An Independent Citizen’s Tribunal of PUCL to visit Manipur and hold hearings

Keeping in mind the fact that constitutional governance has been all but impossible and that deep faults and fissures have opened up in the social and cultural fabric of Manipur, it was felt that an independent tribunal is required which can give a hearing to all sides, along with putting together a consolidated picture of what happened, capture the people’s suffering, ascertain the causes of the current constitutional breakdown as well as come up with recommendations to restore the rule of law and constitutional governance in Manipur.

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Uttarakhand: Women’s groups and representatives of organisations reject UCC Bill

In this form, this Bill should be referred to a Standing or a Select Committee for wider deliberations, as the Bill, which has much import for the people of Uttarakhand and also for the rest of India as a precedent setter, needs to be discussed and people’s, including diverse women’s, queer and trans communities’ responses from Uttarakhand need to be taken into account.

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Women’s organisation call for Termination of WFI to prevent return of Sexual Predators in wrestling

We are celebrating ten years of the implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, popularly known as the POSH law, currently. While celebrations are underway all over the country, our champions who brought laurels for the country like Sakshi, Vinesh, Sangeeta and other women wrestlers, have not been assured of this minimum protection, at their ‘workplace’.

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Delhi Police Cancels the Day 3 proceedings of We20, Summit Vows to Protect People and Nature over Profits

In the early morning on Day 3 i.e. August 20, 2023 Delhi Police came marching with a written order which forced the closing down of the program. The event, held at Surjeet Bhawan faced hurdles on Day 2 with the Delhi police trying to interrupt the peaceful proceedings, but with peoples’ resistance and remarkable show of spirit, they backed out, and the program continued as scheduled. Under duress the Summit had to be curtailed.

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