A statement signed by 900 individuals and groups
We, the undersigned women’s rights groups and concerned individuals are outraged by the reprehensible targeting of Muslim women on GitHub, a free web platform, where Twitter handles, and photographs of Muslim women were uploaded with the explicit aim of directing sexualised hate and harm at these women. More than 80 women were profiled, their images were sought to be “auctioned” by soliciting users to take their pick on the “deal of the day”, on the basis of their identity and for their views. This is a conspiracy to target women by creating a database of those Muslim women journalists, professionals and students who were actively raising a voice on social media against right wing Hindutva majoritarianism. The intention is to silence their political participation.
This attempt to de-humanise and sexualise Muslim women is a systemic act of intimidation and harm. This is not the first time this has happened. Before Eid, similar cyber violence against Muslim women was organized by stealing pictures of Pakistani women from their social media handles.
This is a targeted hate campaign against Muslim women in India and abroad amounts to sexual harassment, criminal intimidation, and cyber stalking. It violates their right to privacy, which is a travelling right, and it is an act of censorship. It puts their life and liberty at risk.
This is a targeted campaign to regulate their political speech and political participation in democracy as full and equal citizens of this country. It is part of the project to push Muslim women out of public spaces, offline and online, by causing them harm and censoring their speech. Having witnessed the leadership and power of Muslim women in the anti-citizenship amendment act (CAA) movement, right wing Hindutva men have used social media as a political tool to deny Muslim women their right to lead our collective fight for secularism, peace and citizenship.
We are deeply concerned that everyday new forms of intimidation and hatred are being allowed to invent, this time through GitHub Inc., a provider of Internet hosting for software development, to normalise violence against Muslim communities. Such use of public platforms is making the impunity for such attacks more entrenched. Twitter handles, You Tube channels and Facebook pages are routinely used to de-humanize and sexualize Muslim women. The men on these handles, channels and posts call upon majoritarian Hindutva nationalist men and mobs to abduct and rape Muslim women. These handles routinely spew pornographic abuse for both Muslim men and women and build online communities through chat boxes and posts to create violent online communities. This criminal use of social media uses openly misogynistic hate speech against minority communities and celebrates a rape culture against Muslim women targeted for their religious identity, and therefore, impacts the dignity of all women.
The use of sexualized political campaigns against women who speak against the ruling dispensation is fast becoming mainstream political culture. Such mass targeting of Muslim women in public spaces, whether online or offline, that treats them as objects in the political discourse of Hindutva is simply unacceptable. As the large number of such online hate violence surfaces, it is not abstract, this is real life for women- a violation of their human rights, an attack on the dignity, autonomy, and bodily integrity.
The undersigned express our grief and outrage to all the Muslim women harmed by this misogynistic hate campaign. We stand in solidarity with each one of these women. We pledge our support to them.
- We condemn the political campaign of hate against them, and we demand immediate action against the culprits.
- We demand that the internet be a safe space for women to express dissent and difference.
- We demand that commercial portals develop policies to prevent their users from treating women as objects and de-humanizing them.
- We demand that the cyber cell, social media platforms such as GitHUb, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook and the National Commissions for Women and National Human Rights Commission must at once take prompt action against the individuals who are responsible for such acts of terror and intimidation.
- We demand equal citizenship and political participation in offline and online spaces for Muslim women.
Signatories
- Ghazala Jamil, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Pratiksha Baxi, Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Navsharan Singh, independent researcher and activist
- Ayesha Kidwai, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Kavita Krishnan, AIPWA, CPI ML Politburo member
- Uma Chakravarti, filmmaker and independent researcher
- A C Mohapatra, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong.
- J. Jawad, advocate.
- Suneetha, Women and Transgender Organizations Joint Action, Hyderabad.
- Sivanandh, JSA.
- Aasha Ramesh, women’s rights researcher and activist.
- Abdul Rahman.
- Achla Sawhney.
- ADV PAYAL GAIKWAD, NCWL.
- Saleem Yusuf Shaikh, Viva College of Law.
- Advocate Mohamed Yusuff, Nchro.
- Afiullah Saiyed, student.
- Afreen Ali, social worker.
- Afroz Lateef, IMRC
- Aftab Ahmad.
- Ahmed, AMP.
- Ahmed Hussain.
- Aiman Khan, Innocence Network India.
- Aisha Intesar, student.
- Aisha Mahmood Farooqui, Hyderabad Muslim Women’s Forum.
- Ajitha G S, editor.
- Ajmal, freelance journalist.
- AL ZUTSI, JVP.
- Alaka Basu, Cornell University.
- Alamu R, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Alayka Aftab, student.
- ALBANA MANSOOR, AAADFW
- Alishah, Delhi Institute of Heritage Management and Research
- Alok Sheel.
- Amar Kumar, App based driver.
- Amir Khan.
- Amita Joseph, advocate.
- Ammu Abraham, Forum Against Oppression of Women.
- Amna Singh, Pratham Books.
- Amreen Deshmukh, IIMSR Badnapur Jalna.
- Amrin Syed.
- Amrita, Harpercollins.
- AMRITA CHHACHHI, ISS.
- AMRITA JOHRI, SNS.
