Women Fight Price Rise

THOUSANDS of women all over the country responded to the call by the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) and came out on the roads on November 16, 2021, in protest against the uncontrolled price hikes, and condemned the failure of the BJP-RSS regime in providing relief to crores of the poor.

Withdraw FIRs against Journalists: AIDWA

THE All India Democratic Women Association (AIDWA), in a statement issued on November 16, expressed solidarity with journalists Samriddhi K Sakunia and Swarna Jha. They were first detained in Assam and then taken to Tripura and arrested. Both the women journalists had gone to cover communal violence in the Tripura. It has been reported in the media that they were detained for their social media posts about the communal violence. Two FIRs have been filed against them. The journalists have now been released on bail.

DELHI: Take Urgent Action into Suspected Rape & Murder of Dalit Child

ON August 4, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member, Brinda Karat has written to Amit Shah, minister for home affairs, government of India, requesting urgent action into the suspected rape and murder of a nine year old dalit child in the Purana Nangal gaon, in the Delhi Cantonment area of the Capital.The incident occurred at around 5-5.30 pm on Sunday, August 1, 2021. Brinda Karat along with CPI(M) state secretariat members Nathu Parshad and Asha Sharma and others met the mother of the child on August 4. They also met many residents of the colony.

AIDWA memo on RBI document on microfinance

ALL India Democratic Women’s Association, on July 28, released a memorandum on the consultative document on regulation of microfinance, pointing out that women, who make majority of microfinance seekers, are unable to get loans at low interest rates, and collateral free loans.AIDWA said it has been repeatedly raising women’s concern that they are not able to access low interest and collateral free loans from public sector banks.

Proposed Population Control Legislation Violation of Human Rights

WOMEN'S groups and networks, health experts and concerned individuals from civil society, on July 19, have submitted a memorandum to the President of India, through an email, raising concerns and opposing the draft Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilization and Welfare) Bill, 2021.The draft bill has been developed by the State Law Commission.

Tarun Tejpal Judgment Disturbing, Legally Unsound

THE judgment by a trial court in Goa acquitting Tarun Tejpal in a sexual assault is shocking and “deeply disturbing”, a statement issued by over 300 women’s groups and individuals said.The statement said the judgment will prove to be a “hindrance to women filing and fighting rape cases”.“The judgement showcases the kind of gruelling trial that a survivor of sexual assault has to face in an insensitive court atmosphere and the relentless, cruel and often scandalous, illegal and irrelevant cross examination that a prosecutrix also faces,” the statement said.The statement said the judgement of

AIDWA Condemns Post-Poll Violence in West Bengal

THE All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) has condemned the post-election violence that has reached terrifying proportions in West Bengal since the state assembly election results were declared on the evening of May 2. It said that 12 people have already been killed in the state, whatever may have been their political colour.AIDWA condemned the outbreak of unbridled terror destroying lives and property and turning into a threat against democracy and harmony among the people of this state.

Neither Contempt nor Malice in the letter: Brinda Karat

ON March 5, 2021, Brinda Karat, Member Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) issued a response letter to the Bar Council of India. It may be mentioned here that Brinda Karat had written a letter to the chief justice of India regarding his remarks in open court in two cases pertaining to women. This letter was published in these columns in the previous issue.

CJI’s Remarks Disturbing: AIDWA

AIDWA ISSUED a statement on the remarks of the CJI on March 2, 2021, and termed it, ‘very disturbing’.The CJI’s remarks came in a case in Supreme Court, titled, Mohit Subhash Chavan versus State of Maharashtra.The CJI asked the petitioner-whether he is ready to marry the girl who he has raped and seduced.

AIDWA Deplores Acquittal of POCSO Accused

THE All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), in a statement issued on January 27, has denounced the judgement of the Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court which has acquitted an accused of the charge of sexual assault of a 12-year old girl under Section 7 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) by saying that since there was no skin-to-skin contact with sexual intent, no case was made out.

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