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'Pass 33% Women's Reservation Bill': Activists Call for Passage of Bill Pending for 25 Years
13 Sep 2021
Marking 25 years of the Women's Reservation Bill being stuck in the Parliament, women's rights activists have urged all political parties to urgently ensure its passage.
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AIDWA Condemns Gauhati HC’s Decision to Grant Bail to IIT-Guwahati Rape Accused
26 Aug 2021
AIDWA said in a statement that the accused attitude is anti-women, patriarchal and regressive, and he forcibly committed sexual violence on the girl with no regard to her personal autonomy and bodily…
Sumedha Pal
Draft Anti-Trafficking Bill: Vague Provisions Will Lead to Criminalisation of Victims, Other Activities, Say Activists
02 Aug 2021
Activists and unions fear some provisions are open to misuse and have also critiqued the proposed Bill for mixing up the issue of trafficking and sex work.
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Spate of Rape Incidents in West Bengal Raises Question over Safety of Women
09 Jul 2021
Burdwan East district has seen a series of brutal rape incidents in July with three cases being reported within four days.
Sruti MD
Tamil Nadu: Can Consenting Adults Marry Without Parental Permission?
08 Jul 2021
Although two consenting adults can marry despite opposition from their families as per the law, the process is not so simple in Tamil Nadu.
Sandip Chakraborty
COVID-19: Left Front Protests Against Kasba Vaccine Scam Across West Bengal
30 Jun 2021
The alleged scam involved fake COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination camps and had been organised in Kasba and the Sonarpur region of the state.
Neelambaran A
Puducherry: Mother of 17-Year-Old Who Died after Alleged Rape Faces Threats from Family of Accused
26 Jun 2021
The girl died from internal injuries in Trivandrum on June 19. Her mother reached Puducherry on June 21 for her daughter's burial when the relatives of the accused, said to be close to a BJP MLA,…
Sandip Chakraborty
WB: Red Volunteers get Overwhelming Support from Civil Society, Not State Govt.
03 Jun 2021
A plethora of social organisations – in the urge to help COVID-affected people in the state – have started backing Red Volunteers in the state so that those in need can be reached out to more…
K. Kalpana
My Mother, Comrade Mythily
02 Jun 2021
Veteran communist leader Mythily Sivaraman’s daughter Kalpana recalls how it was growing up in a communist household, and how she had always seen her mother typing, reading, writing, making notes, on…
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CPI(M) Leader Mythily Sivaraman, a Crusader of Women’s and Workers’ Rights, Passes Away
30 May 2021
The veteran CITU and AIDWA leader was suffering from Alzheimer’s for a long time, but was taken away by COVID-19 on Sunday.