- AMRITA MUKHERJEE, IIHM.
- Amrita Shodhan, SOAS, University of London.
- Amrota, publishing.
- Ana Maldonado, Ascirne
- Anagha Pradeep, JNUSU Representative, GSCASH.
- Anamika Mishra, CSO Support Cell
- Anand Kumar, Society for Communal Harmony
- Ananya Iyer.
- Angbin Yasmin, Assistant Prof. Jamia Hamdard.
- ANINDITA DATTA, University of Delhi.
- Anita Mazumdar.
- Anja Kovacs.
- Anjal Lele, travel consultant.
- Anjali Bhardwaj, SNS
- Anjali Mehta, Justice Seekers Group
- Anjali Monteiro, retired filmmaker and academic.
- Anjum Afroz.
- Ankal Bhardwaj, SNS.
- Ankur Tyagi, Cpi
- Ankush Gupta, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Anna C. P.
- Anna Philipose.
- Anna Tharyan.
- Annie Mathai.
- Annie Raja, NFIW.
- Antara Dev Sen, journalist.
- Anuradha Banerji, Saheli
- Anuradha Kalhan, independent researcher
- Anuradha Kapoor, feminist activist
- Anuradha Marwah, Zhdc, University of Delhi
- Anurag Chaturvedi, freelance journalist.
- Anushree Jairath, feminist researcher
- Anuvinda Varkey.
- Anwar Ali, Reclaim Our Republic
- Aparna Br,
- Apeksha Vora.
- Apoorva Yarabahally, student.
- Aquila Khan.
- Archana, Makaam
- Archana Kaul, Srijanatmak Manushi Sanstha.
- Archana Prasad, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Archana Sharma, Gauhati University.
- Archanaa Seker, Vettiver Collective, Chennai.
- Areet Kaur.
- Arif Mohammad, Jamia Millia Islamia.
- Arman Alnasar, engineer.
- Arpita Das, Yoda Press.
- Arshie, Mehram.
- Arshiya Sethi, independent scholar.
- Arun Kumar Sutaria.
- Aruna Burte.
- Arundhati Dhuru,
- Asha Achuthan,
- Asha Balachandran.
- Asha Sharma, AIDWA Delhi.
- Ashfia Usmani,
- Ashima Roy Chowdhury, Saheli Women’s Resource Center, New Delhi.
- Ashish Maharishi, journalist.
- Ashok Lal.
- Ashok Maridas, Listening Post.
- Ashraf Khan, University of Massachusetts Medical School.
- Ashwani Bakshi, Indian Association of Lawyers.
- Ashwitha Jayakumar, writer & editor.
- Asim Khan.
- Asjad Khan, Aaadfw.
- Askari Zaidi, journalist.
- Aslam Isak Bagwan, Incredible Social Worker Group.
- Asma, academic, Hyderabad.
- Asma Mirza, social worker.
- Asma Pasha, advocate.
- Atia Rabbi, AN Noor Lucifer Public School.
- Atif Hussain, IIT Kanpur.
- Atif Jung, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Atika Gupta, brand communication consultant.
- Atul Sahasrabuddhe.
- Atul Sood, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Avinash Kumar, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Avinash Sharma, advocate.
- Ayesha Samah, student.
- Azam, International Transport Workers’ Federation.
- Azra Siddiqui.
- B S Ajeetha, advocate.
- Bader Sayeed, lawyer. and Founder President, Roshni NGO.
- Balbir Singh Butola, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Bandla Srinivas.
- Basanta, Tulika Books.
- Bharti Ali, Haq: Centre for Child Rights.
- Bhaswati Chakravorty, independent researcher.
- Bhavna Ramrakhiani, Sarkhej Roza Crafts & Women’s Collective.
- Bijal Vachharajani, author.
- Bindhulakshmi, TISS Mumbai.
- Binu Horn, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Bipin Kumar, NGO MP.
- Bittu Kr, WSS.
- Brinda, student, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Brinda Adige.
- Brinelle D’souza, TISS, JSA-Mumbai.
- Bushra Karim, Jamia Millia Islamia.
- C Chandran, IAS (retd.).
- C Saratchand, Satyawati College, University of Delhi.
- Carole Paul.
- Prameela, AIMSS.
- Chaman Lal, Retd Professor Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Chanda Asani, political socials activist.
- Chandan Mukherjee, Ambedkar University Delhi (retd.)
- Chandrasekhar Tibrewal.
- Charu Gargi, Ex. TISS.
- Chayanika Shah, Forum Against Oppression of Women, Mumbai .
- Chetan Anand, TISS, Mumbai.
- Chhabi Mohanty, General Secretary AIMSS.
- Chhaya Datar, TISS.
- Chirashree Das Gupta, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Clifton D’ Rozario, All India Lawyers Association for Justice.
- Darshana Mitra, advocate.
- Daud Arif, communication specialist.
- Daya Ram, civil rights activist.
- Deepa Vasudevan, Managing Trustee, Sahayatrika.
- Deepak, Young Farmer’s Movement.
- Deepak Sanan, retired civil servant.
- Deepika Bhardwaj, Alternative Justice.
- Deepika Joshi, JSA.
- Deepthi Talwar.
- Deepti, NFIW Delhi State.
