On 18 June 2022, the world will mark the inaugural International Day for Countering Hate Speech. This couldn’t come at a more pressing time, given the recent rapid increase in […]
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Challenges of RMG trade unions: a perspective from labour rights activists
“Teach a man to fish, but the fish he catches aren’t his. They belong to the person paying him to fish. And if he’s lucky he might get paid enough […]
Online violence against women – a weapon used to silence and degrade
The digital space has become an essential medium for activists and individuals to reach global audiences with messages on human rights, gender justice, and other critical social issues through social […]
Event: Defending online spaces for women – countering disinformation & gender-based violence
Social media has become a key place for gender activists to share their voices, show solidarity and mobilise action, but it has also become a focus for backlash. Online abuse […]
Online disinformation: a weapon to silence feminists
Online spaces, particularly social media, are central to the current feminist movement in Pakistan. There are valid criticisms about the limitations of employing online spaces for mobilisation in a country […]
Afghanistan crisis and implications for the future
The speed of the Taliban takeover of Kabul has shocked people globally, as have the scenes that followed, with many citizens desperately trying to access the airport and leave the […]
Muslim women’s journey towards legal justice
Noorjehan Safia Niaz is the founder of the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), which is one of the SuPWR case studies in India. In this blog post, Noorjehan shares her […]
When the screen becomes the ‘field’: methodological reflections in a time of Covid-19
As we write this blog post, we continue to grapple with the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in India, losing people in close quarters and with ‘work’ continuing as […]
Vocabularies of backlash in South Asia
In recent years, ‘backlash’ has gained increased recognition as a conceptual frame through which to understand and address disparate forms of resistance and repression encountered by women’s struggles across the globe. This […]
IDS alum jailed in India for peaceful protest
Devangana Kalita, a graduate of IDS, was arrested in India in May 2020 alongside several others including fellow activist Natasha Narwal, for participating in peaceful protests against the Citizen Amendment Act (CAA) […]
Strategies to challenge backlash against women’s rights in South Asia
Even as International Women’s day (IWD) – a global day to celebrate women’s achievements and women’s rights – is upon us in 2021, the struggle for gender parity continues across […]