision of DLC

The Allahabad High Court recently struck down a 2021 decision of the District Level Committee (DLC), Lakhimpur upholding the land rights of the Tharu tribe while observing that the authorities cannot short-circuit the existing statutory rights of the forest dwellers by blindly relying on court orders issued before the enactment of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 (FRA, 2006). This law recognises the individual and community rights of Adivasis.