- Deshdeep Dhankhar, Anhad.
- Devanik Saha, Institute of Development Studies.
- Dhananjay,
- Dharam Singh, Haryana Gyan Vigyan Samiti Haryana.
- Dheeraj Singh.
- Dhwani, Blue Orb Foundation.
- Dimple Oberoi Vahali, independent activist.
- Dipa Sinha, Ambedkar University Delhi.
- Dipta Bhog, independent researcher.
- Divya, University of Allahabad.
- Divya Balagopal, advocate.
- Divya Sharma, AIRF.
- Dolphy Dsouza, Police Reforms Watch
- Done K L Sharma, Rajasthan University faculty (retd.).
- Dr Ajita Rao, WSS
- Dr Anjum, Hang The Culprit
- Dr Haris, Covid Hospital, Delhi.
- Dr Kishwar Ahmed Shirali, Associate Professor HPU (retd.)
- Jagori Sidhbari, HP
- Dr Maherunnisa Desai.
- Dr Mira Shiva, public health physician.
- Dr Mohd Arshad, Jamia Millia Islamia.
- Dr Mohd Yusoof, Jamia Millia Islamia.
- Dr Nirmalya Mohapatra, Abvims and doctor RML Hospital.
- Dr Nuzhat Husain, RMLIMS, Lucknow.
- Dr Raj Kumar, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre Hospital, Delhi
- Dr Sana Ghazi, independent scholar.
- Dr Shaista Yusuf, NGO Mahfilenisa Bangalore.
- Dr Shobha Shinde, KBC North Maharashtra University.
- Dr Subhan Khan, Mewat Development Society.
- Dr Sujata Jha, Fatima Degree College.
- CBS Venkataramana, doctor.
- Gulrukh Khan, Jamia Millia Islamia.
- Nidhi Trehan, Friends of India, Texas.
- Shahnawaz Alam, Ganpat Sahay PG College Sultanpur Uttar Pradesh.
- Sumera Ahmed, Apollo Hospitals.
- Suraiya Tabassum, Jamia Millia Islamia.
- Sylvia Karpagam, public health doctor.
- Vincent Ekka, Indian Social Institute, New Delhi.
- Suhas Kolhekar, NAPM.
- Drishti Goyal.
- Dyuti A, University of Sussex.
- Elizabeth Alexander.
- Elizabeth Seshadri, lawyer.
- Ena Zafar, Dasam.
- Eram, Jamia Millia Islamia.
- Eram Agha, CNN News 18
- Eshaan Sharma, Cambridge School.
- Faiza Rehman.
- Faizah Akmal.
- Farah Afraz.
- Farah Batool.
- Farah Farooqi, Jamia Millia Islamia.
- Farah Salman Husain.
- Faraz Hasan.
- Farheen Naaz, Wethechange.
- Faria Ansari.
- Farid, AISF
- Fariha Tariq.
- Farrah Naseem Ahmad.
- Fauzia Hasan, School in UAE
- Feroze Mithiborwala, Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy
- Firdous Azmat Siddiqui, Jamia Millia Islamia.
- Firoza Khan, filmmaker.
- Fouziah Haroon, Jamia Millia Islamia.
- Fuzail A Rizvi.
- Gabriele Dietrich, Pennurimai Iyakkam.
- Garima Syal.
- Gauri Thampi, lawyer.
- Gazaal Cazi.
- Geeta K.
- Geeta Ramaseshan, advocate.
- Ghazala Afshan.
- Ghazala Imam, Secretary Umeed Academy
- Gita, University of Delhi.
- Githa Hariharan, Indian Cultural Forum.
- Gopika Solanki, Carleton University.
- Govind Kelkar.
- Greeshma Gireesh.
- Gurjot Singh, advocate.
- Gurpreet Kaur, researcher.
- Gyan Prakash, Princeton University.
- Habeeb Alwi, AMCO.
- Hanan Alshekar.
- Harendra Singh, Retiree
- Harinder Pal Singh Ishar, advocate.
- Harish Chandra.
- Harjit Singh, Retired Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Harsh Mander, rights worker and writer.
- Hasina Khan, Bebaak Collective
- Hate Speech Beda, Campaign Against Hate Speech
- Himanjali Sankar, publisher.
- Hiren Gandhi, Darshan.
- Homa Kausar, National Vice President Campus Front of India.
- Huma Ahmed-Ghosh, San Diego State University.
- Huma Khan.
- Humayin Rashid, Indian American Muslim Council.
- Humra, Kalka Public School.
- Ibtesam Fatma, Ledby
- Iftikhar Ahmed.
- Imran Siddiqui, IT professional
- Inamdar SM.
- Indira C.
- Indu Chandrasekhar, Tulika Books.
- Indu Prakash Singh, Citymakers Mission International.
- Iqbal Khan, Canada Against Oppression and Persecution.
- Ishita Mukherjee, AIDWA.
- Jacquiline Singh, independent
- Jagdeep Chhokar, Professor ().
- Jagmohan Singh, Association for Democratic Rights (Punjab).
- Jahnavee Barkakati, School Teacher/
- Jahnvi Andharia, Institute of Social Studies Trust.
- Janaki Abraham.
