On 12th December 2019, Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 was signed into law, leading to widespread protests across the country.
On 11th August, 2020 the Times of India reported that on 9th August 8 prison staff in Taloja prison, Navi Mumbai had tested positive.
Jagori and Safetipin undertook a rapid assessment on perceptions with regard to safety of women and girls in public spaces, and to identify perspectives and strategies that would guide further designing of interventions in three cities of Haryana – Bahadurgarh, Jhajjar and Rohtak.
The objective of the study is to gather data about experiences and perceptions about sexual harassment in public spaces faced by women and girls in Rohtak.
Patharia, a village-situated in the Bundhelkund region is stark contrast to other villages. Inhabited by the Bedia tribe, a part of the vimukta jati where adult members in the family never worked and depended solely on the earnings of the young girl involved in prostitution.