“Dalit” originates from the Sanskrit word दलित (dalita), meaning “divided, split, broken, scattered”, it was originally used in the 1800s to describe the lower castes (untouchables) of the Hindu society. […]
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The struggle to end gender-based violence in the workplace
Around the world, women are disproportionately affected by explicit gender-based violence (GBV) at work or on their way to work, for example, threats or acts of verbal, physical or sexual […]
Grassroots movement building against child marriage in South Asia
Child marriage is a serious violation of girls’ human rights. It negatively affects the lives and futures of millions of children in South Asia, a region which has an estimated […]
Understanding & addressing backlash: Building regional solidarities
Every year from 25 November to 10 December, activists around the world mark the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence – a global campaign to raise awareness of the […]
Iran and India protests: women’s struggles against backlash
The protests in Iran have now entered their fourth week as rage in response to death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini has spread across the country. These protests remind me of […]
Burdening children? Role of youth leaders in combatting child marriage
Field research has shown that youth activism is a common strategy used in the development or human rights sector in Bangladesh. One area of work where this is quite prominent […]
Countering the intergenerational impact of Backlash
We recently attended two events organised by Bangladesh Garment Workers Solidarity (BGWS). One event commemorated a former colleague Aminul Islam Shama, former Organisational Secretary, Central Committee of Garment Sramik Samhati […]
Child marriage in Pakistan: Legal ambiguities & landmark judgements
The recent child marriage case of Dua Zehra has sparked outrage across news outlets and social media, reigniting a socio-legal debate within Pakistan. Dua went missing from her home in […]
Justice: A far cry from reality?
In this blog post, Sujeena Shakya and Nirmala Maharjan share their reflections from their interviews with struggle members from the National Alliance of Women Human Rights Defenders in Nepal. Members […]
Being a ‘sukumbasi’
In this blog post, SuPWR researcher Anjam Singh provides her refections from a meeting with a Nepal Mahila Ekata Samaj (NMES) struggle member who shared her experiences of being a […]
In unity we stand: Celebrating International Domestic Workers Day
The adoption of the ILO Domestic Workers Convention (C189) on 16 June 2011 is one of the most important milestones for the global domestic workers’ movement. On this day, the […]
Countering hate speech in India with Interfaith Dialogue
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 […]