- Jaskiran Kaur Mathur, St. Francis College
- Javed Khan, advocate, Saket Court, Delhi
- Jay, MSU, Baroda
- Jaya Singh.
- Jayapriya Vasudevan, Books@Jacaranda.
- Jayasree Subramanian,
- Jayati Ghosh, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Usa
- Jayesh Chakravarthi.
- Jeevika Shiv, lawyer.
- Jinat Rehena Islam, Femimism Dot Comm
- Jinee Lokaneeta, Professor, Drew University
- Jitender, Nazariya Qfrg
- Jo Krishnakumar, Soas, University of London
- Joby Joseph, University of Hyderabad
- Johanna Lokhande.
- Joti Sekhon.
- Junaid Imtiaz, Canada Againt Oppression and Prosecution
- Juveria Ahmed.
- Jyoti Francis, AIDWA
- Jyoti Iyer, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Jyoti Kumari, Iaws
- Jyotirmayee Mishra.
- Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya.
- Jyotsna Jha, Cbps
- K Menon, Ambedkar University Delhi
- Padma, Committee for Release of Political Prisoners
- P. Jayasankar, Retired Filmmaker and academic
- Santhakumari P, Tamilnadu Federation of Women Lawyers
- Kahkashan, social activist
- Kalpana Karunakaran, Iit Madras, Chennai
- Kalpana Viswanath, activist
- Kalyani Menon Sen, independent researcher
- Kamal, social worker
- Kamayani Bali Mahabal, Punjab Women Collective
- of India
- Kanika, student.
- Karan Sawhny, Peace Initaves
- Karen Carvalho, Friend
- Karthika Vk.
- Kasim Sait, Texim
- Kausumi Saha, Gender at Work
- Kavya Aggarwal.
- Keya Dey, AIMSS.
- Khalida Parveen, Amoomat Society
- Khan Hasan, Csia
- Khursheed Yusuf.
- Khurshid Alam, Progression through Education, Training and Social Enterprise Foundation
- Khushi Jaffar, National Law University, Delhi
- Kiran Banga Chhokar.
- Kiran Moghe, Pune Zilha Gharkamgar Sanghatana
- Kirti Jain, Theatre
- Kishwar Saleem, Retired Professor
- Km Chandrasekhar, Retired Civil Servant
- Koel Chatterji, Feminists in Resistance
- Kohkan Shamsi, Radmd
- Komal Mohite, Mcgill University
- Krishna Roy, Alokdhara Inclusive Montessori School
- Kulpreet Singh, Anhad
- Lalitha Gujjula, AIMSS. All Ondia Mahila Samskrithika Sangham
- Lalitha Suhasini, independent journalist.
- Lara Jesani, People’s Union for Civil Liberties
- Lata Singh, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Laxmi Murthy, journalist.
- Leena Dabiru, social activist
- Leena Pujari, Kc College
- M Umar Vahora, Islami Relief Committee Gujarat
- M Zubair Quraishi, Vwa Mumbai
- Azharul Islam.
- Maqbool A. Mateen, United Citizens Forum
- Ma Haque, Kuwait
- Madhu Bhushan, Gamana Mahila Samuha
- Madhu Sahni, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Madhumeeta Sinha, Teacher
- Madhur Bharatiya, researcher
- Madhurima
- Madhusree Dutta.
- Mahroof M, Cept
- Maimoona Mollah, AIDWA Delhi
- Maitreyi Krishnan, advocate, Ailaj
- Malavika Rajkotia, advocate.
- Malika Virdi, Uttarakhand Mahila Manch
- Mallarika Sinha Roy, Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Mallika Taneja, Theatre Artist
- Mamata, Kalpana Chawla Grils College Sahawa
- Mamata, student.
- Mamta Singh, women’s rights activist
- Manavi Atri, independent researcher/lawyer.
- Mandakini, Hyderabad
- Maneka Khanna.
- Manidipa Sen, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Manish Solanki, Sardar Patel University,
- Manisha Chaudhry, Manan Books
- Manisha Gupte.
- Manisha Jha.
- Manisha Shastri, social worker
- Maqbool Saleem.
- Mariam Dhawale, All India Democratic Women’s Association
- Mariam Henna, Magic Mongrel Publishers
- Martin Paul.
- Masooma Ranalvi, Wespeakout
- Mathew George, Retired
- Maxim Budweiser, Anti-Feminism Council, New Jersey
- Maya Sharma, Vikalp Womens Group
- Md Imran Sk.
- Md Manowar Elahi, Iqra Books
- Md Salman, Jamia Millia Islamia
- Tanweer Islam Khan, Govt. Service
- Meena Gopal, Mumbai
- Meena Saraswathi Seshu, Vidhrohi Mahila Manch
- Meenakshi Joshi, All India Mahila Sanskritik Sangthan
- Meenakshi Shedde.
- Meenal Gupta, Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Meera Menezes, Art Writer and Curator
- Meera Sanghamitra, NAPM (NAPM)
- Megha Sheth.
