Acknowledging the much broader scope of concerns it wished to address, the group renamed itself Forum against Oppression of Women (FAOW).
[2] Founding members including Lotika Sarkar, Chayanika Shah, Upendra Baxi, Raghunath Kelkar, Vasudha Dhagamwar, and Sonal Shukla.
Activism in the mid-1980s around sex-selective abortion had two objectives: to get a law passed on sex determination tests and to create awareness around the issue.
"Right from the start, it became evident that since the large majority of people were not likely to support the campaign spontaneously, we would have to develop newer forms to highlight this social issue.
...We urge the Government of India to immediately sign and implement ILO Convention 189 on the rights of domestic workers and to take concrete steps of ensure the dignity and safety of citizens and working people inside and outside the country.
Any form of corporal punishment is barbaric and has no place in a civilised polity.Thirdly we urge you to please carefully look at the Criminal Law Amendment Bill 2012 which has been passed by the Cabinet.
Rape and sexual assault are gendered crimes, and whether they are committed on women, transgenders [sic] or men, they have to be looked at as "male pattern violence" prevalent in a patriarchal society.