India: First woman Qazi conducts 'nikah' (marriage)

Moral Police - India's Shame

Incidents of Hatred on Valentines Day: Shameful actions of Police and 'Moral brigade' in India




Girls assaulted in Mangalore pub by Sri Ram Sena

First All-Female U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Liberia

Indian female soldiers of Rapid Action Force ahead of departure to Liberia as U.N. peacekeepers.(photo:AP/Fox News)

Members of the all female Indian Formed Police Unit of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) get ready to receive medals of honour, in recognition for their service. (UN Photo/Christopher Herwig)

Members of the all female Indian Formed Police Unit of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) perform martial arts exercise prior to receiving medals of honour, in recognition for their service. (UN Photo/Christopher Herwig)

Members of the all female Indian Formed Police Unit (FPU) of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) stand ready to receive medals, in recognition for their service. (UN Photo/Christopher Herwig)

Woman beaten up by mob in front of police in India

Woman beaten up by mob in front of police in Singrauli,Madhya Pradesh.

Women protest against 'rape' in Northeast India

Naked women protestors shout slogans against the alleged rape, torture and murder of 32-year-old Thangjam Manorama Devi by paramilitary soldiers in Imphal, capital of northeastern Indian state of Manipur, Thursday, July 15, 2004. In a highly unusual protest, some 40 women stripped naked and staged an angry demonstration outside the Assam Rifles base to protest the death in custody of 32-year old Manorama.

The death triggered a violent campaign against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act act, (AFSPA) forcing the Manmohan Singh government to constitute the Justice B.P. Jeevan Reddy Commission, which recommended repeal of the act as did the Administrative Reforms Commission. But the government is yet to act on them.