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Indian court rules that men need protection from women making unsubstantiated domestic harassment claims | Public Radio International
▻https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-08-15/indian-court-rules-men-need-protection-women-making-unsubstantiated-domestic

“We are deeply concerned and dismayed that the entire judgment proceeds on the basis that women are liars and file false cases,” read the statement, quoting data by the National Family Health Survey, which found that 1 in 3 women faces mental, physical and verbal domestic violence. “The judgment is part of a backward trend that ... completely overlooks the fact that women are daily recipients of harassment for dowry and of domestic violence.”

The capture of a floating armory and its crew reveals a strange industry on the high seas - Quartz
▻http://qz.com/593272/the-capture-of-a-floating-armory-and-its-crew-reveals-a-strange-industry-on-the-

The case of the Seaman Guard Ohio, a ship impounded by India for the past three years along with its crew, is one of high drama. For the men who were on board when the ship was seized, there’s been nothing exciting about the months since October 2013, and so far, no Hollywood ending. In a decision that shocked many—like the families waiting at home—the 35 men were sentenced Jan. 12 to more time in prison by an Indian court.

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Indian court orders release of woman on hunger strike for 14 years | World news | theguardian.com
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/19/indian-court-release-woman-hunger-strike-irom-sharmila

An Indian court has ordered the release of a woman who has staged a 14-year hunger strike in protest at human rights abuses in the country’s remote north-east, her lawyer has said.

“The court has set her free,” said Mani Khaidem of Irom Sharmila, who was arrested shortly after beginning her protest.

Sharmila, known as the Iron Lady of Manipur for her unwavering and non-violent protest, has refused food and water for almost 14 years to draw attention to abuses allegedly committed by the military.

She began her fast in November 2000 after witnessing the killing of 10 people by the army at a bus stop near her home in north-eastern Manipur, which is subject to the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act.

#répression #violences_policières #grève_de_la_faim #alimentation_forcée