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Several women's organisations and concerned citizens joined the protest outside Kerala House
04 May 2016
Several women's organisations and concerned citizens joined the protest outside Kerala House, Delhi today at 2 pm to raise their voice against the gruesome rape and murder of the Dalit law student Jisha on April 28 in Ernakulam.
AIDWA strongly condemns the recent increase in atrocities against women in West Bengal
31 Mar 2016
AIDWA strongly condemns the recent increase in atrocities against women in West Bengal just before the state assembly polls. In all cases of atrocities the alleged guilty are Trinamul Congress activists. Tea gardens are in deplorable condition with malnutrition deaths every day.
WOMENS ORGANISATIONS STRONGLY CONDEMN BRUTAL LATHI CHARGE AT UoH DEMAND IMMEDIATE REMOVAL OF VICE CHANCELLOR AND INITIATION OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST HIM
24 Mar 2016
We the undersigned women’s organizations strongly condemn the brutal manner in which students and teachers were severely beaten by the Telengana police in a brutal lathicharge at the Central University of Hyderabad yesterday, when they were protesting the resumption of duties of the Vice Chancellor Appa Rao, who is facing legal action in the institutional death of Rohit Vemula.
Women Organisations demanded constitution of SIT by the Honourable Punjab and Haryana High Court to investigate the cases of gang rapes reported in media on Murthal
12 Mar 2016
On the call of undersigned women organizations hundreds of citizens participated in the peoples march. They demanded constitution of SIT by the Honourable Punjab and Haryana High Court to investigate the cases of gang rapes reported in media on Murthal National Highway No.1 during the Jat reservation agitation.
AIDWA welcomes the amendment passed in the Rajya Sabha to the President’s Address regarding the rights of all citizens to contest Panchayat Elections.
10 Mar 2016
AIDWA welcomes the amendment passed in the Rajya Sabha to the President’s Address regarding the rights of all citizens to contest Panchayat Elections. This reiterates AIDWA’s position that an Amendment prescribing minimum educational qualifications to contest the Panchayati Raj institutions affected the most marginalized and poor sections of the society including Dalits and women.
AIDWA STATEMENT ON UNION BUDGET 2016-17 A BUDGET THAT IGNORES WOMEN
29 Feb 2016
The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) sharply criticises the Union Budget presented by the Finance Minister today as high on rhetoric and low on its content.
A Disaster for Local Democracy: A Convention Against Haryana Panchayat Raj Amendment Act
16 Feb 2016
AIDWA organised a convention “A Disaster for Local Democracy: A Convention Against Haryana Panchayat Raj Amendment Act” at Constitution Club, New Delhi today.
AIDWA registers shock and protest at the news that the Delhi-based internationally-known organization TERI
10 Feb 2016
AIDWA registers shock and protest at the news that the Delhi-based internationally-known organization TERI has decided to appoint R.K.Pachauri to the post of Executive Vice-chairman in spite of the sexual harassment case pending against him since last year. At that time, Mr.
Joint Press Release on WCD Minister to subject all pregnant women to a sex determination test
05 Feb 2016
We, the undersigned women’s organizations and concerned individuals express our strong condemnation and shock at the suggestion made by the Central Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi to subject all pregn
IS IT ‘BETI BACHAO’ OR ‘BETI HATAO’?
02 Feb 2016
AIDWA strongly condemns the proposal made by the Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi to make sex determination compulsory with a view to curb sex selection.