Kashmir policewomen and sex abuse on April 21, 2016The image of Kashmiri women wearing police uniforms is meant to inspire pride and hope for a future where the rights of women will be protected in India. So why would female police in Kashmir be ashamed to admit they wear the badge? They say that they regularly experience sexual harassment and discrimination at the […]
Kashmiri women and the sex trade on April 19, 2016Shabnam was 17 when she was molested by a man with no legs. The man paid her Rs 300, and that was how she started selling herself for sex. Kashmir has remained a conflict zone for two decades and the insurgency has forced these women to seek livelihoods in the sex trade. Sex is sold […]