Gender Issues

Stop Silencing Dissenting Voices

THE All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) has, in a statement issued on June 17, condemned the Delhi Lieutenant Governor's decision to sanction the prosecution of author-activist Arundhati Roy and Professor Showkat Hussain. The action is based on a 14-year-old FIR, which AIDWA describes as a vindictive and repressive attempt to silence dissenting voices.

AIDWA Condemns the Hike in Prices of all Variants of Milk

THE All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), in a statement issued on June 3, has condemned the increase in the prices of all variants of milk by Rs 2 per litre by Amul and Mother Dairy.Also, the increase by 5 per cent of road toll tax will have a cascading impact on prices of all essential commodities leading to an increase in costs adversely affecting the family budgets.    This is a betrayal of the people as it has been done immediately after the elections are over.

Against Women Escalate in the Modi Raj

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable GingerRephraseRephrase with Ginger (Ctrl+Alt+E)The Hassan Horror: Heinous CrimesIN the heart of Karnataka's Hassan district, a chilling revelation emerged in the form of the Prajwal Revanna case, shedding light on the dark underbelly of sexual violence and exploitation.

AIDWA Demands Strong Action against Hassan MP

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceTHE All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA), in a statement issued on April 29, has  expressed its anger and disgust against the revelations made about a sitting MP and a candidate in the Lok Sabha poll from Hassan, Karnataka, Prajwal Revanna who is the grandson of H D Deve Gowda and leader of the JD(S) which is an ally of the BJP.  The Karnataka government has filed an FIR against him and constituted an SIT to enquire into the

Women’s Organisations Demand Withdrawal of the BJP Poll Ad Insulting Women

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceIN a joint statement issued on April 1, four national women's organisations – All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW), All India Progressive Women’s Association (AIPWA), All India Coordination of POW PMS IJM – have strongly condemned the recent poll ad released by the BJP which is an insult to the women of this country as it portrays her from an extremely feudal, patriarchal perspecti

Welcome Judgement on Bilkis Bano Case: AIDWA

Enable GingerCannot connect to Ginger Check your internet connectionor reload the browserDisable in this text fieldRephraseRephrase current sentenceEdit in Ginger×AIDWA, in a statement issued on January 8, has welcomed the supreme court judgement which quashes the Gujarat government’s decision to allow premature release of the convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang rape which had happened during the Gujarat riots of 2002.

Disappointing Verdict on Recognition of Same Sex Marriages: AIDWA

Below we publish the statement issued by the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), on October 21THE constitutional court judgment of the SC in the batch of petitions asking for recognition of same sex marriages has disappointingly held that there is no fundamental right to marry or to live together in a civil union with all the consequential benefits. The verdict is a huge setback to the LGBTQ+ couples who face several forms of discrimination in their daily lives since the law doesn’t recognise them as couples.

Forward to AIDWA National Rally on Oct 5: BJP-RSS Hatao, Mahila Bachao, Desh Bachao!

UNDER the banner of the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), thousands of women from 25 states will hold a massive public meeting at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on October 5, 2023. Preparations for ‘Chalo Delhi’ are going on in full swing all over the country. Thousands of women are participating in the hundreds of jathas and padayatras going on throughout the month of September in villages and bastis in all states.

On The Women's Reservation Bill

Below we publish the statement issued by the All India Democratic Women's Association, All India Mahila Sanskritik Sangathan and All India Progressive Women's Association, on September 19.AS per the news in the media, the union cabinet cleared the proposed legislation to ensure 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. It has also been placed before the Lok Sabha for discussion during the ongoing special session of parliament.The bill guarantees a 33 per cent quota for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies.

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