- Meha, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Mehar Chand Premi, Republican Sena
- Meher Kabir, Social Reform Council for Women
- Mehnaz, Jamia Millia Islamia
- Mirza Yawar Baig, Organization for Establishment of Justice
- Mitali Mishra, Lsr College University of Delhi
- Mithilesh Kumar Singh, independent Enterpreneur
- Mohamed Salahuddin Quraishi, Team
- Mohammad Abid, Jamia Millia Islamia
- Mohammad Asif, Mechanical Engineer at Private Company
- Mohammad Aslam Ansari, Gbpuat Pantnagar
- Mohammad Ghazi.
- Mohammad Hussam Ul Islam, Students Islamic Organisation
- Mohammad Iqbal, Human Collective
- Mohammad J Ahsan, Private Service
- Mohammad Saulat Abbas, Kau, Jeddah
- Mohammad Tahir.
- Mohammed Burhanuddin, Space Vision Group
- Mohammed Iqbal.
- Mohammed Kagzi, James Cook University Hospital
- Mohammed Osama Ansari, Al Ansar Medical & Educational Socio Trust
- Mohammed Sameer, Human Collective
- Mohammed Tohid Alam.
- Mohd Adnan.
- Mohd Ataul Haque, Ham Bharti
- Mohd Owais, Ailu
- Mohini Nayak.
- Mojeeb Khan, Indian Citizen
- Monisha Behal, Nentrprise
- Mridu, Women’s Movement
- Mridula Mukherjee, Jawaharlal Nehru University. (Retired Professor)
- Mukta Shingte, Stree Mukti Sanghatana
- Mukund Parikh, Royal Park Society
- Mumtaz Shaikh, Mahila Mandal Fedration
- Muneeb Israr, Working in Dubai
- Muniza Khan, Gandhian Institute of Studies
- Murtaza Hussain, Humanity
- Musharraf Taj, Teacher
- D.Jayaprakash, Delhi Science Forum
- Nabeela Jamil, lawyer.
- Nadeem Ahmed Khan, Jamaat E Islami Hind
- Nadia Singh, Northumbria University, Uk
- Nadira Khan.
- Nagaragere Ramesh, Karnataka Janashakti
- Nagasaila, advocate.
- Naheed Shah, Help Hyderabad
- Nandini Rao, WSS
- Nandini Vempala, Undergraduate student, University of Delhi
- Nandita De Souza.
- Nandita Gandhi.
- Nandita Rao, advocate.
- Nanita Sharma.
- Nasir Ahmad.
- Nasmeem Farhin Akhtar, Centre for Women’s Studies, Dibrugarh University
- Nasreen Fazalbhoy, Retired.
- Navaid Alam, Human Collective
- Navaneetha Mokkil, Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Naveen Sirimoni, Design
- Navkiran Singh Advocate, Lawyers for Human Rights International
- Navpreet Kaur, Jdmc, University of Delhi
- Nawaz Aman, INC.
- Neela Deshmukh, Mahagai Vikas Pratishthan
- Neela Gangadharan.
- Neelam Narula, Roli Books
- Neelanjana Mukhia, South Feminist Futures
- Neena Vyas, freelance journalist.
- Neena Yadav, All India Railway Mens Federation
- Neeraj Agarwal.
- Neeraj Malik, University of Delhi
- Neha, All India Lawyers Union
- Neha Shah.
- Nida Rahman, freelance Jornalist
- Nigar Abdin.
- Nikita Agarwal, advocate, High Court of Delhi
- Nilika Mehrotra, Jawahar Lal Nehru University
- Nina Chandavarkar.
- Nina Rao, University of Delhi (retd.)
- Nirmala George, Retired
- Nirmala Sharma, Justice. Seekers
- Nisha Biswas, Feminists in Resistance
- Nisha Gulur, Samastha
- Nishi Kapahi, S.A.G.P.
- Nishita Jha, journalist.
- Niti Saxena, freelancer.
- Nitisha Lakra, student.
- Nivedita Menon, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Nivi Menon.
- Noor, Hwf
- Om Singh, Bhupal Nobles University, Udaipur
- Omar Farook, Human Collective
- P Joy Oommen, Constitutional Conduct Group
- P M Mohammad Shiraz, advocate.
- P Maheshwari
- Padma Deosthali, independent researcher
- Pallavi, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Pallavi Roy, Soas University of London
- Pamela Philipose, independent journalist.
- Pampa Biswas, freelance Costumes Designer
- Panchali Ray, independent researcher
- Pankaj Rai, Chegg
- Paramjeet Singh, Pudr
- Paresh Hate, Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Parnal Chirmuley, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Paroma Ray, University of Delhi
- Partha Ghosh, Institute of Social Sciences
- Parvathy, researcher
- Persis Ginwalla, Ahmedabad
- Philip Pinto. of India
- Piyush Chhabra, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Poarkodi N, Aipwa
- Polly Vauquline, Gauhati University
- Poonam Kaushik, Prgatisheel Mahila Sangathan Delhi
- Poorna Mazumdar.
- Poorna R, advocate.
- Poorvaja A. Ragupathy, Legal Associate
- Poushali Basak, Forum Against Oppression of Women and Feminists in Resistance
- Prabhakar Mundkur, Prabhakar & Co
- Prachi Hatiwlekar, All India Democratic Women’s Association
- Pradip Datta, Retired Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Pragati Kulkarni, NGO, Madhya Pradesh
- Pramod Kumar, advocate, High Court of Delhi
- Prashanta Bhat.
