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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

NHRC study recommends protecting the anonymity of rape accused until proven guilty

The study, which was commissioned by the NHRC and conducted by the Centre for Women’s Development Studies (CWDS) sought to understand sexual violence against women from the perspective of adult and juvenile sexual predators.

Defamation case filed by MJ Akbar to continue before Special MP-MLA Court

The MP had filed a defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani, who was among many accusing him of sexual harassment

NAPM condemn police’s and administration’s handling of the Hathras incident

Nine activists visit Hathras, Uttar Pradesh to document the aggrieved family’s account of the series of events related to the Hathras crime.

Hathras case: Two doctors who questioned the FSL Reports, scolded by senior doctors and later sacked by AMU

Doctors Azeem Malik and Obaid Haque were issued their termination letters on October 20 by the CMO in charge two weeks after they had claimed that the FSL report of the Hathras victim “holds no value” as it was collected 11 days after the attack took place.

AMU doctor who challenged UP police’s ‘no rape’ theory sacked!

He is among the two sacked, but authorities tell media that allegations are "highly speculative" and said the two doctors were engaged "on a temporary one-month vacancy”

BJP karyakarta, Modi devotee, anti-’love jihad’ proponent, anti-feminist: Who is the real Rekha Sharma?

National Commission for Women head, was called out for her communal, patriarchal comments, now says ‘unauthorised tweets’ were made from her account

Your grave will be dug here: Hindutva mob threatens Kashmiri lawyer Deepika Singh Rajawant

Death threats, mobbing, online trolling are now leading to real violence against women, activists, lawyers, journalists in J&K, and elsewhere

UP police personnel physically assault woman in her own house!

The police who had visited the area to settle a land dispute, claim the woman attacked one of the women constables.

Five MP cops allegedly sexually assault woman accused of murder

Correctional facility warden refused to believe the survivor's account; a woman cop who tried to help was pulled up by mae superiors!

Sexist slur by Kamal Nath: Could his foot-in-mouth moment affect by-polls?

Team BJP wakes up and finally reacts after weeks of silence on cases of violence against women

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