Article List

AIDWA Statement on victimisation of complainants in Pondicherry University sexual harassment case
05 Nov 2013
AIDWA condemns the victimization of two girl students of the University of Pondicherry who had complained of being sexually harassed and ragged by two senior male students on the university campus on 29.9.2013.
AIDWA expresses concern over the recent judgement given by Additional Sessions Judge in Delhi observing that women were morally bound not to have sex before marriage.
19 Oct 2013
AIDWA expresses concern over the recent judgement given by Additional Sessions Judge in Delhi observing that women were morally bound not to have sex before marriage.
AIDWA Press Statement on brutal murder of Com. Kartik Mandal
07 Oct 2013
AIDWA strongly condemns the killing of Comrade Kartik Mandal, who was the editor of a newspaper in Katwa town and member of the zonal committee of the CPI (M) in Bardaman district.
AIDWA condemns the heinous murder of a young couple in Rohtak
19 Sep 2013
AIDWA condemns the heinous murder of a young couple in Rohtak for having married of their own choice. It demands speedy investigation and stringent punishment of the guilty.
AIDWA on communal violence in Muzaffarpur
11 Sep 2013
The recent riots in Muzaffarpur are a cause for great concern deliberate polarization is being attempted to divide the people on communal line.
AIDWA statement on the Delhi gangrape and murder case verdict
10 Sep 2013
The long awaited verdict in the gruesome crime perpetrated against a 23 year old physiotherapy student in Delhi has found all the four accused guilty of gangrape and murder. The sentence is awaited. AIDWA demands that in case of any appeal by the convicted criminals against the sentence, it should be disposed of in a time bound manner.
AIDWA welcomes the report prepared by the 72nd Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare with regard to the Alleged Irregularities in the Conduct of Studies Using Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine by PATH in India
03 Sep 2013
AIDWA welcomes the report prepared by the 72^nd Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare with regard to the Alleged Irregularities in the Conduct of Studies Using Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine by PATH in India that was presented in the Rajya Sabha and thereafter tabled in the Lok Sabha on 30^th August 2013.
Gender sensitivity among judges the need of the hour
01 Sep 2013
AIDWA is deeply disturbed by the remarks made by Justice N. Kirubakaran, High Court Judge, Tamil nadu, that once again blames the victim of violence for sexual crimes being perpetrated against her.
AIDWA expresses deep shock and outrage over the gangrape of a young journalist in Mumbai
23 Aug 2013
AIDWA expresses deep shock and outrage over the gangrape of
AIDWA demands speedy investigation into the reported rape charges against godman Asaram.
22 Aug 2013
AIDWA expresses deep shock and outrage over the rape of a minor reported in the newspapers on 22^nd August 2013, allegedly by the self styled godman Asaram Bapu. The organisation demands a swift and fair investigation of this serious crime. According to the news reports, the minor was raped and sexually assaulted inside the premises of Baba Asaram Bapu’s Ashram. It has also been reported that the Baba’s aides were involved in and were participants in the assault. There are also reports that Asaram Bapu runs a gurukul for women in Madhya Pradesh.