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Child Brides Abound

 
/ June 9, 2010

Despite laws prohibiting child marriage, India has the highest rate of child marriages in the world.

Devdasi or Temple Slave

 
/ May 25, 2010

Devdasi is the institutionalized practice of exploiting women by religious organizations and temples.

Corrupt Cops Ignore Rape

 
/ May 11, 2010

Jai Kumar, Community Correspondent from Punjab, documents the failure of local police to properly investigate crimes.

Laboring with Hand Tools Alone

 
/ May 10, 2010

In Nagaland’s Wokha district and elsewhere women still engage in back-breaking labor with nothing but manual tools to till the soil.