A 70-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in a quiet village in Arunachal Pradesh. And the silence that followed, the kind that often swallows such stories in remote corners of the Northeast, was broken this time — loudly. The Arunachal Pradesh Women’s Welfare Society (APWWS) has come out strongly condemning the reported assault of the … Read more
She had done it a thousand times before — walking back from her agricultural field in a remote village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Dibang Valley district, the kind of quiet, routine journey that marks the end of a long day’s work. But on September 9, that familiar walk home turned into a nightmare that no … Read more
A disturbing video circulating on social media has shaken Arunachal Pradesh, and the Arunachal Pradesh Women’s Welfare Society (APWWS) is making sure it doesn’t get brushed under the rug. The video, which went viral in recent days, purportedly shows an elderly man identified as Biri Tara allegedly abusing a minor girl. The moment it started … Read more
A 25-year-old woman in Aalo had done everything right. She walked out of what was reportedly an abusive relationship. She separated from her husband. She tried to start over. And she still didn’t make it out alive. A Killing That Has Shaken West Siang According to police, the accused — 45-year-old Todak Ngomdir — allegedly … Read more
A women’s organisation in Arunachal Pradesh has had enough of waiting — and they’ve put it in writing. The Arunachal Pradesh Women Welfare Society (APWWS) has submitted a sweeping set of reform recommendations to the Arunachal Pradesh Administrative Reforms Commission (APARC), pushing for a ground-up rethink of how the state government recruits, deploys, and holds … Read more
