Harsher anti-rape laws alone do not deter crimes against women, Supreme Court had warned government in Nirbhaya verdict
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Harsher anti-rape laws alone do not deter crimes against women, Supreme Court had warned government in Nirbhaya verdict

The Hindu  

Stringent laws and punishments against rape may not be enough to fight rising crimes against women, the Supreme Court had warned the government in 2017. The Crime in India report published by the National Crime Records Bureau last year showed a total of 4,45,256 cases of crime against women were registered across India in 2022, almost 51 First Information Reports every hour, up from 4,28,278 in 2021 and 3,71,503 in 2020. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata raises the question of whether stricter laws alone could deter crime against women. In her separate opinion in the 2017 judgment, Justice R. Banumathi, said governments, employers and institutions “must take steps” to create awareness with regard to gender sensitisation and to respect women. “Apart from effective implementation of the various legislation protecting women, change in the mindset of the society at large and creating awareness in the public on gender justice, would go a long way to combat violence against women,” Justice Banumathi wrote.

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Top court notice to Centre on plea seeking pan-India guidelines for women's safety
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1 week, 1 day ago

Top court notice to Centre on plea seeking pan-India guidelines for women's safety

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Centre and states on a plea seeking pan-India guidelines for the safety of women, including banning free online pornographic material and the castration of individuals convicted for sex offences. Praising the petitioner for highlighting relevant things in its plea, the bench said, "One of the prayers you have asked for is to …

Nothing has changed for women in India
3 months ago

Nothing has changed for women in India

The Hindu  

I was in middle school when the bone-chilling Delhi rape and murder happened. The recent Kolkata rape case has, once again, brought the nation together, for yet another of “India’s daughters”. It is nothing but the fact that they are some of the many women who became “India’s daughters” in the past few days. Over the past few weeks, every …

‘We will fight for you, Kolkata sister’
3 months, 1 week ago

‘We will fight for you, Kolkata sister’

Hindustan Times  

When a young woman was gang-raped and left to die on the streets of New Delhi in 2012, a shocked and enraged India vowed that her death would not be in vain, that she would be avenged by not letting this happen to “anyone else”. Protests condemning the RG Kar case continue with doctors taking to the streets to demand …

‘We will fight for you, Kolkata sister’
3 months, 1 week ago

‘We will fight for you, Kolkata sister’

Hindustan Times  

When a young woman was gang-raped and left to die on the streets of New Delhi in 2012, a shocked and enraged India vowed that her death would not be in vain, that she would be avenged by not letting this happen to “anyone else”. Protests condemning the RG Kar case continue with doctors taking to the streets to demand …

It is shameful incidents of sexual assault have not reduced since Nirbhaya case, says Shabana Azmi
3 months, 3 weeks ago

It is shameful incidents of sexual assault have not reduced since Nirbhaya case, says Shabana Azmi

Hindustan Times  

Pune, Veteran actor Shabana Azmi says outrage over cases of crimes against women should not be selective and the society needs to work on the root cause of the menace. It is shameful incidents of sexual assault have not reduced since Nirbhaya case, says Shabana Azmi Azmi said there is need to end the patriarchal mindset of the people as …

Threat at every step: What it takes to stay alive as women
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Threat at every step: What it takes to stay alive as women

New Indian Express  

Grim figures Violence and abuse against women and girls is frequent on streets, in public transportation and in other public places. In 2022, the Delhi Police registered a total of 1212 cases of sexual assault which says that on an average three women were raped daily in the city. According to the data shared by the National Crime Records Bureau, …

Crime against women unforgivable, guilty should not be spared: PM Modi at 'Lakhpati Didi' rally
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Crime against women unforgivable, guilty should not be spared: PM Modi at 'Lakhpati Didi' rally

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said crimes against women are unpardonable sins and the guilty should not be spared. He was speaking at the ‘Lakhpati Didi Sammelan’ in north Maharashtra’s Jalgaon, days after the rape-murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital and the sexual assault of two minor girls at a school in Maharashtra’s Badlapur, …

Beyond Lenient Laws: What Will It Take to Protect India’s Women?
4 months ago

Beyond Lenient Laws: What Will It Take to Protect India’s Women?

