In 2016, India celebrated the Olympic medals brought home by PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik. But women who make unconventional choices like becoming sportspersons do not always get rewarded.News Link:Doctoring Evil: The making and hunting of witches in Assam
The northern parts of Udalguri district of Assam bordering Bhutan have been badly hit by social menaces like witch-hunting, child marriage, illegal trafficking of woman and girls etc.News Link:Widow killed at Hattigarh TE, trafficker held
In India, it is a paradox when we say that we worship women as Goddesses, but lash out abuses at home, public spaces and work places. Sexual harassment of women at workplace is an extension of the every day discrimination which women face at home.News Link: Workplace Dignity
Women’s groups and activists apprise Sr Sarbanda Sonowal, Chief Minister of Assam, on emerging concerns related to safety of women in private space and public places. A memorandum with a set of recommendations on issues such as domestic violence, witch hunting, unsafe public spaces, sexual harassment of women at work place, etc. were submitted to…
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On 14 th February, 2018 NEN officially opened a Resource Centre/Library at their office premises in Jingkieng, Nongthmmai. The Resource Centre is envisioned to be a knowledge sharing center open to all, providing a space for learning and improving access to information. The Resource Centre has books ranging from Gender, Violence against Women, Women Empowerment,…
February, 2016 ‘Women’s Manifesto’ is a first- of- its -kind in Assam. Initiated by North East Network (NEN), the manifesto highlights key demands before the political parties to achieve equality and social justice. The manifesto lists expectations from the political parties in areas pertaining to Economy, Education, Health, Safety, Representation and State obligation towards women.…
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20 young people from across the North East Region (NER) are selected for a one-year fellowship that entails comprehensive training by eminent wildlife and environment filmmakers, conservationists, and other resource persons from across the country, along with an internship with organisations working in the field of conservation and social change. The Green Hub Fellows represent…
Press Statement Representatives of women civil society delegations from India in Asian and Pacific Conference on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Beijing+20 ReviewBangkok, 19 November 2014 Representatives of women civil society delegations from India attending the ongoing Asian and Pacific Conference on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Beijing+20 Review organised by UN Economic and Social…