Asha Kowtal has been seeking, organizing and raising the voice of Dalit women across India and the world. As General Secretary of All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar …
Dalit women on intersections of violence and discrimination at HRC 23 in the UN
Asha Kowtal The event is sponsored by IMADR, Human Rights Watch and Minority Rights Group, co-sponsored by Germany, Canada, Norway, Finland and Denmark and organized …
What I have to say: Chithralekha
Eramangalathu Chitralekha On May 18th, 2013, Chitralekha (the dalit woman autorickshaw driver from Payannur, Kerala, who has been fighting CITU/CPM men and who has faced …
The Criminalization of SC/ST/OBC students in EFLU
Forum against Caste Discrimination in Education A petition shall be sent to the Vice Chancellor, EFLU, protesting the way in which the administration filed cases …
Separate Panchayats for Dalits shall ensure security and development: Sivakami
This is the second part of the interview with P. Sivakami, ex-IAS officer, writer and politician who founded the political party, the ‘Samuga Samatuva Padai’, to …
‘Progressive’ Maharashtra’s Policy for Women: Historically oppressed communities still face Marginalization
Swati Kamble & Sagar Zende In this report submitted to the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, Swati and Sagar of IADWR emphasize the …
Structural overhaul needed to end violence against women: UN Special Rapporteur
AIDMAM Structural overhaul to end violence rooted in multiple forms of discrimination and inequalities New Delhi, May 2, 2013. The UN Special Rapporteur on Violence …
Land is not ancestral property, it has to change hands: Sivakami
P. Sivakami, a role model for young dalit adivasi and bahujan women, spent two days at the National Dalit and Adivasi Women’s Congress interacting with students and …
The nameless ones (anamikas)
Jyoti Lanjewar Begging won’t get anything here not sympathy, not love A suit in court wins injustice, Tears are of no value, Getting water is …