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Shillong Joins Global Campaign To Stop Violence Against Women

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…

Times Campaign In Support Of One Billion Rising

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…

Shillong To Join ‘One Billion Rising’ Campaign On V-Day

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…

The Displaced Journey Continues

Original Story: http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/showpage.asp?id=jan2813,6,435,1152,981,498

Demand For ‘Women Only’ City Buses, Trekkers

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…

Call For Urgent Overhaul Of Existing Laws

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…

NEN Launches 16 Days Campaign Protesting Violence Against Women

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…

Street Survey On Violence Against Women Launched In Guwahati

Date: 30 November Original Story: Street survey on violence against women in the city Post Bureau, Guwahati (Nov 29): Women facing abuse in Guwahati can now make their voices heard. Keeping in tune with the International Campaign to Stop Violence against Women, the North East Network (NEN) will be conducting a street survey on violence against women…

Millet Food Festival In Chizami

Naga women can show the way morungexpress on October 25, 2012 03:52:00 In a wonderful gesture of solidarity among Naga women and also showing howdifferent tribes can live in unity despite the diversity of our tribal identity,the first ever multi-community Millets Food Festival of Nagaland was organizedin far away Chizami. The Morung Express was there…

Need To Bring Back The Goodwill In Assam

This is an account of a visit that some of us made to the districts of Dhubri, Bongaigaon and Kokrajhar to observe the situation in relief camps in August 2012. Personally, several thoughts cross my mind when it comes to the traumatic situation of the camp inmates, the violence in every corner of Assam, the…