
Rita Banerji – WNN Opinion (WNN) INDIA: In 1976, Dr. Diana Russell first testified about a crime she called ‘Femicide’ at the first International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women held in Brussels, Belgium. She defined it as “the killing of women and girls” only because of their gender and said that it was no different from [...]
Feb 7 2012 | Posted in
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Hetal Shah – WNN Opinion (WNN) Opinion Bhuj, India: There are two Indias, and Dalit women have learned to survive in both these worlds. Take a look at two related but opposing headlines in The Hindu last month. January 5, 2012: Dalit woman sarpanch emerges as poster girl for gender issues January 11, 2012: Dalit [...]
Jan 25 2012 | Posted in
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Dheera Sujan – WNN Opinion (WNN) INDIA: Shirin Juwaley is an acid attack survivor who founded the NGO Palash to help burn and acid survivors. She speaks to young people about her experience. She was recently denied entry to a Mumbai college by a principal who didn’t want her students to get scared by Shirin’s [...]
Sep 6 2011 | Posted in
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