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Rights of women while dealing with the police

We had @NyaayaIN conducting a tweetchat for us on Friday, 16th August about ‘Rights of women while dealing with the police’. The tweetchat began by discussing what a woman can do if the police are using brute force on her for resisting arrest. It was suggested [...]Read more

5 rights every woman should know about

Milan Mamachan is pursuing Mass Communication (3rd year) from IP University. He is interested in reading novels, wants to travel as much as possible and pursue a doctorate. Molestation is a heinous act and a gross violation of someone’s privacy and safety. In India, [...]Read more

LET’S CONNECT and discuss life of an ex-prisoner beyond prison walls

Crime does not exist in black and white but it is born out of a grey area that needs to be analyzed through a gendered and intersectional perspective. Therefore, we will analyze imprisonment, punishment, and crime through a gendered perspective. Our discussion will be focused on [...]Read more

Politalks- Street Harassment and Urban Planning

As part of the #AntiStreetHarassmentWeek we had #Politalks– a discussion on street harassment and the role of urban planning in making public spaces more inclusive. The session was co-facilitated by Vihang Jumle and Priya Tiwari. They touched upon numerous topics, from the [...]Read more

06.09.2018 a victorious date in history for the LGBT Community in India

Khushali Jaiswal is an easy going, adventurous student of Miranda House. She has a predominantly loud and bubbly character with a vision to have a PepperSprayFreeIndia for women. She feels feminism is the way of life and with just a sound of feminine in it doesn’t make it a [...]Read more

Know Your Rights Workshop

A ‘Know Your Rights’ Workshop was held at the Undergraduate Hostel for Girls in Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi on Friday, 13th April, 2018. It was held as a part of Anti-Street Harassment week. Around 30+ students participated in the workshop. The workshop focused on creating awareness [...]Read more

Sexual Violence: A Global Pandemic/ 11th to 16th March 2018

Sexual Violence: A Global Pandemic Written by Shaziya Shaikh Blogging Team Sexual violence is a global pandemic. One in three women experiences sexual or physical violence – most likely from their intimate partner, according to a report from the World Health Organization. There [...]Read more

Domestic Violence is a Crime

On 9th February, Nyaaya @NyaayaIn conducted a tweetchat on the heinous crime that domestic violence is. Breakthrough India was a guest on the chat sharing their expert opinion through on-ground work and research. The chat spoke about the importance of recognising and accepting [...]Read more

Gender Equality Watch- November 2017

Gender Equality Watch This monthly series by Safecity will track the latest decisions of Indian courts on women’s rights and equal access for all genders. The aim is to make the functioning of our judicial system more accessible to readers, to create a well informed body of [...]Read more

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