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Pavan Kulkarni
Massive Protests Against Gender-based Violence in Nigeria Force Government to Take Measures
15 Jun 2020
The cabinet has called on all state governments to implement Violence against Persons Prohibition Act (VAPPA), 2015, a key demand of protesters. The parliament’s upper house also pushed legislation…
PTI
Spurt in Domestic Violence Cases During Lockdown in Bengal: Women's Commission
11 May 2020
The commission said complaints were being received from across the state, both rural and urban areas, including Kolkata, from home-makers as well as professional women.
Satarupa Chakraborty
Need for National Plan to Ensure Security and Protection for Women in Quarantine
13 Apr 2020
A nationwide lockdown came into force on March 25, and a comparison of data shows that the number of cases of crime against women rose to more than double the number of cases registered in the week…
Newsclick Team
‘Death Penalty is Not a Deterrent to Crime’
20 Feb 2020
Why death penalty is not a solution to reducing crime?
Sumedha Pal
What does Harassment at Gargi College Tell Us about Patriarchy and Hindu Rashtra?
13 Feb 2020
While the police has arrested 10 persons in connection with the harassment of the students, the apex court has refused to order a CBI probe
Newsclick Production
Is Death Penalty Really a Solution to Rape?
01 Feb 2020
Centre for Child Rights engages in a group discussion with the parents of survivors of sexual violence.
Saurabh Sharma
Unnao Ground Report: How Caste Bred Tragedy, Led to Gang-rape and Brutal Killing
09 Dec 2019
The inconsolable father and brother of the 23-year-old victim demanded capital punishment for all the accused who had allegedly burnt her alive.
Yogesh S
‘Feminist Pishachini’: How Men’s Rights Movement in India Is Attacking Feminism
27 Sep 2019
On September 22, an NGO Save Indian Family organised a puja in Karnataka to end feminism.
Sumedha Pal
Linguistics of Blame: Rape Reporting Remains Sensationalist
15 Jun 2019
In the backdrop of increasing instances of rape and violence against women, to carry across the news and garner responses from the audiences, media houses often tend to focus on the elements that can…
Newsclick Team
Another Minor, Another Gangrape: UP Not Safe for Women?
11 Jun 2019
After the Aligarh incident, another gangrape of a minor has been reported, this time in Kushinagar.