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Silent Scars: How Muslim widows of hate crimes endure layered, unseen oppression
Ayesha or Samreen, Maharashtra’s Muslim women widows of hate crimes live abandoned by family and society, haunted by questions to which neither state nor society provides healing or answers
Beed to Delhi: Lawyer beaten in Maharashtra, judge threatened in Delhi—what the path for justice means for women practioners in today’s India
From a brutal assault in rural Maharashtra to death threats in a Delhi courtroom, the message is chillingly clear: women who uphold the law are not safe
Minister’s casteist remarks and tribal violence spark fury
In a deeply disturbing trend of gender-based violence, incidents of tribal women being assaulted and paraded naked have emerged from Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Manipur. These brutal attacks have reignited concerns over the safety and dignity of marginalized communities in India.
Taliban, Women’s Equality and Hindutva Nationalism
Tavleen Singh is a well known columnist. In a...
Khap Panchayat resolution to control marriages: Women’s autonomy at risk in Jawaharke, Punjab
Jawaharke Panchayat’s ban on marriages with outsiders and intra-village unions, threatening expulsion for violators, raises the question: Is it preserving tradition or curbing women's autonomy?
Stop using politics of hate to hide failure to protect women and their rights: Open Letter to Uttarakhand Govt
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In a strong open communication to the governor of Uttarakhand, citizens groups have urged termperance in governance. While pointing out the spiralling crimes against women, signatories have pointed out how hate crimes against minorities are being deliberately fuelled to divert attention from these, especially the role of BJP politicians in them
Telangana High Court affirms right of Akbhari Shia Women to conduct religious activities in Hyderabad’s Ibadat Khana
The judgment of the Court highlights denial of the right to perform religious activities to women as discriminatory and violative of Article 14 and 25(1), provides that there are no specific religious text prohibiting women's entry into prayer halls
#HassanChalo: Thousands protest demanding justice for the victims of Prajwal Revanna in Karnataka
A huge rally took place in Hassan, Karnataka demanding ‘no bail, only jail’ for the previously absconding MP Prajwal Revanna, with civil society organisations from across the state rallying for justice and accountability to the victims.
Speak aloud about injustices: Women leaders recall Rani Chennamma’s fight for freedom
Ending month-long campaign in order to celebrate the legacy...
Horrifying instances of rape in MP and Mahrashtra, accused booked under POCSO
Reports of two minors have been raped have emerged from Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain and Mumbai’s Jogeshwari.
Undressing the chronicle of shame, stripping women and men of dignity
The record, prototypes & politics behind incidents of stripping & creasing the essence of human dignity.