The silence has been broken in India over the issue of violence against women, but much more needs to be done to promote gender equality; that’s according to the director of a women’s rights organization in the country.

Suneeta Dhar is the Director of Jagori, a group based in New Delhi which is empowering rural and urban women in India to speak out against violence.

Ms Dhar has been working on gender issues for 30 years and attended the landmark Beijing conference in 1995.

The declaration signed there by the international community is considered as the most progressive blueprint ever agreed for advancing women’s rights.

Daniel Dickinson began by asking her what positive changes she has seen in India

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