14 February, Shillong OBR Campaign in Shillong kicked off with a release of a Khasi song which was aired in All India Radio on the 14th Feb. The song speaks about the inequalities persisting in Meghalaya and the thirst for peace that people are longing to achieve. NEN used music as a medium for consciousness…
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14 December, 2016 Discussion Paper- TOWARDS EQUALITY: PRIORITY ISSUES OF CONCERN FOR WOMEN IN POLICING IN ASSAM. The Joint Paper by North East Network and Commonwealth Human Right Initiatives examine issues linked to women’s representation in the police, working conditions and the challenges they face and outlines other such priority concerns for women in Assam…
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25 november-10 December, 2016 The 16 Days campaign to end Violence Against Women was observed by NEN in collaboration with other civil society organisations in the three states of Assam, Meghalaya and Nagaland. A series of events were organised to spread awareness throughout the campaign period. NAGALAND NEN Nagaland organised a painting and photography competition…
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10th- 12th November, 2016 North East Network had organized a 3 days training of trainers from the 10th -12th November, 2016 for doctors on developing a health sectors perspective in dealing with violence against women cases, looking specifically in to sexual assaults and to know the procedure of treating such victims in Medical Health Centres.…
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10th- 12th November, 2016 North East Network in collaboration with the Directorate of Health Services and CEHAT, Mumbai organized a 3 days training for Counselors of Meghalaya on developing a health sectors perspective in dealing with violence against women cases, looking specifically in to sexual assaults on the 10th- 12th November, 2016. Counselors from different…
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16 – 18 November, 2016 North East Network, a women’s rights organisation, in collaboration with Centre for Social Research, Delhi conducted 6 workshops in the city of Shillong on online safety and counter speech from 16 – 18 November, 2016. The workshop is called ‘Social Surfing’ and is a project supported by Facebook India. This…
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13-15 September, 2016 The first phase capacity building training on women’s rights and governance for rural women leaders was organised by NEN at Hotel East Gate, Kohima, Nagaland during 13 to 15 September 2016. The training was participated by 25 grassroots women leaders from nine villages of Phek District, Nagaland. The 3 days training was…
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7 October, 2016 NEN research report on “Enquiry into the status of women in Nagaland” was launched by Nagaland State Commission for Women (NSCW) chairperson Temsula Ao on 7th October, 2016 at Hotel East Gate, Kohima. The research was carried out in 3 districts covering 6 villages in Nagaland, between January 2014–March 2016.The objective of…
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5-16 September, 2016 NEN is addressing the issue of gender based violence against women (VAW) at the grassroots level in four districts of Assam namely, Golaghat, Kamrup, Chirang and Darrang. Field investigators and assistants are placed in these districts to respond to women in abusive relationships or women facing different forms of violence at the…
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In observance of International Women’s Day (26th August, 2016), North East Network organized an “All Women’s Marathon”. This was the first of its kind Marathon in the State. It was also organized at a time when women in sports were given much recognition after the good performance of India’s women representatives in the Olympics. Breaking…
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