Tag: oppression

I am Nirbhaya

 
/ December 16, 2013

A year ago tens of thousands came out in protest on the streets in India. Angry, hurt and exhausted that it had happened again, another girl had lost her life to a sexual assault of the most brutal kind. The collective Indian memory remembers her as Nirbhaya, the fearless one—perhaps...

I Refuse to be Silenced

 
/ February 14, 2014

The names in this video have been changed to protect identities. A marriage proposal came for her. She met the family, liked them.They liked her. When the boy’s family demanded a dowry, her parents refused. And then started the torment. Community Correspondent Chanda Bharti from Uttar Pradesh reports. She refused...

Widows Exiled From Society

 
/ January 5, 2012

In Kochila district, Odisha, widows are ostracized by their communities.

Hindu Rightwing Terrorizes Haryana

 
/ December 9, 2011

Places of worship and burial grounds taken away from Muslims.

Tribals Suppressed, Rights Ignored

 
/ August 23, 2011

Two tribal leaders in Goa are killed after protests to safeguard their rights.

Unemployment Forces Youth Into Gutters

 
/ May 20, 2011

The caste of those doing manual scavenging has changed, but the exploitation remains.

Rickshaw-Pullers In A Fix

 
/ April 4, 2011

Bengal government wants to ban hand-pulled rickshaws but has not offered the drivers alternative employment.