- Prathap Tharyan.
- Preeti Mehra, independent journalist.
- Preeti P.Dash, lawyer.
- Prem Chandavarkar, Architect, Bengaluru
- Prema Govindan, India
- Priyadarshini, University of Madras
- Priyadarshini Chitrangada, social worker and LBT activist
- Priyadarshini Narendra.
- Priyaleen Singh, academic
- Priyanka Singh.
- Mohan Rao, former Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Pushpamala N, Artist
- Pyoli Swatija, Samajwadi Janparishad
- Qaiser Shamim, independent researcher
- Qamar Ul Hadi, Retired.
- Qasim Farooqi, Responsible Citizen of India
- Queenie Fernandes,
- Qutub Kidwai, Islamic feminist
- Rachna Agrawal, All India Mahila Sanskritik Sangathan
- Radha Harish.
- Radha Holla, independent researcher
- Radhika Menon, Tulika Publishers
- Rafiq Kidwai.
- Raghavan Rangarajan, Professor Ahmedabad
- Ragini Kaushik.
- Ragini Vinaik, advocate.
- Rahul Kapoor, Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women Studies
- Rahul Rpy, Indian Statistical Institute
- Raina, Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Raja S.
- Rajan Barrett, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
- Rajaram, advocate.
- Rajashri Dasgupta, independent journalist.
- Rajeev Mehrotra, Amanaa
- Rajender Kumar, social Activiest
- Rajesh Kumar Choudhary, PUCL
- Rajesh Ranjan, Constitution Connect
- Rajiv Gupta, former Professor of Sociology, University of Rajasthan Jaipur
- Rakhi Sehgal, New Delhi
- Raksha Kumar, journalist.
- Ramesh Dixit, Samvidhan Bachao, Desh Bachao Andolan Uttar Pradesh
- Rashmi Doraiswamy, Jamia Millia Islamia
- Rashmi Menon, Publishing
- Ravinder Mohan, JN Medical College, AMU Aligarh
- Ravish, People’s Alliance
- Ravish Alam, People’s Alliance
- Reena Mohan.
- Reena Puri.
- Reeti, WIGH India
- Rekha Rajan, Retd. Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Renu Kaul Verma, Vitasta Publishing
- Reymi Sekhhon, One Voice Canada Alberta
- Ria Yadav, student, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi
- Richa Singh.
- Riddhi Dastidar, Khabar Lahariya
- Rini Dasgupta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
- Rita Manchanda, Author, Human Rights, Peace Advocate
- Ritambhara Mehta.
- Ritambhara Shastri, journalist. (Uni)
- Ritu Dewan, Retd Head of Department of Economics, University of Mumbai
- Ritu Kauahik, All India Mahila Sanskritik Sangathan,(AIMSS.)
- Ritu Sinha, Ambedkar University Delhi
- Rituparna Borah, Delhi
- Rituparna Sengupta, IIT Delhi
- Rituraj Pegu, Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Rizwan Falahi, Taisir
- Rizwana, Bebak
- Rochelle Pinto.
- Rochita Talukder.
- Rohini Hensman, Writer and independent scholar
- Rohit Tripathi, Young India, Inc
- Ronita Chattopadhyay, independent Consultant (Process Documentation)
- Roohi Rizvi.
- Roohina K, Makemytrip
- Rosaline Pereira, Asa
- Rubi A.
- Rukaiya Joshi, Academician
- Rukmini Rao, Gramya Resource Centre for Women
- Rumi Harish, Research Consultant ALF
- Rushda Naqvi.
- Rushda Siddiqui, National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW)
- Rustam Kuraishi, advocate, Rohini Courts
- S Hussain.
- M. Faizan Ahmed, Sociologist
- Raghunandana, Kannada Poet, Playwright, and Stage-Director
- Q.Masood, social activist
- Saad, Personal
- Saadia S, Indian
- Saba Hasan, Artist
- Sabah Khan, Parcham Collective
- Sabah Omar, Banker
- Sabiha Hashmi, Ajjis Farm.
- Sabira Muhammed.
- Sadaf Jafar, Kalrav
- Sadhna Arya, University of Delhi
- Sadia Masroor, Campaign Against Hatespeech
- Safia Faruqi.
- Safoora Zargar, MPhil scholar, JMI
- Sagari R Ramdas, Food Sovereignty Alliance, India
- Sahba Syed.
- Saheli Women’s Resource Center, New Delhi
- Sajida Begam Advocate, All India Lawyers Council
- Saki Rezwana, Bangladesh Free Trade Union Congress (Member ITUC)
- Salam Sayeed.
- Salim Khan, Little India Foundation
- Salma Ansari, Parcham Collective
- Salomi Jacob.
- Saloni Verma, Shiv Nadar University
- Sam Thomas.
- Sameera Iyengar, Theatre person
- Sameera Khan, independent journalist, Writer, researcher
- Samina, Forward Trust
- Samina Yasmin.
- Samir S.
