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Split verdict disappointing; marriage not substitute to woman's consent: petitioner AIDWA

May 12, 2022 8:06 am

Lead Specialist, Gender Justice, at Oxfam India, Amita Pitre, said: “The principle of equality and non-discrimination is important, and it is enshrined in our Constitution. The marital exception clause reduces the woman to a second-class citizen within the marriage and means that she is not equal before law."

Mythily Sivaraman: ‘She fought ardently for women’s liberation, upliftment of marginalised’

May 31, 2021 5:21 am

Sivaraman was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease for about a decade and was not keeping well after she lost her memory.

Pune: Women’s group hits out at striking radiologists

December 10, 2015 8:20 am

“The demand being made by the striking doctors to amend the Act so as to give graded punishments for so called “minor” and “major “ offences is misleading.

Women’s body seeks separate law to try honour killing cases

October 03, 2016 2:57 pm

The campaign was launched at Jantar Mantar by Neelam Katara, mother of Nitish Katara, who was burnt to death in an alleged honour killing case in 2002.

Women’s rights activists divided over ban on film

March 06, 2015 3:48 am

While AIDWA has already met the Delhi Police for an FIR against the two lawyers, it has opposed the ban.

There is zero tolerance

July 01, 2014 7:44 am

The Modi government, in its very first test on its approach to cases of sexual assault, has been found wanting.

Egg donor dies after procedure, kin seek probe

February 01, 2014 4:46 am

“The autopsy will be carried out tomorrow. A case will be registered depending upon the post-mortem report,” the officer said.

'Draw guidelines for conduct of officials towards women'

January 23, 2014 12:51 am

HC was hearing a PIL against CBI chief over his remark.

SHO Pal fought gender crimes; women’s bodies decry action

January 22, 2014 3:19 am

Two years ago, Pal was promoted and given charge of the all-women police station in South Campus.

Women’s bodies doubt ‘whether family will get justice at all’

January 04, 2014 3:05 am

Women’s organisations Friday sent a letter to West Bengal government seeking an impartial investigation into the gangrape and killing of a 16-year-old minor girl in the state.

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