This has been further aggravated after the introduction of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in 1958. More than 50,000 lives have been lost in the violence. This paper shows how women's groups in northeast India have developed powerful programmes that are direct, non-violent, and action-...
1. The recent Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 2012 introduced by the government in the Lok Sabha seeks to amend the laws relating to Sexual Assault in the Indian Penal Code. The changes proposed in Section 375 to broaden the definition of rape and to include within it all forms of penetrative ...
Slavery continued to exist down to the sixth century in the ancient kingdoms of Transcaucasia and Middle Asia; vestiges of slavery could still be observed there during the Middle Ages. In the largest Oriental states, notably China and India, slavery existed in its patriarchal form until the ...
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are the armed forces of Israel, comprising the Israeli army, navy, and air force since its establishment in May 1948.
The Indian Army allows women to serve only in select wings like medical, legal and engineering, but not in combat roles. The decision was taken a day after India's first full-time woman Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman formally assumed charge of the ministry. ...
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Irom Chanu Sharmila is popularly known for fighting against the human rights violation in Manipur. She is also known by the name as ‘Iron Lady of Manipur’. The time when the government passed the AFSPA and gave special powers in seven sisters states to Indian Armed Forces, Irom as with ...
The question of whether women should serve in the armed forces – and more specifically in active combat – is a topic of debate as ancient as warfare itself. While Read More » February 4, 2024 Feminism The Fiercest Females of the Sea ...
The participation of women in the military and armed forces can be viewed in a distinctive way when compared to other occupations, as it has traditionally reinforced masculine norms (Deng et al. 2023). These occupations have historically been male-dominant (Smith and Luedtke 2005), and have ...
Disability and chronic disease among older adults in India: detecting vulnerable populations through the WHO SAGE Study Chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are now prevalent in many low- and middle-income countries and confer a heightened risk of disability. It is unclea... B Sanjay,AC King ...