Delhi Commission For Women

Swati Maliwal Meets Delhi Violence Victims, Assures Justice

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday February 27, 2020

After the violence that shook the national capital, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal led a delegation to meet riot victims on Thursday.

"My Fairytale Ended": Delhi Women's Panel Chief Swati Maliwal On Divorce

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday February 19, 2020

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Wednesday said she and her husband, Aam Aadmi Party leader Navin Jaihind, have separated.

Women's Panel Issues Notices To Police, Gargi College After Sex Assault Incident

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 10, 2020

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has issued notices to Delhi Police and Gargi College for their alleged inaction in the "molestation" of students by a group of men who had gatecrashed a cultural festival.

Delhi Police Get Notice After Official's Mother Dies Of Negligence

Delhi News | ANI | Friday February 7, 2020

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) sent a notice to Delhi Police in connection with the death of an 80-year-old woman due to extremely poor health, who is allegedly the mother of a police department official and was rescued from outside her own house in Paharganj by the Commission on December 30 last year.

'Hanging Is A Small Punishment For Nirbhaya's Rapists': Women's Panel Head

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 14, 2020

Delhi Commission For Women chief Swati Maliwal on Tuesday said hanging is a small punishment for Nirbhaya's rapists, even as the Supreme Court dismissed curative petitions filed by two of the four death row convicts in the 2012 gang rape and murder case.

"Still In High Spirits": Delhi Women Panel Chief Discharged From Hospital

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 17, 2019

Delhi Commission For Women chief Swati Maliwal was discharged from LNJP hospital in the national capital on Tuesday where she was admitted after her condition deteriorated following a 13-day hunger strike.

Delhi Women Panel Head Falls Unconscious During Strike, Hospitalised

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 15, 2019

Delhi Commission For Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal, who was on a hunger strike to demand capital punishment for rapists within six months of their conviction, was taken to a hospital after she lost consciousness on Sunday morning.

Delhi Women's Panel Members March To Demand Death Penalty For Rapists

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 12, 2019

Several members of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) took out a protest march on Thursday morning demanding capital punishment for rapists.

Hyderabad Encounter Will Send Strong Message Against Rapists: Women's Panel Head

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 7, 2019

Delhi Commission For Women Chairperson Swati Maliwal on Friday said the Hyderabad encounter would send out a strong message, but rued that there were still thousands of rape victims, awaiting justice

Women's Panel Head Seeks Death Penalty Unnao Rape Survivor's Attackers

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 5, 2019

Delhi Commission For Women Chairperson Swati Maliwal wrote to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday, asking him to ensure that death penalty is awarded within 30 days to those who set a rape survivor in the state's Unnao district on fire.

"Only When Demands Are Met": Delhi Women's Penal Head On Hunger Strike

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 4, 2019

Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal, who is sitting on an indefinite hunger strike at Samta Sthal in the national capital, on Wednesday said she will end her fast only after her demand for rapists to be hanged within six months of their conviction is met.

Delhi Women's Panel Head Swati Maliwal Writes To PM: "Will Fast Until..."

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday December 3, 2019

Hundreds of women joined Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal in the national capital today to protest the horrific gang-rape and murder of a 26-year-old woman in Telangana last week

Only 47% Shelter Homes In Delhi Have Licenses, Says Women's Panel

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 23, 2019

Only 47 per cent of shelter homes in Delhi are running with a valid license, according to a social audit report prepared by TISS Koshish, the DCW said on Tuesday.

Women's Panel Seeks 7 Days To Give Accommodation To Unnao Rape Survivor

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 11, 2019

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Thursday sought seven days from a city court for providing accommodation to the family of the Unnao rape survivor, who was allegedly raped by expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in 2017.

Delhi Women's Panel Says 5,000 Spas In City, Civic Bodies Say Only 498

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 5, 2019

The Delhi Commission For Women on Saturday said there are more than 5,000 spas operating in Delhi, whereas the three municipal bodies claim there are only 498 spas.