Day November 7, 2018
by – Akshaya Vijayalakshmi Unmitigated and pervasive sexual harassment at the workplace is pushing women out of the workforce and increasing socio-economic inequalities. On the first anniversary of the #MeToo movement, India is witnessing a revolution of sorts. As several sexual… Continue Reading →
In another #MeToo incident, Majuli (HQ) Additional Superintendent of Police, Leena Doley has charged Additional Director General (Law and Order) Mukesh Agarwal with sexual misconduct six years back. The #MeToo movement has now reached the upper echelons of the Indian police department…. Continue Reading →
A report on the public talk organised by GATWU, Stree Jagruti Samiti, BBMP Guttige Pourakarmikara Sangha and KBNN Workers Federation Lekha Adavi Image Courtesy: Debanjan Chowdhury The #MeToo movement may have started recently, but it is not new to India…. Continue Reading →
As members of various campaigns working with vulnerable groups, we were hoping and expecting that the Supreme Court would decisively prohibit the mandatory use of Aadhaar for social benefits. A large body of evidence, provided to the court, shows that… Continue Reading →
Committee to Protect Journalists’ global impunity index released Editor’s Note: The Committee to Protect Journalists’ 2018 Global Impunity Index lists 14 countries where “impunity is entrenched” in a ranking that lists countries with the worst records of prosecuting the killers… Continue Reading →