violence against women

This International Women’s Day, it is important to recognise the key issues that need to be tackled for gender equity in India. One of these is gender-based violence. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 has enacted provisions to help curb this menace.

An acid attack by a trusted friend and neighbour changed Reena's life forever. But she is determined to get an education and move on with her life.

Shilpa Menon writes about her reaction to Nirbhaya's gang rape and the book Scars Do Heal that followed.

Rekha, an acid attack victim, has undergone six surgeries and is slowly rebuilding her life. She wants to get better soon and help other survivors.

Since marriage is considered sacred, a woman is expected to willingly subject her body to being used and ravaged. Here is why former Member of Planning Commission and a leading voice on women’s rights in India, Syeda Hameed believes that marital rape cannot be justified.

Here are inspiring tales of those women who once suffered from domestic violence but are now fighting for their rights, all thanks to Rapid Act for Human Advancement Training and their intervention.

Dr. Armida Fernandez started SNEHA as a hospital-based counselling centre that offered shelter and provided assistance to women facing violence. Soon this small initiative grew into an organisation that has since helped thousands of women stand up against injustice. The organisation works extensively in urban informal settlements to bring about change in women and children’s health. Here's how they are doing this.

It is not without reason that Delhi is called the rape capital of the country. It reports the highest incidents of violence and sexual assaults against women. In addition to that, it hosts a large population of refugees and immigrants from neighbouring countries, who flee persecution in their own nations and hope to build a better life here. Unfortunately, many times they become even easier targets for abuse. In this context, we present to you the laudable efforts of the Crime Against Women Cell of the Delhi Police for imparting self-defence training to refugee women.