Sexual harassment: Women journos condemn Sun TV’s actions
Women journalists have issued a statement in support of S Akila, Sun TV news anchor who was sacked for...
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Activists call CLA bill historic but slam tenor of its parliamentary debate
Opinions expressed by many of the members of parliament during the debate have exposed their misogynistic attitudes towards women...
Solidarity campaign for Suja Jones and child
Petition by women and human rights organizations calls for support and justice for Suja Jones, who has taken her...
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013: Facts & Myths
By Team FI A group of feminist activists and lawyers in India have created a facts and myths sheet...
UN Commission commits to women’s rights
UN Women welcomes the outcome of 57th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, held...
Criminal law bill 2013: one step forward, two steps backward, say activists
Women’s groups call for changes in the new Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2013, passed by the Union Government of...
The irony of iconhood: The life and times of Bhanwari Devi
In 1992, Bhanwari Devi, then a Sathin, grassroots worker, with the state-run women’s development project in Rajasthan, was raped,...
Make breast cancer drug affordable, activists urge minister on women’s day
By Team FI Health rights activists, cancer survivors and women’s groups in India have called on the Commerce Minister...
India budget 2013-14: Women let down again
A look at the Union Budget of India this fiscal year through the gender lens reflects its gross inadequacies...