Aarti Narsee
Bio:
Aarti Narsee is a South African feminist, writer, and journalist who documents human rights violations across the world in her role as civic space researcher for the CIVICUS Monitor. She holds an MSc in gender, policy, and inequalities from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Aarti has written extensively about gender and LGBTQI+ rights and has worked for the BBC, Sunday Times, and New Frame. Her chapter “Diary of an Indian Woman” was published in Nasty Women Talk Back, a collection of feminist essays highlighting everyday aggressions faced by women. Her opinion pieces have been featured in LGBTQ Nation, EU Observer, Women’s Media Center, and IPSnews. Follow Aarti on twitter: @ajnarsee
Thursday marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, which kicks off the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence in a year in which women have taken to the streets to protest rising violence and lack of state protection.
During the pandemic, governments have been curtailing rights—but activists are fighting back.
