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Indian women from the 'Dalit' or 'Untouchable' caste listen to a speaker during a Dalit Dignity Rally against the Congress-led UPA government near Parliament House in New Delhi on December 5, 2007. Photo: AFP/Raveendran
Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia

Violence against India’s Dalit women on the increase

by Shazia Nigar July 23, 2018February 18, 2020

As India reels from widespread violence against women, females in the country’s lowest caste suffer the most. A conviction rate of only 25% in cases of offences against Dalit women means the problem for females of the lowest caste in Hindu society is only compounded by a weak accountability system. “We face violence on the […]

Shah faesal
Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia

Govt must do more to counter India’s rape culture, not target critics

by Aritry Das July 11, 2018
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. Photo: The Hindu
Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia, World

What does the trolling of Sushma Swaraj really mean?

by Aritry Das July 3, 2018July 4, 2018
An Indian protester holds a placard against the sexual harassment of female passengers, in a Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation bus in Bangalore, India, on October 7, 2013.  Photo: AFP/Manjunath Kiran
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

Time’s up for due process: can women rely on justice systems?

by Sanjana Pegu March 15, 2018March 15, 2018

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