-The Indian Express The Justice Ganguly case shows up some lacunae. For one, the sexual harassment act will have to be changed to extend to unpaid interns. There is immense pressure from women activists, the media and some political parties for retired Supreme Court justice, A.K. Ganguly, to resign as the chairperson of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission for allegedly harassing a young intern. The courage of the young intern in...
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In the year since gangrape, silence around sexual assault shattered -Amrita Dutta
-The Indian Express A year ago, in Delhi's dark December of 2012, 24-year-old Natasha Raghuvanshi was on Rajpath, occupying the streets with thousands of other angry young people, carrying with her the memory of being stalked, flashed at, and groped while returning home from college. Aswathy Senan, a 27-year-old Delhi University student, was there because it seemed to be "the last straw" - "the accumulated anger and helplessness" of many Indian...
More »Sexual harassment at workplace law comes into force -Rakhi Chakrabarty
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The law to check Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace came into force this week, about eight months after it received the president's assent. Union minister for women and child development (WCD) Krishna Tirath told Parliament that the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, came into force from December 9. The ministry also informed the House that complaints of sexual...
More »The Law, Rape and Son Preference: A Reality Check
November last when a young journalist was allegedly sexually assaulted by the editor of Tehelka, a magazine where she worked, an important report on gender bias of Indian laws was launched by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Titled 'The Law and Son Preference in India: A Reality Check' the report claims that most Indian laws -- be it prevention of dowry law, anti sexual assault law or inheritance law--...
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-Peoples Media Advocacy & Resource Centre (PMARC) The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)- Act and Rules, 2013 have come into force from December 09, 2013. Please click below the following links to access the documents: Notification- Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace- Act and Rules 2013 The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act-2013 The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Rules, 2013 ...
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