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Report on ‘Caste-Based Sexual Violence and State Impunity’ in Bihar Released; Consultation and Workshop Discuss Challenges Faced by Survivors and Recommendations for Change

August 3, 2022

A report researched and authored by Dalit women activists and Dalit Women Human Rights Defenders using data from 13 Indian st...

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The Hathras Case One Year On: Exploring the impact of landmark cases of caste-based sexual violence in India

September 14, 2021

On the first anniversary of the Hathras gang-rape case, which led to the death of a young Dalit woman in September 2020,...

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India’s government must do more to end caste-based sexual violence, say Dalit women’s rights activists

August 31, 2021

INDIA - Dalit women’s rights activists in the National Council of Women Leaders (NCWL) are voicing serious concerns ab...

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Eliminating Caste-Based Sexual Violence in India – Recommendations for the prevention of sexual violence against Dalit women and girls

August 31, 2021

These recommendations have been collated by the National Council of Women Leaders (NCWL) with support from the ...

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#EndCasteBasedSexualViolence campaign launched by National Council of Women Leaders

July 19, 2021

INDIA, July 19, 2021: National Council of Women Leaders (NCWL) is a newly established coalition bringing together from acro...

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Justice Denied: Sexual Violence & Intersectional Discrimination – Barriers to Accessing Justice for Dalit Women and Girls in Haryana, India

November 24, 2020

Dalits – officially designated as Scheduled Castes by India’s Constitution – are at the bottom of caste and cla...

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India’s justice system is failing survivors of caste-based sexual violence

November 24, 2020

NEW DELHI, INDIA, Nov 25, 2020 – A new report reveals how India’s justice system is failing survivors of caste-based sex...

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