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AIDWA demands justice for victims of sexual assault and harassment
10 Oct 2018
AIDWA expresses its deep outrage over the sexual abuse and trauma that a number of women in the field of media have suffered. Some of them have broken their silence recently and come out with shocking complaints of sexual harassment and assault against leading media personalities. It salutes the brave women who have come forth to challenge the prevailing patriarchal norms which indict the victim rather than the perpetrator in such cases.
AIDWA Strongly Condemns Murderous Attacks On Pankhudi Pathak And Maria Alam In Aligarh
09 Oct 2018
The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) expresses shock at the blatant use of terror tactics and attempts of a murderous assault on Pankhudi Pathak and Maria Alam by Bajrang Dal goons in the presence of police personnel in Aligarh. It expresses concern at the break down of law and order in Uttar Pradesh under the Yogi government. Repression is let loose on organisations and individuals who are fighting for justice and raising their voice against growing attacks on the minority community.
AIDWA Welcomes SC Judgement Recognizing Women's Equal Right To Places Of Worship
28 Sep 2018
AIDWA welcomes the Judgement of the Supreme Court in the Sabarimala case which has allowed the entry of women of all ages into the temple.
AIDWA Welcomes Outlawing Of Adultery
27 Sep 2018
The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) welcomes the Supreme Court judgement holding Section497 of the IPC (Adultery) unconstitutional and striking it down.
AIDWA strongly protests against the promulgation of ordinance on Triple Talaq
20 Sep 2018
AIDWA expresses its strong protest over the promulgation of the Triple Talaq ordinance by the Central Government on September 19th 2018. The ordinance is an attempt to undermine the democratic process since many organizations, including AIDWA , had demanded that the Muslim women ( Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2017, pending in the Rajya Sabha, should be referred to a Select Committee for further discussion and debate before being brought in as a law.
AIDWA Statement On The 498A Supreme Court Judgement
15 Sep 2018
AIDWA welcomes the SC judgement on Section 498A IPC to the extent that it does away with the constitution of Family Welfare Committees ordered by the SC in the Rajesh Sharma case.These committees were meant to look into and examine all cases of domestic abuse and harassment for dowry under 498A IPC before an FIR could be registered. The SC has rightly held that the constitution of such committees and giving them powers is erroneous and impermissible and not in accordance with the law.
AIDWA Welcomes Sc Judgement On Decriminalisation Of IPC 377
06 Sep 2018
AIDWA welcomes the historic and path breaking Supreme Court judgment in the Navtej Singh Johar case which decriminalizes consensual sex between adults in the LGBTQ community and amongst others. This judgment in effect legally recognizes homosexuality and whittles down a 158-year-old colonial law which led to immense suffering and discrimination against the LGBTQ community. Section 377 in the Indian Penal Code referred to unnatural offences and punished“carnal intercourse against the order of nature” with any man, woman or animal, with ten years of imprisonment.
Thousands Of Women Under AIDWA Banner Vow To Fight Violence, Fear, Hunger And Unemployment Aggravated By Bjp’s Modi Regime
04 Sep 2018
Raising slogans of unity and resistance, thousands of women from 23 states across the country marched resolutely, under the banner of the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), from Mandi House to Parliament Street in New Delhi on September 4, 2018.This massive gathering was organized to draw the nation’s attention to the unprecedented rise in communal and other forms of violence against women and the denial of decent work and right to food under the Modi regime. Crimes against women and children have increased by 34% in the last four years.
Massive Protest Rally – New Delhi, September 4, 2018 Mandi House 11:30 Am To Parliament Street
02 Sep 2018
Massive Women's Protest Rally In Delhi on September 4
29 Aug 2018
The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), with a membership 1.12 crore women in 23 states, expresses its serious concern about the spate of rising hate crimes and violence, fear, unemployment, and hunger. It pledges that the women are not going to stay quiet anymore and in order to express their anger, it is holding a National Women’s Protest Rally in Delhi on 4 September 2018. The Rally will begin at Mandi House at 11 am and culminate in a public meeting at Parliament Street.