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Primary references - Understanding Patriarchy and Gendered Hierarchies Leela Dube conceptualizes patriarchy as a multi-layered social system and removes it from the usual understanding of male dominance alone. Dube argues that patriarchal structures function i...

Here we try and understand Consent from a far more nuanced perspective rather than reducing it to functions of vocabulary and speech. There are several judgements and social movements that invoke this way of reading consent. Consent transforms in various forms...

Contrary to several landmark judicial pronouncements in the Indian context on rape and sexual assault, post Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, legal practitioners representing survivors have consistently argued that any act involving bodily invasion for the s...

Creating a safe space: Mental health professionals provide a secure and confidential environment where survivors can openly express their feelings and emotions. They offer empathy, understanding and validation, allowing survivors to feel heard and supported d...

PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL ACT, 2013 Acts, Clauses and Glossary https://doe.gov.in/files/inline-documents/DoE_Prevention_sexual_harassment.pdf 25 Myths about POSH Act 2013 https://www.shrm.org/in/topics-tools/employment-law-compliance/debunking-myt...

A Bridge to Recovery: How Assets Affect Sexual Assault Survivors’ Economic Well-Being https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2158244015573966  Financial Freedom: Women, Money, and Domestic Abuse https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=138...

Brief explainer on non medical/non legal healing practices Somatic or body-based healing, creative expression, and spiritual, religious, and cultural healing practices foreground forms of recovery from sexual violence that move beyond narrowly clinical, psycho...

Supporting Sexual Assault Survivors Webinar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkNt_89FV6E Responding to Sexual Violence: A Guide for Professionals https://www.kasap.org/proguide/ Tarana Burke says 'healing is a forever process https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-...

Vishakha Guidelines https://cag.gov.in/uploads/cms_pages_files/Vishkha-Guidelines-against-Sexual-Harassment-in-Workplace-061de8308de91c7-65164897.pdf Cinema Code on Conduct for Malayalam Industry by WCC https://wccollective.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024_...

Brief explainer https://rainn.org/show-up-speak-out-step-in/stop-sexual-violence-step-in-with-care/ Short Video Explainer for College/University Students https://www.instagram.com/reels/DOGwqxIjjs7/ 10 Core Concepts For Child Sexual Abuse Prevention By WCASA h...

Imaara Survivors Toolkithttps://www.imaara.in/we-empower-resources?  State Wise Helplineshttps://www.imaara.in/resources-statewisehelplines  Legal Resourceshttps://www.imaara.in/resources-legal-resources  Kerala Government KAVAL PLUS COMMUNITY BASED REHABILI...

‘Paramilitary forces dance after killing Adivasis’: Soni Sori The Story of Soni Sori https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/case-history-soni-sori Caravan Article https://caravanmagazine.in/vantage/soni-sori-attack  Frontline Interview https://frontline.t...

Social Action for Women? Public Interest Litigation in India’s Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of India has said that public interest litigation (PIL) is an effective tool for protecting the rights of the disadvantaged, especially women. However, is this really...

UNESCO Guidelines for reporting Sexual Violence https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000381836  #GBVinMedia https://feminisminindia.com/campaigns/the-gbvinmedia-campaign-media-reportage-of-gender-based-violence/   Here's how to depict gender violence sensi...

Abolition and Restorative Justice reading Listhttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1b0QvbQ9bCddf_bSqW_xOot8joVlbmWye?usp=share_link  Restorative Justice case study in the UKhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10282580.2024.2330375#abstract  Explorin...

Informal sector work How the POSH Act and Women’s safety measures fail in the informal sector. The POSH Act’s resources for informal sector workers — the majority of employed women — have not been implemented, per Human Rights Watch.Swaddle https://www.theswad...

Survivors’ access to justice is shaped by intersecting social locations such as caste, religion, gender identity, disability, migration status, and class. These intersections often result in partial, delayed, or discriminatory treatment within the criminal jus...

POSCO Act https://www.indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/2079/1/AA2012-32.pdf Explainer https://complykaro.com/a-guide-to-the-pocso-act-legal-provisions-child-safety/  UC Davis Toolkit for Parents on Consent and Child Sensitive care https://care.ucdavis.edu/...