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#India – More rapes in Delhi in 2012 than 4 other metros , Mumbai child rapes spike by 20% #Vaw

Dwaipayan Ghosh, TNN | Jun 14, 2013, 01.39 AM IST The number of rapes in the capital last year (706) was more than those reported in four other metros – Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Chennai (484) – put together. NEW DELHI: Delhi‘s… Continue Reading →

Press Release – Delhi protests against the arrests of peaceful protesters in Kolkata

Protest outside West Bengal govt’s bhawan, Rajiv Bhawan, New Delhi Photo courtesy: Bijayalaxmi Nanda June 14th To, The Resident Commissioner West Bengal Bhavan NEW DELHI We, members of the Citizen’s Collective against Sexual Assault, women’s groups, progressive groups and concerned citizens… Continue Reading →

Kolkata – ‘Lock-up for protest songs!’ #Vaw

14 Jun 13 The Telegraph A group of women wanting to meet chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday to tell her how unsafe they feel in Bengal was herded into prison vans and put in the Lalbazar lock-up for several… Continue Reading →

Kolkata gangrape: Peaceful protesters rounded up, Mamata remains silent #Vaw

by FP Staff Jun 13, 2013 While West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjeeherself maintains a dismissive silence on the issues of women’s safety plaguing the state and its capital Kolkata, she probably likes people of her state to follow her example and not… Continue Reading →

NTUI condemns the arrest women activists protesting against rape and murder of students #Vaw

An impatient administration that tries to stifle the voice of protests, unmasks itself much more than critics can possibly do. This morning, members of Maitree, a Kolkata based network of women’s group, assembled peacefully outside Mamta Banerjees residence asking for an appointment to submit a letter of protest to… Continue Reading →

#India -13 Women activists from Maitree arrested for protesting in Kolkata #Vaw #WTFnews

Protests outside Mamata‘s house over report that claims Bengal is unsafest for women Edited by Surabhi Malik (With Inputs from IANS) | Updated: June 13, 2013 Kolkata: Women activists demonstrated outside Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee‘s residence in Kolkata this morning to protest against… Continue Reading →

#India -11 babies die in 2 hours at Bengal hospital, death toll now 13 #WTFnews

HT Correspondent , Hindustan Times  Purulia, June 09, 2013 A hospital in West Bengal’s Purulia district, 296 km from Kolkata, reported 11 infant deaths between Friday and Saturday. “The children who died were brought to the hospital in a very critical condition…. Continue Reading →

Irish rape victim tries to take her own life in India #Vaw

Indians light candles as they mourn the death of a gang rape victim in New Delhi, India. The woman‘s death sparked a wave of protests like this one LUKE BYRNE – 09 JUNE 2013 AN Irish woman, who was allegedly raped… Continue Reading →

Press Release- Women groups demand apology from Advocate General West Bengal #Sexist

PRESS RELEASE FROM MAITREE Date: 07th June 2013, Kolkata We are writing to you on behalf of Maitree, a women’s rights network of 60 organisations and individual activists based in West Bengal. We strongly condemn the comments made by the Advocate… Continue Reading →

#India – The Neglect of Health, Women and Justice #Vaw #Womenrights

Vol – XLVIII No. 23, June 08, 2013 | A K Shiva Kumar , EPW A report on the 2013 deliberation of the Kolkata Group at its 10th workshop which focused on healthcare, the status of women and social justice in India. A… Continue Reading →

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