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On Spice Jet Security Strip Searching Women Cabin Crew
02 Apr 2018
AIDWA Condemns Spice Jet Security For Strip Searching Their Women Cabin Crew And Demands Action Against Guilty Officials
Immediate Suspension of Prof Atul Johri
17 Mar 2018
The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) has sent the following memorandum to the Vice Chancellor of the Jawaharlal Nehru University demanding immediate suspension of Prof AtulJohri and instituting a free and fair inquiry on the complaint of sexual harassment against him. The memorandum is self-explanatory.
AIDWA Condemns Attacks By RSS -BJP Goons In Tripura Appeals For United Resistance Against This Violence
07 Mar 2018
The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) strongly condemns the brutal violence unleashed by RSS-BJP goons on the Left activists in Tripura immediately after the declaration of the assembly election results. The BJP which had an opportunistic alliance with the separatist forces used tremendous money and muscle power for electoral gains. This reign of terror has not spared women too. The plight of children can only be imagined. Students are traumatised and feel insecure about appearing for their exams.
AIDWA Supports The Struggle Of TISS Students In The Country
05 Mar 2018
The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) expresses solidarity with the agitating students in TISS campuses in the country. It is highly condemnable that the TISS administration has suddenly and arbitrarily announced the imposition of compulsory fee for the current students including the Government of India Post Metric Scholarship students (GOI-PMS). It has disregarded the impact of this unjust decision on the student community especially from the SC-ST-OBC sections. This is a direct assault on the right to higher education of students from the marginalized sections.
AIDWA condemn the brutal attacks launched by TMC goons and by police in West Bengal
17 Feb 2018
AIDWA can find no sufficient words to condemn the brutal attacks launched by TMC goons and by police in West Bengal against DYFI and AIDWA activists demonstrating against the privatisation of railways, withdrawal of all kinds of passenger services and failure to fill up posts in the railways on 16th February.
Remembering Asma Jahangir
12 Feb 2018
The death of Asma Jahangir has been received with sorrow, anguish and a great sense of loss by people all over the world, especially in Pakistan and India. She was a woman of rare courage and indomitable commitment to women’s rights and human rights, a commitment that never wavered despite the many attacks that she faced from the Government of her country, religious fundamentalists and many others.
Asma started her career as a lawyer defending women against domestic violence and unequal laws but went on to fight for bonded labour, and minority communities under attach.
Letter to Law Minister on Triple Talaq Bill
08 Feb 2018
A delegation comprising of P.K Sreemathi (M.P Loksabha), Sudha Sundararaman (Vice-President) , Kirti Singh (Legal Convenor, AIDWA) S.Punyavathi (Vice-President) , Tapasi Praharaj (National Secretary) , Asha Sharma (General Secretary, Delhi JMS) Maimoona Mollah (President, Delhi JMS) met the Law Minister and submitted a memorandum regarding the Bill of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2017, bringing to his attention the concerns of various women’s organizations and individuals about it.
AIDWA Opposes The Anti-Women Budget Based On False Promises
01 Feb 2018
The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) expresses its disappointment with the anti-people budget presented today by the Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley on behalf of the Modi-led NDA government. Since this is the final full budget of this government before the elections of 2019, it is based on high rhetoric and overestimated projections of growth revenue. However, the pro-corporate, anti-poor, neo-liberal policies adopted by the current regime which is reflected in this budget has resulted in job losses and penury for majority of the population.
AIDWA Statement on Bill on Triple Talaq
19 Dec 2017
It has been reported in the media that the Union Cabinet has approved a bill making it a criminal offence to pronounce Triple Talaq apart from some other provisions. The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) condemns the hasty and extremely undemocratic manner in which the bill is being sought to be passed in the Parliament without any public discussion and discussion with women’s organizations and groups working with issues related to Muslim women.
Save India Convention Calls For United Fight Against Regressive Politics
08 Dec 2017
The Save India National Convention against Assault on Women’s Citizenship Rights noted with concern that the right wing forces whose regressive politics was resulting in the growing atmosphere of intolerance and increasing violence against women.