The Delhi Commission for Women’s transgender cell will focus on complaints of abuse and discrimination as well as run programmes to reach out to the community to create awareness about their rights. read more

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Thursday issued notices to Jahangirpuri and Bhalswa Dairy police stations after receiving complaints of sale of illicit liquor and drugs in the area. read more

The DCW on Sunday said a 26-year-old woman applied for a job after seeing an advertisement in a newspaper put in by the placement agency. read more

The dead girl’s parents had alleged that though the police had arrested five men in the case, they “failed to press charges of rape, murder, kidnapping, POCSO sections, and destruction of evidence in their FIR”, the DCW statement added. read more

Delhi-based organisation Love Commandos’ chief Sanjoy Sachdev has been arrested based on complaints from two couples who were contacted by officials from the Delhi Commission for Women and the Delhi Police. Chief co-ordinator Harsh Malhotra was also... read more

Love Commandos’ owner Sanjoy Sachdev was arrested on Tuesday night after a woman approached the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) and levelled allegations of extortion, confinement and intimidation against him. read more

In a statement on Tuesday, the commission said the report submitted by the corporation showed that the hospital “delayed” procurement of vaccines and lacked adequate infrastructure for handling diphtheria cases. read more

Some elder girls at a shelter home in Dwarka area alleged that the female staff put chilli powder in their private parts as punishment. They were also forced to have chilli powder, a DCW statement said. read more

A three-member team from the Delhi Commission from Women led by its chairperson Swati Maliwal visited the home on Tuesday where they found that the inmates were not being provided adequate food and clothing. read more

Earlier, the child welfare committee (CWC) had filed complaint with the department of women and child development (WCD) alleging that the shelter’s superintendent had assaulted the minor. No action, however, was taken in the matter. read more

The rescue operation was conducted on November 25 after the man alleged he was not allowed to see his wife for months after they had married secretly in April this year, the DCW said in a statement. read more

The 38-year-old transman has alleged that the woman, who was living with him, is allegedly being confined forcibly at her parents’ home. read more

The move came after the DCW helpline received a call from a person complaining that his 95-year-old mother was being held captive and tortured by his wife and in-laws. The complainant also informed that his mother is completely bedridden. read more

In 2011, the woman had married an MNC employee, who had met in college. Soon after, her parents allegedly confined her to the house and managed to get the couple an ex-parte divorce. read more

Police said they suspect that the woman might have been killed at least a week ago and her body dumped in an open field later. Investigators said that they have not ruled out sexual assault and all efforts were being made to identify the body. read more