Gender Issues

Press Statements

8 Jan 2008

Two persons are missing for the last 8 days after being taken into police custody. Police claims no knowledge.The court has incarcerated Razia at the Nari Niketan, despite her statement to the court that she is an adult and has married of her free-will.

The details of the case are as follows:

Ram Gopal (29 years), and Razia (22 years) got married on 28.05 2006. A year and a half later, Razia left her home in Faridabad (Haryana) on 27 November 2007.

Letters

19 Mar 2007

People's Union for Democratic Rights, Delhi

To 19th Feb 07

The National Commission for Women

Deen Dayal Upadhaya Marg

Delhi

Subject: Custodial death and rape

Madam,

We want to refer to you a gruesome case of custody death and rape in Sarguja district of Chhattisgarh that has come to our notice recently.

19 Feb 2007

People's Union for Democratic Rights, Delhi

To 19th Feb 07

The Chairman

The National Human Rights Commission

Copernicus Marg

New Delhi

Subject: Custodial death and rape

Sir,

We want to refer to you a gruesome case of custody death and rape in Sarguja district of Chhattisgarh that has come to our notice recently.

Report

15 Mar 1984
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It is relatively easy to document the exploitation and oppression that women in our country, particularly women of the labouring classes, are subjected to outside the home.