Date: 20 September Original Story: http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/showpage.asp?id=sep2113,8,252,132,333,495 STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI, Sept 20 – Condemning the recent incidences of sexual violence on women and girl child in Kokrajhar, Karbi Anglong, Guwahati, Morigaon and other places, the North East Network (NEN) asked the State Government to adopt exclusive gender sensitive policy measures to strengthen the safety of women and girls…
24 June 2013 – The Security Council today sent a strong signal to perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict that their crimes will not be tolerated, adopting a new resolution to strengthen efforts to end impunity for a scourge that affects not only large numbers of women and girls but also men and boys. In…
20 June 2013 – More than a third of women worldwide are affected by physical or sexual violence, many at the hands of an intimate partner, according to a new United Nations report that offers guidelines to help countries respond to this global epidemic. The report, Global and regional estimates of violence against women: Prevalence and…
Date: 17 February Original Story: http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2013/02/17/shillong-joins-global-campaign-to-stop-violence-against-women/ By Our Reporter SHILLONG: There is a rising demand from women groups for prosecution of all criminals who sexually abuse women and girls. This resolution was taken on the occasion of One Billion Rising, an event held recently in the city to protest violence against women. In a statement issued here on…
Date: 14 February Original Story: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-14/india/37099060_1_women-organizations-street-vendors-north-east-network NEW DELHI: People from all walks of life came together on Thursday to pledge their commitment to put an end to violence against women. A series of cultural events were held across the country as part of the global campaign which is being called #onebillionrising. The campaign was started by playwright…
Date: 13 February Original Story: http://meghalayatimes.info/index.php/10-front-page/front-page/18133-shillong-to-join-one-billion-rising-campaign-on-v-day Written by Meghalaya Times. Posted in Front Page Staff Reporter Shillong, Feb 13: Shillong will join social activists, writers, thinkers, celebrities, women and men across the world in a campaign called the ‘One Billion Rising’, in their appeal to stop violence against women and children on Thursday.This will be the largest day of…
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Date: 02 January Original Story: http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=jan0213/city07 STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI, Jan 1 – Some individuals as well as organsations have demanded a slew of measures for the safety of women in Assam, with a common demand being the need for public transport dedicated exclusively to women commuters. Days after the bestial attack on a young woman in New Delhi that shamed…
Date: 29 December Original Story: http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=dec3012/city05 STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI, Dec 29 – Social activists as well as conscientious citizens have condoled the death of the young woman after her brutal assault on a bus in New Delhi and have asked for an urgent overhaul of existing laws and procedures across the country to protect women in public…
Campaign to stop violence against women STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI, Nov 30 – North East Network, a women’s human rights organization working in the States of Assam, Meghalaya and Nagaland has launched ‘16 days of activism’ – an international campaign to stop violence against women in Assam which would continue till December 10. This fortnight encompasses…