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December 10, 2009By Guest Contributor By Sonal Makhija Tags: act, domestic violence law, domestiv violence | Category: Desipundit, Domestic Violence, Justice, Law, Uncategorized, Violence Against women |
November 19, 2009By Dilnavaz Bamboat THE AUDIENCE WAS FLUSH WITH estrogen, but had a heartening dose of the Y chromosome. I wondered if the cocktail reception that preceded the event was a marketing ploy or a genuine attempt to fortify our spirits for what was to come. I found out soon enough. January 18, 2009By Usha B N VIMOCHANA IS one of the oldest women’s rights organization in Bangalore. They have been part of the Indian women’s movement and have significantly contributed to the rights of women facing violence in Karnataka. They have a crisis intervention center for women facing violence called Angala and campaigns against dowry deaths, harassment and female infanticide. More [...] Tags: Bangalore, vimochana, women's rights movement | Category: Desipundit, Domestic Violence, Exploitation, Identity and Destination, Justice, Society, Violence Against women, Women's Lives |
September 22, 2008By Anindita Sengupta DEEPA MEHTA’S new film on domestic violence premiered at the Toronto film festival. There were two reasons the trailers caught my eye. Firstly, because the abusive man is played by Vansh Bharadwaj who I’ve seen in Neelam Mansingh’s terrific play, The Suit, which played here in Bangalore twice in the last year. I loved his [...] Tags: bell bajao, breakthrough, commercials, deepa mehta, film, television | Category: Culture, Domestic Violence, Media, Society, Violence Against women |
November 26, 2007By Anindita Sengupta THE DAY FOR THE Elimination of Violence against Women passed yesterday and kicked off 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence, an international campaign originating from the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991. Sponsored by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership, the 16 Days Campaign has been used as an organizing strategy by individuals [...] October 24, 2007By Payal Saksena DOMESTIC VIOLENCE had been dealt with half-heartedly throughout the history of human rights mechanism in this country. Till about 2005, the only recourse for victims was a criminal law, which provided for punishment against the abuser (but no remedies or relief for the victim) and applied only to married women. Worse, the law failed to [...] Tags: Law, legal process, new domestic violence act | Category: Domestic Violence, Institutions, Justice, Law |
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