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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
Remove Chandramukhi Devi from NCW: Anganwadi Workers group
Group demands fast track trial of the Budaun rape and murder case, adequate compensation and a job for the victim’s family
Why did Budaun police take so long to catch rape-accused Temple priest?
Alert locals caught the accused who was hiding in the same village, and handed him over to the police
NCW member blames Badaun gangrape victim!
National Commission for Women member Chandramukhi Devi said If victim had not gone out unaccompanied in the evening, ganrape, murder would not have happened; the accused temple priest is still absconding
National women organisations demand justice for anganwadi gang-rape victim
Organisations claim that police ignored the pleas of the victim’s family to lodge the FIR
Ex IAS officer claims UP govt detained him for trying to meet Badaun gangrape victim’s family
Meanwhile, there continues to be a lack of political outrage over the brutal gang-rape and murder at a temple in Uttar Pradesh
Woman allegedly gang raped, brutalised inside UP temple
She succumbed to her injuries; police have booked a priest and two disciples, SHO has been suspended
Mothers can’t be denied child’s custody upon entering new relationship without divorce: Allahabad HC
However, the court allowed visitation rights to the father as a father’s company is also essential for the child’s welfare
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Illustration Credit: Derek Monteiro The first clue came from the...
UP gov’t demolishes portions of Darsgah School in Azamgarh village
As 600 girl students face a bleak future devoid of an education, a few villagers offer their houses to be used as classrooms for now
Maharashtra Shakti Bill 2020: Civil society denounce new provisions
Write letter to government raising objections to provisions like death penalty, punitive measures against survivors of sexual offenses
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