Tag: DCW
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Twist in ‘rape remark’ linked to Instagram group; girl started sexual assault talk on Snapchat to test boy’s response
It is reported that it was a separate Snapchat conversation between two individuals, initiated by a girl, which 'coincidentally got mixed up' with the Instagram group.
May 11, 2020 -
Delhi schoolboy held over Instagram chat group sharing lewd photos, comments on minor girls
‘Bois Locker Room’, allegedly involving a group of teenage boys from Delhi schools, created a storm on social media on Sunday when a female Instagram user leaked chats from the group, including obscene images of around 15-16 girls.
May 5, 2020 -
Gargi college molestation case: Students to meet DCW chief today
The incident is of February 6 at the women’s college of Delhi University situated in South Delhi where some drunken men reportedly entered the college and molested and manhandled the students.
February 21, 2020 -
Students ‘molested’ at Gargi College; DCW chief joins protest, Kejriwal demands action against culprits
Protesting against the incident on Monday, the students gathered inside the college against the management and soon the number of students reached between 1500 to 2000.
February 10, 2020 -
DCW chief Swati Maliwal writes to PM Modi, demands Disha Bill for entire country
The DCW chief questioned why the Centre cannot show the same urgency and concern as the Andhra Pradesh government, which passed the historic and revolutionary Disha Bill on Friday.
December 14, 2019 -
Delhi Commission for Women operating from parking lot after fire
DCW Chairperson Swati Maliwal said a police complaint had been filed and an internal probe initiated.
August 28, 2019 -
Hapur rape: Villagers meet police, say accused falsely implicated
Accusing of the woman of implicating the men to "extract money", the villagers demanded "fair investigation" into the case
May 14, 2019 -
Delhi: DCW rescues 8 Nepali girls from hotel
The girls, who have come from earthquake-affected areas in Nepal, were lured with employment opportunities in Delhi, the Commission said.
October 11, 2018 -
Human trafficking: 39 Nepali girls rescued from Delhi hotel
On July 30, the Delhi and Varanasi Police had rescued 18 women, including 16 from Nepal, from the clutches of a prostitution racket in Vasant Vihar
August 1, 2018 -
After President signs POCSO Act ordinance, DCW chief Swati Maliwal ends her fast
DCW chief Maliwal, 33, went on an indefinite hunger strike at Rajghat and refused to break it till such time the government acted seriously against those who sexually assault young girls.
April 22, 2018 -
Won’t end fast till law implemented, says DCW Chief Swati Maliwal
The DCW chief Maliwal is on a indefinite hunger strike at Delhi’s Azad Maidan, demanding stringent laws and the death penalty for rapists and perpetrators in Kathua and Unnao rape incidents.
April 20, 2018 -
Centre to amend POCSO Act: Kejriwal congratulates Swati Maliwal, asks her to end fast
For the eight-days, the DCW chief Maliwal is on a indefinite hunger strike at Delhi’s Azad Maidan, demanding stringent laws and the death penalty for rapists and perpetrators in Kathua and Unnao rape incidents.
April 20, 2018 -
Kathua, Unnao rape cases: DCW chief’s hunger strike enters third day
The indefinite hunger strike of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal entered the third day on Sunday. Seeking death penalty for rapists, Maliwal had launched the protest at Rajghat in wake of the rape incidents in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao and Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua districts. The DCW chief had begun her strike …
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April 15, 2018 -
Student union approaches DCW over sexual harassment allegations against professor
The JNU Students Union (JNUSU) has approached the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) seeking its intervention in the case of alleged sexual harassment of a group of women students by a University’s professor. Atul Johri, professor at School of Life Sciences (SLS) department has resigned from two administrative posts in JNU — the director of the …
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March 18, 2018 -
DCW, police rescue minor from flesh trade
The Delhi Commission for Women and Delhi Police rescued a minor girl from a life of prostitution in Safdarjung area and arrested five persons, including the victim’s aunt. According to police, the matter was reported by Swati Maliwal, chief of DCW. Four men and a woman were arrested from the area. Investigations are continuing to …
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March 16, 2018 -
‘Rape Roko’: DCW chief Swati Maliwal detained on way to PMO
Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal was detained on Wednesday when she, along with other members of the DCW, was going to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office to hand over letters supporting the ‘Rape Roko’ campaign. “DCW chief was going to hand over 5.55-lakh letters to PMO India. She had even informed police and …
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March 7, 2018 -
DCW chief asks MPs to support death penalty for child rapists
Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal on Friday wrote to all MPs, seeking support for her demand on the death penalty to child rapists within six months. According to DCW, Maliwal has requested them to join and support the movement – and raise the matter in the Parliament. The DCW Chief has also …
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February 24, 2018