Citizens for Justice and Peace
Commemorating Kashmiri Women’s Resistance The Kunan Poshpora story told through art born out of anguish
23-Feb-2018
On the night of February 23, 1991, units of the Indian Army launched what was purportedly a massive ‘search and interrogation operation’ in the twin villages of Kunan and Poshpora in Kashmir’s Kupwara district. However, under the guise of flushing out terrorists and anti-social elements, the Indian Army allegedly committed several excesses against the people…
Increased risk of sexual violence towards women and children on Greek migrant hotspots
15-Feb-2018
According to Cécile Pouilly, spokesperson for the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), the agency “received reports from 622 survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) on the Greek Aegean islands, out of which at least 28 per cent experienced SGBV after arriving in Greece.” Pouilly, at a Geneva press briefing, noted that UNHCR was “very concerned by reports…
Guatemala takes steps to combat child sexual abuse
30-Jan-2018
The Thomson Reuters Foundation reported that, according to legislators and activists, a new national DNA database and sex offender registry should raise convictions of child sexual abuse in Guatemala. According to the country’s human rights ombudsman, ten cases of child sexual abuse are reported daily in Guatemala, and that perpetrators are frequently family members or friends. The…
Waging Wars on Women’s bodies Reflections from the Institutional Murder of Kunduli minor girl
25-Jan-2018
If indeed the struggle of (wo)man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting, Adivasi, Dalit and Kashmiri women have been waging this battle for a dignified life for a long time. Yet, every time their marginalized identity, located in their socio-political and spatial context accompanied by a sheer absence of institutional support mechanisms,…
इस नए साल का डर से नहीं हिम्मत से स्वागत करें महिलाएं नए साल की पूर्व संध्या पर यौन उत्पीड़न या हमले के शिकार होने वाली महिलाओं के लिए आसान प्रावधान
31-Dec-2017
नए साल की शाम अक्सर भारत में महिलाओं के लिए बुरी यादें छोड़ जाती है. हालांकि 2016 में बेंगलुरु में महिलाओं से हुई सामूहिक छेड़छाड़ अभी भी हमारी याददाश्त में ताजा है, मुंबई, जो शहर अपने अपेक्षाकृत सुरक्षित माहौल के लिए जाना जाता है, वहां भी ऐसी घटनाएं हुई थी. भारत में यौन उत्पीड़न और बलात्कार के…
Not a Damsel in Distress Community Resource: Tips for women facing sexual harassment or assault
31-Dec-2017
*** This resource was first published on Dec 31, 2017 as a ready reckoner for women facing sexual harassment on New Year’s Eve New Year’s Eve often ends badly for women revelers in India. While the mass molestation of women in Bangalore in 2016 is still fresh in public memory, there have been similar incidents…
South Korea, Japan at odds over “comfort women”
29-Dec-2017
The Guardian reported that South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in said in a statement that the country’s 2015 deal with Japan on the issue of “comfort women” was “seriously flawed” and “cannot solve” the countries’ longtime disagreement on the issue. “Comfort women” is a term used to refer to the several thousand women and girls, largely from the…
Aung San Suu Kyi “avoided” discussing rape of Rohingya when meeting UN official
28-Dec-2017
Pramila Patten, the United Nations’ Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, visited Myanmar earlier this month to discuss the Rohingya crisis with the government. The Guardian was able to see a letter Patten sent to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, which indicated that Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s state counsellor, did not engage in “any…
UNHCR study finds increase in sexual violence against men, boys in Syrian crisis
07-Dec-2017
A study published by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, suggests that sexual violence committed against men and boys in Syria could be more pervasive that was previously assumed. The study included several dozen informants and focus group discussions with 196 refugees in Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon. Those interviewed reported sexual violence such as rape, genital…
India a nation of women killers?
01-Aug-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 It is only that the individual accounts get more gruesome. Acid…