Article List

AIDWA Press statement on complaint of sexual harassment against CJI
21 Apr 2019
AIDWA notes with deep anguish the situation arising from the charge of sexual harassment brought against the Chief Justice of India and the manner in which the Supreme Court has responded to it. Irrespective of whether the case is false or not, the procedures of dealing with a case of sexual harassment, particularly when it concerns someone in a high public position, need to be credible and transparent, which has not happened here.
AIDWA strongly condemns the video being circulated
18 Apr 2019
AIDWA strongly condemns the video being circulated in the campaign of the UDF candidate from Kannur, Kerala, Mr. Sudhakaran where he villifies not only his rival from the Left Democratic Front, Com P K Sreemathi teacher, but women in general by saying that women are not fit to go to the Parliament and that therefore no one should waste their votes by supporting them. People should resoundingly defeat the UDF candidate who has shown scant respect for our Constitution and exposed his opposition to gender equality.
Women’s Organisations Protest against Unjust Disenfranchisement of Women
02 Apr 2019
The undersigned national women’s organisations are deeply distressed that millions of women in our country have not been registered to vote even though they are aged over 18 years. A joint memorandum regarding this matter has been submitted to the Chief Election Commissioner.
Women’s Charter of Demands - 2019
14 Mar 2019
Towards a Democratic and Secular Government to Strengthen Women’s Struggle for Equality and Emancipation
AIDWA On Ujjawala Gas Yojana
05 Mar 2019
Among the many “achievements” of Modi regime one can count false promises and tall claims.
But in spite of the tall claims about the success of the Ujjwala Gas Yojana by Modi Government it has turned out to be a damp squib.
Pre-Poll Budget Is Anti- Women, Farmers And Workers
01 Feb 2019
AIDWA, SFI, DYFI protest on Savitribai Phule Birth Anniversary – Opposing Purification Rituals Demeaning to Women
04 Jan 2019
AIDWA, SFI, DYFI today held a protest demonstration outside Parliament House to express
their strong objection to the purification rituals carried out by the priests after two women
visited the Sabarimala Temple. Two women visited the Sabarimala Temple as their
constitutional right under Article 25 which holds that women have an equal right to worship.
The purification ritual is demeaning to women as it being projects them as ‘impure’ and
‘unclean’. It is also a clear violation of the Supreme Court verdict.
AIDWA's response on Draft National Child Protection Policy
03 Jan 2019
To,

Ms. Maneka Gandhi,

Hon’ble Minister

Ministry of Women & Child Development

New Delhi.

Dear Madam,
AIDWA Call On January 3, Savitribai Phule Birth Anniversary – Oppose Purification Rituals Demeaning To Women
03 Jan 2019
The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) expresses strong objection to the purification rituals carried out by the priests after two women visited the Sabarimala Temple. Two women visited the Sabarimala Temple yesterday morning as their constitutional right under Article 25 which holds that women have an equal right to worship.The purification ritual is demeaning to women as it being projects them as ‘impure’ and ‘unclean’. It is also a clear violation of the Supreme Court verdict.
AIDWA Congratulates The Women In Kerala For The Massive Success Of The Historic Women's Wall
01 Jan 2019
The All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) congratulates the women of Kerala for the success of the historic Women's Wall on January 1. This Women's Wall extended for nearly 650 Km from Kasargod in the north to Thiruvananthapuram in the south.

The determination with which women came out to defend the legacy of progressive values of social justice and equal rights to women was unprecedented.