On November 29 a delegation of women’s organizations had visited Singhu Border (Delhi-Haryana) to express solidarity with struggling farmers who are stopped at the border and not allowed to March to Parliament. OPEN LETTER TO THE PRIME MINISTER BY WOMEN’S ORGANISATIONS […]
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Appeal from Women’s Organisations for Nationwide Joint Protests on October 29
JUSTICE TO HATHRAS RAPE VICTIM ANNIHILATE CASTE & PATRIARCHY All organisations and activists working to preserve our right to life, livelihood, democratic rights and a violence free life are extremely concerned at the way the inquiry in the Hathras rape and murder of the Dalit girl is being compromised. The […]
Participants of Mahila Ekta Yatra speak against Criminalization of Women’s expression of peaceful dissent
Statement by participants of the Mahila Ekta Yatra regarding the chargesheet filed by Delhi Police in FIR 59/2020 We strongly contest criminalisation of women’s expression of peaceful dissent and participation as citizens in Indian democracy The women-led peaceful protests against the CAA, NRC and NPR became a powerful symbol of […]
Women Organizations’ Delegation Visits Hathras: Demands Dismissal of Yogi Govt., Court monitored investigation, Safety of family and punishment to guilty including officials
NFIW, PMS, ANHAD 6 October 2020 Press Release A delegation comprising Annie Raja, National General Secretary NFIW, Poonam Kaushik, General Secretary Pragatisheel Mahila Sangathan and Shabnam Hashmi, ANHAD visited Gulgarhi village in Hathras district on October 5, 2020 and spent 4 hours there. We met and had detailed interaction with […]
Women Organizations Oppose decision of collecting the outstanding loans from the SHG women
Following is the letter jointly sent by Six national women’s organisations to the Minister of Rural Development, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar protesting against the decision of collecting the outstanding loans from the SHG women and demanding immediate withdrawal of the decision. NATIONAL WOMEN’S ORGANISATIONS’ JOINT LETTER Date: September 12, 2020 To, […]
Infrastructural facilities are must to halt the spate in Sexual assaults in Delhi
In August and September three incidents have brought back the focus as to how the instances of rape are increasing in the National capital. The age of the Rape survivor did not restrain the perpetrator to commit this heineous violence. In one case it was 90 years, in another 12 […]
Women’s Organizations Condemn AAP Statement Against Shaheen Bagh
Press Note 19/8/2020 Yesterday the Aaam Aadmi Party made the Atrocious allegation that the ANTI-CAA MOVEMENT IN Shaheen Bagh was scripted by the BJP. We have already seen the vilification of the movement by the BJP who made a slew of communal and sexist allegations against it. The AAP’s latest […]
Women’s Organizations Call for Protests on August 28
Date: August 5, 2020 Press Release National Women’s Organizations’ Call for Protests on August 28 Women Demand Life, Livelihood and Democracy An online meeting of the following women’s organisations– All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW), All India Progressive Women’s Association (AIPWA), Pragatisheel Mahila Sanghatan […]
Women Organizations, Leaders of Mass Organizations & Intellectuals Raise the issue of Human Trafficking of Minors in Chitrakoot of UP
On 8 July 2020, the story of human trafficking of minors in Chitrakoot made headlines as investigative journalist Mausami Singh of India Today released a report of the extreme poverty in the region that forced families to send their daughters as young as 12 to middlemen for work and be […]
Sixth Reminder to Home Minister Demanding Public Judicial Enquiry into North East Delhi Violence in February 2020
(The following letter is the sixth reminder sent by over 350 women activists to the Home Minister of India, Amit Shah, in the context of North East Delhi violence. The move was spearheaded by several women’s organizations in Delhi including Pragatisheel Mahila Sangathan. Editor, ND) July 10, 2020 Through E-mail/ […]