GUWAHATI, Oct 26 – Sensitive dowry prohibition officers must be activated by the government and all related laws effectively implemented to counter increasing dowry deaths in Assam. There must be adequate resources in support services and budgetary allocations to assist victims and their families to fight cases of this nature. This demand has been made…
Our Correspondent | EMN KOHIMA, OCT 13: The two-day Consultation on ‘Securing Women’s rights: Challenges and Strategies’ concludedtoday putting forward recommendations to the State Government for Human Rights & Gender sensitisation of institutions, actors, judicial system, parallel courts, community leaders and the church.It has also called for creation of free legal aid cells for women…
Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, Oct 6 – Several NGOs have made a public appeal to condemn witch hunting and take a stance against the social evil after another incident of witch hunting was reported from Balagaon Baspara village of Titaguri block in Kokrajhar district. According to reports, nine members of a family, including five women have…
Human Rights CouncilMORNING 1 October 2010 Decides to Hold Panel on Human Rights in the Context of Action Taken to Address Terrorist Hostage-Taking and the Responsibility of States The Human Rights Council this morning adopted a resolution in which it established for a period of three years a Working Group on the issue of discrimination…