29 April, 2010 by olivia | Topics: Legal Take

The confusion about the DV Act is about to be settled. A Petition has already been filed in Delhi High Court.

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11 April, 2010 by olivia | Topics: Culture Today
What does it mean to really help, make a change

A year ago
My maid is an illiterate woman from Bihar, Muslim by religion, but with relatively fair IQ for her being and upbringing. She is single-handed bringing up her 5 kids and taken steps to ensure no more babies all by herself. In response to her act, the husband went absconding for good 2 years. [...]

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31 March, 2010 by Indian Home Maker | Topics: blog
I wish I could tell her about a sixty year old woman who emailed me…

9 20 PM : I stepped into the balcony to call the cat inside and heard the distinct thump of fists landing on somebody’s back.  Dimly visible in the shadows, on a bench, was the back of a white shirt and a hazy figure.
I had heard similar sounds around 7 30- 8 [...]

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12 January, 2010 by admin | Topics: blog
Beaten up every now and then, even during chemotherapy – Somebody Ring the Bell

We received this email directly from a victim of domestic violence in Abu Dhabi. She has been living with violence for long being beaten up in every few months. We are sharing her story with you, hoping somebody in her neighborhood would ring the bell and bring a halt. Unless somebody will come forward and [...]

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11 December, 2009 by Ashish | Topics: Bell Bajao Videos, Rights Reporters
This is Kaamini’s story, what is yours?

One of our rights advocates, Kaamini rang the bell.
Kaamini lives in a slum near the Shivaji Nagar area of Bangalore, India. She along with the help of few more girls, all of who have atteded a breakthrough leadership training, took action against a man who used to always get drunk and create nuisance in [...]

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27 November, 2009 by admin | Topics: Events, In the News, Social Media Buzz
16 Days of Activism:Social media roundup

The international ‘16 days of Activism against gender based violence’ kicked off across the world on 25th Nov emphasizing on the inclusion of woman rights within the real of human rights.
The international campaign originated from the first Women’s Global Leadership Institute sponsored by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) at Rutgers University in [...]

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