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Activist Abha Singh smells conspiracy in rape charges against M. Vincent
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], July 23 (ANI): Women rights activist Abha Singh on Sunday asserted that proper investigation must be done over the rape charges imposed against Kerala Congress MLA M. Vincent to avoid misuse of rape laws.
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Women activists target West Bengal minister for shameful remark on Rupa Ga
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] July 15 (ANI): Condemning the controversial statement made by West Bengal Power Minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rupa Ganguly, women rights activists on Saturday said it is shameful and deplorable for a minister to make such
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Women activist slams Hyderabad hotel for denying room to single woman
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bengaluru(Karnataka) [India], June 27 (ANI): Dubbing the Hyderabad incident where a woman was refused a room for being 'single' as regressive, women rights activist Brinda Adige on Tuesday slammed the patriarchal mindset of the hotel authorities.
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Women activists demand action in Unnao gang rape matter
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra), June 9 (ANI): Asserting that crimes against women are on the rise in Uttar Pradesh, women rights activists on Friday demanded that the government and the administration should look into this matter seriously for curbing violence against females.
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Women rights proponents demand effective police response to rape survivors
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India],Mar.29 (ANI): Seeking to bridge gaps in police response to victims of rape and sexual assault, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) convened a National Conference on 'First Response, Good Policing and Rape Survivors' in collaboration with the British Hi
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High time SC should strike off triple talaq: Women activist
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 2 (ANI): Women rights activist Abha Singh on Friday said the time has come when the Supreme Court should do away with this defective procedure of triple talaq and uphold the right to equality and right to life, which is enshrined in the fundamental rights of the Cons
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Bulandshahr shame: Women activist draws attention to 'jungle raj'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Aug. 30 (ANI): Women rights activist Ranjana Kumari on Tuesday condemned the abortion of a teen rape victim by the culprit's family in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district and said such incidents highlight the existing 'jungle raj' in the state.
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No correlation between dressing and crime against women: Activist
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug. 5 (ANI): Asserting that the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology was running away from its responsibility of preventing crime against women, Women Rights Activist Annie Raja on Friday lashed out at the Bhopal institute for its order imposing dress code on girl studen
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