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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

Who will decide how many children an Indian woman should bear?

Some Church Bishops encourage large families, while male Chief Minister ministers plan two-child laws, has anyone asked the women?

Human Trafficking Bill overlooks agency of women it hopes to save

Also, by giving the NIA the authority to investigate the offences, the government is once again stepping on the Constitution’s essential federal structure and centralising a law-and-order issue that is essentially a state subject.

CJP Impact: Twitter suspends accounts posting sexually violent content against Muslim women

A total of 21 accounts have been suspended, and three accounts have been actioned for violating Twitter’s Media Policy after CJP’s complaint

Indian women, transgender and non-binary persons in science: A 21st Century calendar by TLoS

The Life of Science celebrates an inclusive group of individuals who contributed to science in different ways

92 percent of India’s workforce faces historic and unprecedented crisis: SWAN report

The report relays the struggles of workers in their own words, the limited action taken by the central and state governments to arrest the continuing and alarming level of distress

Tribal woman killed in Dantewada: Family alleges rape and murder

DRG personnel claim she was a Maoist with a Rs. 2 lakh bounty, and was killed in exchange of fire, while her mother alleges she was forcibly picked up from the house

Being Muslim in the Workplace: A report by Parcham Collective

From being asked to remove their hijab to wanting to break out of their bubble, a group of metropolitan Muslims talk about their experience in the formal work sector

Covid-19: Gauhati HC directs DLSA to provide immediate ration to sex workers, their family

It also asked how the State, through National AIDS Control Organisation, will identify sex workers and provide ration

CJP files complaint with Twitter over sexually abusive content against Muslim women

A sexualised campaign is being run by fake accounts, glorifying hate and violence against Muslim women

Tarun Tejpal case: What should a rape survivor look like?

Judgement aquitting Tarun Tejpal of sexual assault, states complainant “did not demonstrate any kind of normative behaviour” that a survivor “might plausibly show”

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