- Samiya Javed, Amu
- Samiya Khan, Jamia Millia Islamia
- Samta, Diet Special Officer Association Haryana
- Samyak, Jan Natya Manch, New Delhi
- Sana Farheen, Led By Foundation
- Sandhya Gokhale, Forum Against Oppression of Women
- Sandhya Phadke.
- Sandhya Shaily, All India Democratic Women’s Association
- Sangeeta Chatterji.
- Sangeetha Arunachalam, Madras Bar Association
- Sania Hashmi, Anhad Films
- Sania Mariam, Muslim Women’s Study Circle
- Sanjoy Sachdev, Love Commandos
- Sanya Khan.
- Sarah Hashmi, Actor
- Sareba Quasar, Private Employee
- Sarika Chaudhary, Democratic Students’ Federation, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Sarika Sinha.
- Sarita Jaitly, Retired
- Sarojini N, Jan Swasthya Abhiyan
- Satyadeo Bareth, Oran Foundation
- Satyam Shrivastava, Writer
- Saumya Dadoo, Detention Solidarity
- Savad Rahman, journalist.
- Savita, AIDWA
- Savitri, AIDWA Haryana
- Sayoni Basu, Duckbill Books
- Seema Baquer, independent Consultant
- Seema Nair, Gfhr
- Sehba Farooqui, All India Democratic Women’s Association
- Sejal Dand, Gujarat
- Selvyn Jussy, University of Calcutta
- Shaan Katari Libby, advocate.
- Shabana Bano, Applyboard
- Shabnam Hashmi, Anhad
- Shabnam Parveen, Academics
- Shafi Ahmed.
- Shagufta Hakeem, Department of Public Safety
- Shagufta Musvee.
- Shaheen Khan, TISS Mumbai
- Shaheen Shasa.
- Shahid Mohammad, Mediator
- Shahida Kidwai Farooqui, social activist
- Shahla Rehana, Patna Women’s College
- Shahnawaz Akhtar, Enewsroom India
- Shahrukh, Teacher
- Shahwar Kibria Maqhfi, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Shaibani Azam, Professor, Jamia Millia University
- Shaik Salauddin, Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union
- Shailendra Chaudhary, RBS
- Shailja Patel, Five College Women’s Studies Research Center
- Shaista Siddiqui.
- Shakaib Azhar Chaudhry.
- Shakeel, Doctor
- Shalini Gera, lawyer, Chhattisgarh High Court
- Shalu Nigam, advocate.
- Shama Bano, Citizens for Justice and Peace
- Shambhu Ghatak, independent researcher
- Shamim Ahmad, Igate Global Solution
- Shamina Shafiq, former Member, National Commission for Women
- Shams Tabrez, Educational Administration
- Sharib Haroon, IAMC
- Sharique, CAOP
- Sharique Manazir, DIRF
- Sharmila, Iit Bombay
- Shazia Akbar, Girls Education and Welfare Fund
- Shazin Siddiqui, Human Collective
- Sheba George, activist
- Sheeba Sibal.
- Sheema Fatima, TISS, Mumbai
- Sheena Jain, Retd Jamia Millia Islamia
- Shefali Jha, Anveshi Hyderabad
- Shevanti Narayan.
- Shewli Kumar, Tata Institute of Social Sciences
- Shikha Kapur, academic
- Shikha Sen, Editor and Teacher
- Shinani Bhaumik, AIMSS, Tripura
- Shipra Narang, UN
- Shiraz, PUCL
- Shireen Maswood, Associate Prof of History (retd.), Calcutta University
- Shireen Sethna Baria, Human Rights
- Shirin Rai, University of Warwick
- Sho, Jan Jagran Shakti Sangathan, Bihar
- Shohini Ghosh, Professor, Jamia Millia Islamia
- Shraddha Chickerur.
- Shravasti Roy
- Shreshtha Das, activist and researcher
- Shriram Dubey Azad, Azad Foundation
- Shruti Ravi, independent researcher
- Shubha Jindel, PUCL Rajasthan
- Shuddhabrata Sengupta, Artist and Writer
- Shukla Sawant, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
- Shweta Azad, freelancer.
- Shweta Ghosh, University of Reading
- Shweta R, researcher
- Shweta Radhakrishnan, student.
- Shweta Tiwary, NIH
- Shyamala A.
- Shyla K John, AIMSS.
- Siddharth K J.
- Siddhi, student.
- Simar Puneet, NGMA
- Simeran Gell, Cambridge
- Simran Atwal.
- Simreen Khatoon, St.Anns College for Women
- Sindhuja Maurya, Teacher
- Sitaram Shelar, Center for Promoting Democracy
- Smita Chaudhari, Gs-Organisation Mumbai Mahila Congress.
- Smita Gupta, Economist
- Soma KP, independent researcher
- Sona Khan.
- Sonal Sharma, student AUD.
- Sonal Sharma, Sewa Delhi
- Sonam Chaturvedi, OP Jindal Global University
- Sonia Kidwai, Professional
- Sonya Gill, AIDWA Maharashtra
- Soofia Usmani, former Assistant Professor at Jubail University
- Srabani, JMS
- Sreerekha Sathi, International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague
- Sriram Varanasi.
- Subhashini Ali, AIDWA
- Subrath Mohanty.
- Sucharita Sen, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Suchetana Chattopadhyay, Jadavpur University
- Sudha Kamath, AIMSS.
