Women Rally Against ‘Eve Teasing’ in S Asia

Wed, 03/02/2011

The Daily Times

Agence France Presse reports on South Asian activists rising up against “eve-teasing” – a term used to refer to the sexual harassment of women. ICRW’s Madhumita Das is quoted in the story, which appeared in several South Asian publications, including Pakistan's The Daily Times.

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