Date: 07 April Safe City Initiative by NEN: The survey report by North East Network entitled Towards a Safer City for Women revealed different forms of sexual harassment in public places. 72.5 % women in Guwahati face different kinds of sexual harassment. The full report can be viewed athttps://www.northeastnetwork.org/resources/towards-safer-city-women We have now moved the report to the next…
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Date: 16 November Original Story: http://epaper.indianexpress.com/185735/Indian-Express/16-November-2013#page/2/2
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Is a victim of bigamous marriage entitled to maintenance? The Supreme Court has answered the question in the affirmative by holding that if a man deceitfully marries a woman hiding the subsistence of earlier marriage, he is obliged to pay maintenance to her under Section 125 of Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr. PC). In the…
Date: 26 October Original Story: http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=oct2713/city06 Functional helpline for women need of the hour STAFF Reporter GUWAHATI, Oct 26 – Condemning the Azara incident, where bodies of two young women were recovered that triggered a mass-protest in the area, the North East Network (NEN) today questioned the role of State in ensuring the safety of women. Taking…
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…