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Nude Self Portraits and Sexual Harassment on Social Media

Recently, a group of self proclaimed hackers had issued threats to women over the content they posted over social media. A group of men, from Kerala, were private messaging women asking them to take down their posts which were 'objectionable'. These objectionable posts were about periods, sex and sexuality. The group threatened to hack these women's accounts, to post their nude photos and openly threatened many who came in support of the women. In Kolkata, the same happened to a woman. She was asked how much she charged for sex among many other things. Mayurakshi Banerjee spoke to WASH about sexual harassment in school, social media and nude photography for which she was sexually harassed and bullied on Facebook and Instagram. In her words, Let me introduce myself and it is not easy. I am Mayurakshi, and eighteen-year-old from Kolkata. But if you are expecting another teen story, you should stop here. I can't claim that I had a normal life like everyone else. One w...

Jadavpur University, SRFTI Compete in Harassing Sexual Harassment Victims and Survivors

ICC for Sexual Harassment at Jadavpur University, Kolkata has not submitted the report of the ICC inquiry on accused student, says complainant. More than 80 days have passed since the inquiry started. The sexual harassment act requires the committee to submit its report within 90 days. Meanwhile in Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, the Academic Council [AC] of the institute has decided that the students accused of sexual harassment will be allowed to complete their courses and be back on campus. They wouldn’t be allowed back in the hostel not because of the charges of sexual harassment on them but because they had exceeded the time allowed by the institute to be in the hostel, the student representatives were told by Director Debamitra Mitra. The Council refused to stay the matter even when the students pointed out that the complainants and witnesses were still on campus and there was going to be a direct threat if the accused students were brought back. This move is ex...

Open Letter to Khalsa Aid

Open Letter to Khalsa Aid - Inappropriate Behaviour Following Rape and Sexual Harassment Complaint from Woman Against Khalsa Volunteer. Hello, We are writing to you after being contacted by a woman with a complaint of rape, sexual and emotional harassment at the hands of a male volunteer by the name Jeevanjyot Singh. The manner in which you have responded to her complaint is highly irresponsible and unbecoming of an international charitable organisation such as yours. We are therefore forced to make the complaint letter public and point out how you have failed a woman who came to you seeking justice by protecting the harasser. On 1st October 2018, the complainant tweeted Mr. Ravinder Singh, founder of Khalsa Aid. She was contacted by Mr.Gurpreet Singh, manager of the Khalsa Aid office in Patiala. The nature of the call was 'intimidating' according to the complainant and she was made to feel extremely uncomfortable as Gurpreet Singh th...

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