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AIDWA welcomes the Supreme Court judgment
05 May 2017
AIDWA, welcomes the Supreme Court judgment pronounced today in the brutal and horrific ‘Nirbhaya’ gang-rape and murder case giving the maximum punishment allowed by the law. However, AIDWA is against the death penalty for a number of reasons including the fact that it is often arbitrarily asked for and given.
AIDWA demands equal rights and violence free life for all women
23 Apr 2017
It has been widely reported in the press that the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath plans to carry out a survey of Muslim women to ascertain their keenness to get rid of triple talaq.
AIDWA condemns gangrape threat to Bengal poet, demands action
30 Mar 2017
The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) is shocked at the threat of gang rape to the renowned poet in West Bengal, Mandakranta Sen, who protested against the police FIR and non-bailable charge against another poet, Srijato.
AIDWA condemns retrograde comments by the Kerala Congress leader
29 Mar 2017
The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) is shocked at the retrograde comments made by the Kerala Congress chief M M Hassan. He has described menstruation as “impure” while addressing journalism students in a camp organised by the Kerala state youth welfare board.
AIDWA delegation met NHRC Chairperson
20 Mar 2017
A delegation comprising of Brinda Karat, Mariam Dhawale (AIDWA General Secretary), P.K Sreemati (Treasurer, MP, Loksabha) , Sudha Sundarararman & Punyavathi .S (Vice-Presidents),Kirti Singh(Legal Convenor) and Asha Sharma(JMS, General Secretary) met the Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission Shri.
AIDWA Condemns Steep Hike In Lpg Cylinder Prices Demands An Immediate Roll Back
03 Mar 2017
AIDWA strongly condemns the savage hike in the price of non subsidized cooking gas cylinders by Rs. 86/- per cylinder, brought into immediate effect by the BJP central government on March 1, 2017. This is historically the highest increase in the cost of unsubsidized gas cylinders in the country.
AIDWA condemns Censor Board of Film Certification to deny certification to film ‘Lipstick under my Burkha’
27 Feb 2017
The All India Democratic Women’s Association strongly condemns the decision of the Censor Board of Film Certification to deny certification to Alankrita Srivastava and Prakash Jha’s film ‘Lipstick under my Burkha’, which depicts the range of problems that women in India are facing today, and their struggle to overcome these obstacles. The much acclaimed film has won the Best Film for Women’s Equality Award at the Mumbai Film Festival and the ‘Spirit of Asia’ Award in the Tokyo Film Festival.
AIDWA demands withdrawal of the showcause notice to Radhika Vemula
17 Feb 2017
The All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) urges the District Collector of Guntur Kantilal Dande to immediately take back the showcause notice served on Radhika Vemula regarding declaring her and Rohith as belonging to the OBC community.
AIDWA expresses shock and dismay on the Nagaland imbroglio over women's reservation
06 Feb 2017
Women’s groups have been leading a struggle for 33 percent reservation in the local bodies in Nagaland for the past many years. Elections for 32 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) notified on December 21, 2016 were to be held after a gap of 16 years.
AIDWA rejects the anti-people, pro-corporate budget, statement on union budget 2017-18
01 Feb 2017
The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) finds the Union Budget presented by the Finance Minister today as an insult to the working poor and women of this country who have been bearing a disproportionate burden of the hardships due to demonetization.