28-29 August 2024 This consultation was organised by MAKAAM in collaboration with NRAS and Pune University’s Gender Studies Department. Participants came from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Punjab. The consultation aimed to discuss the gendered impact of farm suicides, foster cross-learning, and develop advocacy strategies for a comprehensive […]
Protest Against Kolkata Doctor’s Rape and Murder in Chhattisgarh
August 8, 2024 In Mahasamund district, MAKAAM Chhattisgarh organized a protest condemning the rape and murder of a lady doctor in Kolkata. Women from various communities, including forest areas, came together to demand justice and called for stronger actions against such crimes. Ms. Rajim Ketwas, State Anchor of MAKAAM Chhattisgarh […]
Webinar on Structural Violence on Rural Women Workers by FPC-MAKAAM
The Feminist Policy Collective (FPC) and Mahila Kisan Adhikaar Manch (MAKAAM), collaborated to organise a webinar on the 16th of June 2023 to present the findings of our research study on violence against women in agriculture, which was published in December 2022. The primary objective of this webinar was to […]
FPC-MAKAAM study report
EVERYDAY VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE Women farmers and labourers face systemic discrimination in India. Violence at the workplace is pervasive and impacts their wellbeing and economic opportunities. This study unpacks everyday violence faced by rural women in spaces such as farms, markets, and other agricultural worksites, and the redressal […]
MAKAAM STATEMENT CONDEMNING KATHUA ATROCITIES – English
Click here to read Document in Hindi MAKAAM STATEMENT CONDEMNING THE ATROCITIES AGAINST, RAPE AND MURDER OF A MINOR GIRL FROM PASTORALIST BAKARWAL COMMUNITY IN KATHUA AND THE CONTINUING ATROCITIES AND FORCED DISPOSSESSION OF HER COMMUNITY, AND AGAINST ALL SUCH ACTS THAT VIOLATE WOMEN’S BODIES AS SITES TO TERRORIZE MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AND […]