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<strong><font size="3">The Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia &</font></strong>
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<strong><font size="3">The Association for India's Development (AID Boston)</font></strong>
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<font size="3">Women's Rights in South Asia : A Commentary discussion by</font> <font size="3"><strong>Kamayani Mahabal</strong></font>
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<font size="5"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><em>Another World is Possible:</em></span></font> <font size="3">A documentary by</font> <font size="3"><strong>Aisha Gazdar</strong></font>
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<font size="5"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>November 15, 2009</strong></span></font> <font size="5"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>3PM</strong></span></font> <span style="white-space: pre;"><font size="5"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>MIT</strong></span></font></span> <font size="5"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Room 4-231</strong></span></font>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">Kamayani
Bali Mahabal, is a clinical psychologist turned lawyer and a human
rights activist. She was the coordinator of the criminal law cell of
the Indian Centre for Human Rights and Law (ICHRL). She has worked
with the Coordination Committee on Disappearances in Punjab (CCDP).
The research led to a 300 page interim report titled "Enforced
Disappearances, Arbitrary Executions and Secret Cremations". Along
with few like minded friends she formed the human rights organisation '
AHSAAS' and became actively involved in educating people in the field
of human rights as well as providing legal remedies and aid to victims
of economic, social, psychological and physical oppression in Punjab.
She has worked on honor killings in Asia, domestic violence in the
developing world, and the issue of sex selective abortions and right to
abortion. She is associated with various grassroots movements and
networks including Jan Swasthya Abhiyan, Medico Friends Circle and
International Human Rights Academy.</span>
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