Why Gender Crimes Need Exclusive Not Segregated Handling By Police: Studies
New Delhi: Police stations with help desks for women, especially those run by women, are more likely to register cases of gender-based violence, says a new …
Why Gender Crimes Need Exclusive Not Segregated Handling By Police: Studies Read More »
Why Delhi Cannot Celebrate Its Declining Gender Crime Numbers Yet
New Delhi: Here are some critical data-points on crimes against women in Delhi for the year 2020 from the Crime in India report by National Crime …
Why Delhi Cannot Celebrate Its Declining Gender Crime Numbers Yet Read More »
How Digital Spaces Are Pushing Marginalised Women Campaigners Further Into Shadows
New Delhi: The rights of women from India’s marginalised communities are being disproportionately constrained and eroded in digital civic spaces, says a report by The Bachchao …
How Digital Spaces Are Pushing Marginalised Women Campaigners Further Into Shadows Read More »
Why It Is Hard For Disabled Women, Queer Persons To Leave Abusive Partners
Bengaluru: Reema*, 32, has been married for about five years but the man she thought would be her life partner has turned out to be a …
Why It Is Hard For Disabled Women, Queer Persons To Leave Abusive Partners Read More »
A Dalit Women’s Union Wrests a First-Ever Private Pact Ensuring Gender Safety At Work
New Delhi: After a year-long campaign by a Dalit women’s union in Tamil Nadu, the multinational fast-fashion brand H&M and its Tamil Nadu-based supplier, Eastman Exports …
A Dalit Women’s Union Wrests a First-Ever Private Pact Ensuring Gender Safety At Work Read More »
Why Only 1 In 10 Survivors Of Domestic Violence Seeks Justice
Patan, Gujarat: Every third married woman in India faces spousal violence but only one in 10 seeks any help, says a 2020 study published in the …
Why Only 1 In 10 Survivors Of Domestic Violence Seeks Justice Read More »
India’s New Transgender Portal Is Caught In Red Tape, Apathy and Bias
New Delhi: Roll call is always traumatising for Veronica Tyagi, 19, a trans woman studying zoology at the Lovely Professional University in Phagwara, Punjab. Every time …
India’s New Transgender Portal Is Caught In Red Tape, Apathy and Bias Read More »
Health Workers Can Be Critical In The Campaign Against Domestic Violence
Patan, Gujarat: “A pregnant woman has been hit in the stomach by her husband; she is bleeding. There are also marks of assault on her legs …
Health Workers Can Be Critical In The Campaign Against Domestic Violence Read More »
Gujarat’s Rural Hospitals Become Support Centres For Domestic Violence Survivors
Patan, Gujarat: The excitement is palpable at the gathering of around 30 women, old and young, seated in a circle at the sub-district hospital in Patan …
Gujarat’s Rural Hospitals Become Support Centres For Domestic Violence Survivors Read More »
Why UP’s Crime Records Fail To Report Full Extent Of Crimes Against Dalit Women
[This article contains descriptions of sexual and physical violence, which might trigger unwelcome and distressing memories or thoughts. We advise readers to use their discretion before …
Why UP’s Crime Records Fail To Report Full Extent Of Crimes Against Dalit Women Read More »