- Sudha N.
- Sudha Sundararaman, AIDWA
- Sudhir Kumar Suthar, CPS, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Sujata Gothoskar, Forum Against Oppression of Women
- Sujatha, Dalit Women Collective
- Sukanya N, AIDWA
- Sunalini Kumar, Ambedkar University Delhi
- Suneeta Dhar, activist
- Sunita Pande, AIDWA Uttarakhand
- Sunita Zaidi, Rhodes Fellow, JMI
- Sunny Lyngdoh.
- Supriya, Pradan
- Suraj Sanap, independent lawyer.
- Surajit Mazumdar, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Surbhi Karwa, lawyer.
- Surbhi Vatsa, Center for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Suresh Kumar, lawyer.
- Susie Thatu, independent scholar
- Svati Shah, academic
- Swati Chakraborty, Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy
- Swati Goswami.
- Swati Kamble, University of Geneva/Dalit Bahujan Adivasi Vimukta Women Collective
- Swati Narayan, National Institute of Advanced Studies
- Swatija, FAOW
- Swayamprava Nayak, AIMSS.
- Syed Inam Ur Rahman, journalist.
- Syed Mohammad Zafar.
- Syed Munibuddin.
- Syed Musanna.
- Syed Yasser Ali, IISc
- Syeda Saiyidain Hameed, Muslim Women’s Forum
- Toll, IIT Delhi
- Tahini, Delhi High Court
- Tahira Ghias.
- Talat, School
- Tanisha Nag, National Centre for Coastal Research, Chennai
- Tanvi Sharma, Volunteers Collective
- Tanya Singh, TISS, Mumbai
- Tanzil Khan.
- Tara Rai, Democracy Collective
- Tara Shanker, University of Delhi
- Tarana Sharfuddin, Women India Movement (Wim)
- Tarannum Siddiqui, Women’s Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia
- Tariq Hasan, IAMC
- Tarun Bhartiya, Raiot Collective
- Tasneem Farzana, forward Trust
- Teesta Guha Sarkar, Pan Macmillan India
- Tehsina Sarwar, BHA
- Teresa Barat.
- Thahira Iqbal, Writer and dai of Islam
- Thankachan Vpnf, Kerala Sastra Sahithya Parishath
- TN Seema, AIDWA
- Trishna Sarkar, University of Delhi.
- Tuba Junaid, Led By Foundation
- Udaya Kumar, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Uma Bhrugubanda, EFL University, Hyderabad
- Uma Chaudhury, AIMSS. Tripura
- Umaruddin Ansari.
- Umesh Chandola, Veterinarian
- Umme Salma, Teacher
- Urvashi Butalia.
- Urvashi Gandhi, Breakthrough
- Usman Jawed, independent researcher
- Utpala Mukherjer.
- Utsa Sarmin, independent journalist and researcher
- Uzma Naheed, All India,Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawrat
- Uzmaa Sayed, Morning Star Academy
- Vahida Nainar.
- Vaibhav Kumar, Civil Society worker
- Vaishnavi Jayakumar, Disability Rights Alliance
- Vandana Kulkarni, Women activist
- Vandana Misra, PUCL
- Vani Subramanian, independent Film Maker
- Varghese Thomas.
- Varna, POventures
- Varsha Bhargavi, Where Are The Women
- Vatsla Srivastava, Consultant, Women for Politics
- Vedika Gupta, Amazon India
- Veena Linda, AIDWA
- Veena Padmanabhan.
- Veena Shatrugna, Medical Scientist (retd.) NJP, Hyderabad
- Venkat Srinivasan.
- Vibhuti Patel, Retired Professor, TISS, Mumbai
- Vidya Dinker, Indian Social Action Forum (INSAF)
- Vijayalaxmi, Maharashtra Anis
- Vikas Mehta.
- Vikas Rawal, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Vikrant Sidhu, Ambedkar Ekta Mission Punjab
- Vimala Ramachandran, Retired
- Vinata Nanda, The Daily Eye
- Vinati Kastia.
- Vinay Sreenivasa, advocate, Bengaluru
- Vincent Ambrose.
- Vineeta Bal, Scientist, Pune
- Vinita Balekundri, National Hawker Federation
- Vinutha Mallya, PARI
- Virginia Saldanha, Indian Christian Women’s Movement
- Vishal S, advocate.
- Wan Manan, Right To Food Malaysia
- Yamini Mishra, Amnesty International
- Yawer Yousuf.
- Yogamaya M G, advocate. Supreme Court of India
- Yogesh Govil.
- Younis Syed.
- Yousuf Syed, Canadians Against Oppression and Persecution(Caop)
- Zaitoon Zia, UP Basic Education
- Zaki Mohammedi.
- Zakia Soman, BMMA
- Zarin K.
- Zeenat Mehtab, Member of Muslim Personal Law Board
- Zeenat Shaukat Ali, Wisdom Foundation
- Zoha Rahman.
- Zoya Hasan, Professor Emerita, Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Zoya Khan, My Pride Org
- Zoya Khan.
- Jag Narayan Mahto, Samajwadi Jan Parishad, Delhi
- Sarla Kumari, PUCL
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