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Free Hanieh “Sharareh” Farshi Shotorban

Hanieh “Sharareh” Farshi Shotorban arrested in Tabriz for Facebook Activities. Jan 18,  is Hanieh’s birthday. She turns 30 years old. She was arrested in July 2010 and is currently held in Evin prison. According to reliable sources, the young Iranian… Continue Reading →

Taboos Undercut Nepal’s Marital Rape Law

By Tara Bhattarai Many women in Nepal say they didn’t know that involuntary intercourse within marriage has been outlawed. Women’s advocates say those who are aware would rather call it a form of domestic violence than marital rape. KATHMANDU, Nepal… Continue Reading →

‘Would they have tortured me the same way had I not been a Dalit?’

Karad (Maharashtra), January 14, 2012 -Rekha was assaulted because her son allegedly eloped with a Maratha girl Four days after she was beaten up, stripped and paraded in her own village, 42-year-old Dalit widow Rekha Arun Chavan wonders if she… Continue Reading →

A decade long struggle of a feminist against Sexual Harassment in Kerala

P E Usha, a non-teaching employee of Calicut University, charged Prakashan, a male colleague, with making sexually coloured remarks about her in their workplace. This happened after she was assaulted sexually on a bus by a stranger late in the… Continue Reading →

FBI updates Rape definition after 85 years

 The FBI (FBI) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official websites] announced an official update of the federal government’s definition of rape [press release] to include the violation of “any person” rather than the previous definition that only covered women. The previous definition had… Continue Reading →

Mehsana, Shame of India!

North Gujarat Town Has Lowest Child Sex Ratio In The Country Ahmedabad: Mehsana town has notched the shameful distinction of having the lowest child sex ratio among urban centres in India. With only 760 girls per 1,000 boys in the… Continue Reading →

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE–National Youth Day- dedicated to Girl Child

 National Youth  Day– dedicated to Girl Child  Jan 12, Mumbai-“ Is there equality among boys and girls in our society ?- NO,  why are girls and boys treated  differently  ?, what can you as students do to curb the menace… Continue Reading →

The Story of Soni Sori

Sign on Online petition for Soni Sori’s Release NOW !

Brutal Attack and Sexual Abuse on six Dalit women

On 09/12/2011, Friday, an upper caste mob brutally attacked Six Dalit Women namely 1) Smt Manju Devi, w/o Satan Sada, 2) Smt Dulari Devi w/o Kainu Sada; 3) Smt Parodevi w/o Ramnath Sada, 4) Smt Pabiya Devi w/o Tarani Sada… Continue Reading →

Gang Rape of a girl looking for her Paramour

A Girl  in a relationship with a  Bengali Migrant worker was  gang raped soon after she had arrived in Kerala escorted by her brother and another acquaintance, in search of the whereabouts of her  paramour. This is an account posted… Continue Reading →

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