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Wednesday, July 12, 2006

No skirts for girls in the campus

The women's commission of a state in India is considering a ban on skirts for girls and to enforce strict dress codes for women to prevent crimes against them.

The mindset prevails in these societies that it is the fundamental right of a man to misbehave with a woman and it is a woman's responsibility to protect herself.

Wednesday, July 5, 2006

Girl child labourer tortured and murdered

The 10 year old girl who was caught trying on her mistress's lipstick was tortured and killed by an educated urban mother of three.