Citizens for Justice and Peace
UN panel asks Myanmar for report on violence against Rohingya women
29-Nov-2017
The UN committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has asked Myanmar’s government to supply “an exceptional report” regarding sexual violence perpetrated by its security forces against Rohingya women and girls in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, The Indian Express reported. The panel has asked Myanmar to furnish details on women and girls who have been…
Speak Out Against the Culture of Intimidation: Padmavati Row A Petition to NCW and NHRC
25-Nov-2017
Freedom of speech and expression in India, suffered another body blow with the breaking out of a national row over the film ‘Padmavati’ this year. The film which has yet to be released in cinema halls, has been cleared officially by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), but its lead actor Ms. Deepika Padukone…
Stop Violence against Mothers demanding Justice for their Children A Petition to NCW and NHRC
25-Nov-2017
Indian mothers like Fatima Nafees and Radhika Vemula, who demanded justice for their missing and deceased sons and dared to ask tough questions, were rewarded for their persistence with police brutality and violence. These women are resilient, courageous and determined to find the truth. But all they get in return is apathy. Their stories are…
Feminism and the Rights of the Indian Homemaker Within the Home, Her Rights are a Work in Progress
25-Nov-2017
Feminism has had its own journey across the Indian subcontinent and touched different women differently. In this exclusive blog, author Kiran Manral examines the evolution of feminism and its impact on the Indian homemaker. The feminist movement, a movement for the equality of genders in all aspects, is not new to India. In fact,…
Feminism and the Indian Man Understanding Consent and Rape in a Gendered Society
24-Nov-2017
Earlier this year, writer Tara* Kaushal set out to find the answer to the contentious question, “Why Indian men rape”, for her forthcoming book by the same name. In the process she discovered the multiple stumbling blocks that have prevented the feminist movement from gaining any significant foothold in vast swathes of not just the…
How India Unleashes Violence Against Mothers The unending struggles of Fatima Nafees and Radhika Vemula
17-Oct-2017
This is the story of Indian mothers fighting for justice for their children. Women who dared to ask tough questions and were rewarded for their persistence with police brutality and violence. These women are resilient, courageous and determined to find the truth. But all they get in return is apathy. Their stories are a damning…
Manusmruti or Gender Justice?
01-Aug-1993
August – 1993 HINDUTVA’S HARD-SELL The BJP’s claim of being “within striking distance of the Centre” is bogus. But only the purblind will deny that, as of now, the party which is playing with fire seems to be the only dynamic force in the political arena PAGE NO. 3 Manusmruti or gender justice? THE saffron…