Understanding the Phenomenon of Rushed Marriages during Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns have had a devastating effect on communities and economies throughout the world. Exacerbating existing inequalities, the pandemic has exposed unique challenges with an unprecedented rise in numbers of child/early/forced marriages during COVID-19 pandemic.…
Flaws in Laws: Challenging Criminalization of Young People’s Bodily Autonomy Sourcebook
In 2019, CREA in partnership with Aahung (Pakistan), ARROW (Malaysia), Bandhu (Bangladesh), Hidden Pockets Collective (India), Youth Advocacy Network (Sri Lanka), The YP Foundation (India), and YUWA (Nepal) delved deeper into the impact of criminalizing young people’s sexuality on their…
Flaws in Laws: Challenging Criminalization of Young People’s Bodily Autonomy
In 2019, CREA in partnership with Aahung (Pakistan), ARROW (Malaysia), Bandhu (Bangladesh), Hidden Pockets Collective (India), Youth Advocacy Network (Sri Lanka), The YP Foundation (India), and YUWA (Nepal) delved deeper into the impact of criminalizing young people’s sexuality on their…
Feminist Allyship: Principles & Practices
Feminist allyship is crucial for creating equitable, democratic, and sustainable alliances among feminist and social justice movements. Understanding and practicing feminist allyship means striving for equal voice, representation, and power for all members involved. In 2021, CREA embarked on an…
Disability, Legal Capacity, and Rights
The Disability, Legal Capacity and Rights brief takes a look at how laws and policies deny the agency and decisional autonomy of persons with disabilities based on presumptions around disabilities, and specifically the perceived inability of persons with disabilities to…
Disability, Marriage and Rights
Recently, new marriage incentive schemes for women with disabilities have been introduced in India. While marriage continues to be critiqued for its patriarchal structure and exclusionary character for many structurally excluded communities, it still serves as the socially accepted means…
Feminist Mentoring For Feminist Futures – Part 3
As related by the Mentors and Mentees of the SAYWLM initiative Edited by Lavanya Mehra Feminist leadership is essential for transformation at the individual level, as well as organizations and movements, and has been one of CREA’s core strategies since…
Feminist Mentoring For Feminist Futures – Part 2
By Tejinder Singh Bhogal and Srilatha Batliwala Feminist leadership is essential for transformation at the individual level, as well as organizations and movements, and has been one of CREA’s core strategies since its inception. However, translating feminist leadership from concept…
Feminist Mentoring For Feminist Futures – Part 1
By Tejinder Singh Bhogal and Srilatha Batliwala Feminist leadership is essential for transformation at the individual level, as well as organizations and movements, and has been one of CREA’s core strategies since its inception. However, translating feminist leadership from concept…