News 18  

After this fortnight, it is not hard to see why some are demanding speedy punishment, including automatic death sentences for severe crimes against women. A migrant labourer was charged with the crime and sentenced to death, a verdict upheld by the Kerala High Court in May 2024. “Every sinner has a future" There was the startling “every sinner has a …

India’s top court creates safety task force after rape, murder of doctor
4 months ago

India’s top court creates safety task force after rape, murder of doctor

Al Jazeera  

The Supreme Court orders federal paramilitary forces to provide security at the Kolkata state hospital where the trainee medic was attacked. India’s Supreme Court has set up a national task force of doctors to make recommendations on workplace safety following the rape and murder of a trainee medic at a state hospital that prompted nationwide protests. India has been outraged …

India’s top court creates safety task force after rape, murder of doctor
4 months ago

India’s top court creates safety task force after rape, murder of doctor

Al Jazeera  

The Supreme Court orders federal paramilitary forces to provide security at the Kolkata state hospital where the trainee medic was attacked. India’s Supreme Court has set up a national task force of doctors to make recommendations on workplace safety following the rape and murder of a trainee medic at a state hospital that prompted nationwide protests. India has been outraged …

Kolkata, Hathras, Nirbhaya: Women Safety Matters, A Raksha Bandhan Reminder For Governments, Society
4 months ago

Kolkata, Hathras, Nirbhaya: Women Safety Matters, A Raksha Bandhan Reminder For Governments, Society

News 18  

The male gaze, the male entitlement, and the male nonchalance that one can get away even with rape — 12 years after the horrific Nirbhaya case in Delhi, the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata shows nothing has changed for women at large in the country which reports nearly 96 rapes daily. The West Bengal government …

Legally Speaking | Rape, outrage, and the legal system: Tracing the evolution of India's rape laws
4 months ago

Legally Speaking | Rape, outrage, and the legal system: Tracing the evolution of India's rape laws

Hindustan Times  

The brutal rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College has once again highlighted issues surrounding violence against women, the role of the legal system, and societal attitudes. The history of rape laws in India reveals that public outrage following heinous crimes has often served as a catalyst for legal reforms. The term "rape" …

Kolkata Rape and Murder Case: Women’s Safety a Farce in West Bengal
4 months ago

Kolkata Rape and Murder Case: Women’s Safety a Farce in West Bengal

News 18  

The recent rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College is a damning indictment of West Bengal’s hollow claims of safety for women. Despite Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s repeated assertions that West Bengal is the safest state for women, this horrific crime exposes the administration’s blatant incompetence and disregard for women’s safety. Mamata Banerjee’s …

Married to my rapist: The Indian women saying no
1 year ago

Married to my rapist: The Indian women saying no

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This article contains details that readers may find distressing. “Until he gets punished, he will never know or realize what he has done wrong.” A lawyer’s fight In 2017, in an open letter published by Vogue, lawyer Karuna Nundy urged women across the country to “know your power.” “Your right to say yes comes with the right to …

Gender Specific Laws Not "Anti-Opposite Gender", Only Meant To Address Unique Issues Faced By A Particular Gender: Delhi High Court
1 year, 3 months ago

Gender Specific Laws Not "Anti-Opposite Gender", Only Meant To Address Unique Issues Faced By A Particular Gender: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

In an attempt to strike a “neutral chord”, the Delhi High Court has explained how courts should deal with “gender-specific laws” and remain “gender neutral”, while emphasizing that the approach should not be biased towards a particular gender in such cases. To repeat, it is crucial to recognize that gender-specific laws are not meant to be "anti-opposite gender" but rather …

‘Ban from govt jobs’: Ashok Gehlot tightens grip on crimes against women
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Ban from govt jobs’: Ashok Gehlot tightens grip on crimes against women

Live Mint  

Amid rising cases of crimes against women in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot warned that the persons involved in molestation, rape, attempted rape and miscreants will be banned from government jobs. “The state government has decided that molestation of girls and women, rape attempts and rape accused and miscreants will be banned from government jobs. The issue of women's safety …

Cannot excuse sexual violence against women in Manipur on ground that crimes are committed against them in other parts of country: Supreme Court
1 year, 4 months ago

Cannot excuse sexual violence against women in Manipur on ground that crimes are committed against them in other parts of country: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday said the “systemic” and “unprecedented magnitude” of sexual violence committed against women in Manipur amidst ethnic clashes cannot be excused on the ground that crimes happened to women in other parts of the country too. “You cannot excuse what is taking place in Manipur now on the ground that such crimes are happening to several …

Making India safer for women
1 year, 11 months ago

Making India safer for women

Hindustan Times  

A woman stabbed 51 times by her stalker with a screwdriver in Chhattisgarh’s Korba district. National Crime Records Bureau data shows that in 2021, a crime against a woman was recorded nearly every minute, with abduction, rape and domestic violence forming the bulk of the cases. It has left the police baffled and society shocked, underlining a fundamental disconnect between …

Four women 'rape' a man in Jalandhar: Gender-neutral laws are crying need of hour
2 years ago

Four women 'rape' a man in Jalandhar: Gender-neutral laws are crying need of hour

Firstpost  

While India’s rape laws have undergone changes over the past few decades – they still continue to regressively espouse patriarchal structures. The need is for gender-neutral rape laws that stand for equality and dignity of men, transgender and homosexual persons to be protected, alongside women Minutes after I got off a show on a leading English news channel about intimate …

