Maximum number of sexual harassment cases in educational institutes reported...
Delhi has the maximum number of complaints of sexual harassment in educational institutions, the government said today. The post Maximum number of sexual harassment cases in educational institutes...
View ArticleNo lesson learnt from Dec 16 gangrape: Only 28% of rape trials led to...
Only 4944 people were convicted for rape, whereas a whopping 12,705 accused were acquitted this year. The post No lesson learnt from Dec 16 gangrape: Only 28% of rape trials led to convictions in 2014...
View Article#DearDaddy: A video campaign that hopes men will look inward and away from...
The five-minute film is told from the perspective of a female foetus, yet to be born, yet to experience the world and yet knows what lies in store for her, once born. The post #DearDaddy: A video...
View ArticleCanteen cashier raped at Infosys campus in Pune, 2 arrested
In a shocking incident for one of the country's major IT hubs, a woman employee at Infosys in Pune was allegedly raped by a colleague, reports said. The post Canteen cashier raped at Infosys campus in...
View Article#PachauriHatao: Guilt, shame and loneliness for the victim, impunity and...
So power wins again. Why should this be surprising? As women, we know by now that our protests will not be taken seriously, our complaints will be dismissed. The post #PachauriHatao: Guilt, shame and...
View ArticleSexual violence in Pakistan often goes unnoticed: Here are a few resilient...
In Pakistan, women are often too fearful to report sexual violence, yet the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan recorded 423 rapes and 304 gang rapes last year. The post Sexual violence in...
View ArticleWest Bengal polls: Dismal political representation of women is a persistent...
In the West Bengal polls, sexual violence against women has been an important charge that opposition parties have hurled against the Trinamool The post West Bengal polls: Dismal political...
View ArticleMuktsar rape case: Caught on camera, rapist surrenders in Punjab
Almost a month ago, a 24-year-old woman in Punjab's Mukstar was raped. On Saturday, the accused, Gurjinder Singh surrendered himself. The post Muktsar rape case: Caught on camera, rapist surrenders in...
View ArticlePanic buttons: A great metaphor for how we deal with sexual violence in India
In a bid to curb sexual violence, a couple of weeks ago, Union I&B Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tweeted about new rules mandating a panic button on every cell phone sold in the country from January...
View ArticleLet’s be clear: Prohibition is more about women’s votes than their security
Prohibition is not the best way to serve gender justice. But it has become a convenient tool for mobilising the emerging constituency of women voters. The post Let’s be clear: Prohibition is more about...
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