INDIA: Odisha’s district to have land rights centres for women
In a pioneering policy move to provide secure land rights to poor women, Odisha’s Ganjam District administration has announced creation of exclusive centres that will reach out to single mothers, separated women, and widows, across its 22 administrative divisions. The path-breaking announcement has come after a year long advocacy effort of showcasing gains of a [...]
Maternal Mortality Declining
As I wrote in the recent post, The Joy and Burden of Motherhood, “The greatest joy of motherhood is seen as the sheer gift of bringing a life into this world and helping to shape them from the moment of birth and then to watch them grow into a happy, productive and successful member of [...]
The Joy and Burden of Motherhood
The joy of motherhood has long since been praised over and over again. The greatest joy of motherhood is seen as the sheer gift of bringing a life into this world and helping to shape them from the moment of birth and then to watch them grow into a happy, productive and successful member of [...]
INDIA: A poor woman raped by police
Ms. Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister, Government of West Bengal, [email protected] Dear Chief Minister, I am William Nicholas Gomes,Human Rights Ambassador for Salem News.com. I have been informed by Amitadyuti Kumar of Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR) that that a facts finding team including Bapi Dasgupta, Amit Gosh, Gautam Munshi, Saibal Das,Amitadyuti Kumar, Sumanta [...]
Mexican Women Human Rights Defenders Call for Full Investigation of Murder of Transgender Activist
Note: The Mexican Women Human Rights Defenders Network is made up of women activists from throughout the country and I am proud to be among its members. The Network coordinates rapid responses to attacks on women human rights defenders in the country, carries out studies and works on self-care and mutual protection and support. Unfortunately, [...]
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