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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
No protests raging on Delhi streets for this little ‘Nirbhaya’ now?
Brutally assaulted 13-year-old lies critically injured at AIIMS, brings back horrific memories in national capital
SC grants bail to support persons of Araria rape survivor; calls their arrest totally impermissible
The support persons and the rape survivor were arrested after being found in contempt of court by a lower court and the survivor was granted bail on humanitarian grounds a few days later
Thakurs deny Dalit woman cremation, police initiate probe
The woman’s body was forced to be taken off the pyre as members of Thakur community objected
Kerala rapist demands parole to marry survivor; ploy to escape justice?
The former priest had been convicted of raping a minor girl and had allegedly pressured the family to take the case back
Uttarakhand to confer ownership right to women working in husband’s fields
Until now ownership right to land was conferred by birth only to the sons, the amendment seeks to include daughters as well for inheriting father’s property
Odisha villagers burn couple after accusing them of practicing ‘black magic’
In another incident in the state, a woman was forcibly fed pig excreta by a sorcerer who tried to exorcise her
Araria rape survivor granted bail, activist-supporters still in jail
A judge had sent her to judicial custody along with two women’s rights activists for ‘contempt of court’
Rape survivor jailed in Bihar, Human Rights groups write to Patna HC
A lower court judge in Araria had sent the survivor and two women's rights activists helping her to judicial custody after accusing them of 'contempt of court'
UN takes closer look at attacks on women journalists
Special Rapporteur seeks to lay the foundation for States to establish an appropriate human rights framework to ensure the protection of women journalists.
Assault on Tharu women prompts FIR but forest officials flex muscles in UP
An unprecedented FIR has been lodged at the Gauriphanta...
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