Tag: Gender violence

Multi-pronged approach to gender violence

Currently, when women do report violent crimes, very few reach a successful conviction. This is demoralising to the victim but also discouraging to others who might approach the law for help. But this vicious cycle of justice denied giving way to more violence can be broken.

November 26, 2021

B-town raises voice against gender violence through concert

A group of young musicians including Armaan Malik, Sukriti-Akriti, Papon, Harshdeep Kaur, Salim-Suleiman along with Farhan Akhtar, Shah Rukh Khan and Shabana Azmi, gathered for music concert ‘Lalkaar’ to create awareness against gender violence. Tuesday’s concert was part of the social campaign ‘Bas Ab Bahut Ho Gaya’. Though the audience came to enjoy the live...

November 22, 2017

Farhan Akhtar urges youth to push dialogue on gender violence

Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar on Tuesday launched a new campaign to combat gender-based violence and urged the youngsters to take the movement forward by creating a new age of dialogue. As part of his initiative MARD (Men Against Rape and Discrimination), Farhan took to Facebook live to launch a filmmaking competition across colleges in the country...

May 30, 2017

International Women’s Day in Madrid draws 40,000 protesters

Around 40,000 protesters took to the streets of Madrid to mark International Women's Day and call for an end to domestic violence. Gathered in the central square on Thursday, the protesters carried posters reading "Justice" and "We are not all here" — in reference to victims of violence who have lost their lives. Municipal officials...

March 9, 2017