Gender Violence Watch
City of Joy, City of Safety: NCRB Names Kolkata India’s Safest Again
Kolkata has once again topped the NCRB report as India’s safest city, recording the lowest crime rate among metros. The city also saw a decline in crimes against women. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee praised the achievement, highlighting Kolkata’s efficient policing and Bengal’s improved law and order situation.
As Kolkata Mourned RG Kar Doctor, Bhopal’s 5-Year-Old Victim Left Forgotten: The Unequal Justice in India’s Outrage
A 5-year-old girl’s brutal rape and murder in Bhopal triggers local protests, yet fails to spark national outrage akin to Kolkata’s RG Kar case. Despite a sharp rise in crimes against women and children in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh, the state's response remains muted
Women Activists and Doctors Reject BJP’s ‘Justice’ in RG Kar Rape and Murder Outcry
Kolkata: Advocate Noor Mahvish, Editor Mahasweta Samajdar, and Professor Nousheen Baba Khan have one thing in common: along with their professions, they are activists...
Justice For Bilkis Bano: Protests spread out from Indian metros to towns
Kolkata: After the remission of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang rape and murder case on the 75th Independence Day of India, protests...
The Split Verdict on Marital Rape
The Delhi High Court's divisional Bench on May 11, 2022 delivered a split verdict in the marital rape case regarding the validity of Exception...
Restrict sources instead of just launching protests against rape
The heinous rape and murder of a veterinarian down south has sparked protests all over the country. And it is quite justifiably so –...