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response - The Hindu
2 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response - The Hindu

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday, September 16, 2022, sought a response from the government on appeals to criminalise marital rape. During the brief hearing, All India Democratic Women's Association, represented by advocate Karuna Nundy, said both judges in the Bench in the Delhi High Court had agreed that the case raised a substantial question of law which required an authoritative …

2012: Nirbhaya case
2 years, 4 months ago

2012: Nirbhaya case

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 15, 2022 06:00 IST Nirbhaya. One of the major fallouts of the case was the setting up of a judicial committee in December 2012 to look at ways to amend sexual assault laws and ensure quicker investigation and prosecution of offenders. The new laws included a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years for gang rape and the …

Women must be safe in intimate spaces
2 years, 7 months ago

Women must be safe in intimate spaces

The Hindu  

Marriage represents one of our most private, intimate spaces. Through an analysis of the recent split verdict of the Delhi High Court on the issue of criminalising marital rape, this article identifies the thorny issues we are confronted with while seeking to find a solution in criminal law: first, the lack of nuance in rape laws that adequately accounts for …

Rape Laws Should Be Gender Neutral, Steps Required To Be Taken By Legislature Or Executive: Justice Shakdher In Marital Rape Judgment
2 years, 7 months ago

Rape Laws Should Be Gender Neutral, Steps Required To Be Taken By Legislature Or Executive: Justice Shakdher In Marital Rape Judgment

Live Law  

Justice Rajiv Shakdher of Delhi High Court, who ruled in favour of striking down the marital rape exception, acknowledges the need of having gender neutral rape laws while adding that the steps are required to be taken by the Legislature or Executive in this regard. Delivering a split verdict in pleas seeking criminalisation of marital rape, Justice Shakdher agreed with …

Nine years since December 2012 Delhi gang rape: What has changed in India and what needs to change
3 years ago

Nine years since December 2012 Delhi gang rape: What has changed in India and what needs to change

Firstpost  

On 16 December 2012, a 23-year-old medical student was brutally gang-raped in New Delhi, prompting some of the biggest protests we have seen and a change in laws. The incident Nine years ago, on 16 December 2012, a medical student, Jyoti Singh, and her friend stepped onto a private bus from Munirka in New Delhi along with her friend after …

More Things Change, More They Remain the Same: 9 Yrs After Nirbhaya Horror, Where Does India Stand?
3 years ago

More Things Change, More They Remain the Same: 9 Yrs After Nirbhaya Horror, Where Does India Stand?

News 18  

A night of monstrosity that shook the nation. The horrifying case shocked the nation’s conscience, made international headlines, and revealed the extent of sexual violence against women in India, prompting lawmakers to toughen rape penalties. The victim, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student dubbed “Nirbhaya,” or “Fearless,” by the media because Indian law prohibits rape victims from being identified, was walking home …

Violence against women and girls ‘should be treated with same priority as terrorism’
3 years, 3 months ago

Violence against women and girls ‘should be treated with same priority as terrorism’

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary called for “fundamental cross-system change”, including a “radical refocus” on crimes that …

'Men's Lives Matter': Law Students Move Supreme Court Seeking 'Gender Neutral' Provisions On Sexual Offences
3 years, 4 months ago

'Men's Lives Matter': Law Students Move Supreme Court Seeking 'Gender Neutral' Provisions On Sexual Offences

Live Law  

Two law students have moved the Supreme Court seeking directions for reconsideration and amendment of provisions under the Indian Penal Code relating to sexual offences against women, to make them 'gender neutral'. Saying that "Men's Lives Matter", the petitioners have sought directions to reconsider the laws for offences against women under IPC including Sexual Harassment Rape criminal intimidation Insulting the …

Train And Reign The Indian Courts
3 years, 6 months ago

Train And Reign The Indian Courts

Live Law  

To the question-"whether it is immoral to have consensual sex with different person, the Prosecutrix answered that she does not believe anything immoral about consensual sex between any two people"; To the question-"whether she thinks it is immoral to consume alcohol voluntarily or smoke cigarette voluntarily, she answered that she considers if someone is an adult and does not violate …

Women's day: Of Courts And Women
3 years, 9 months ago

Women's day: Of Courts And Women

Live Law  

On 1st March, 2021, the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde asked a man accused of raping a minor in 2014 whether he would marry her. However, very recent judgements such as Karnataka High Court's observations on how a survivor should behave post rape and the Madhya Pradesh High Court's direction to a man, accused of molesting a woman, to …

Judges Should Place Themselves in Sexual Offence Victim's Shoes Before Their Response: AG Venugopal to SC
4 years ago

Judges Should Place Themselves in Sexual Offence Victim's Shoes Before Their Response: AG Venugopal to SC

News 18  

Batting for gender sensitization, Attorney General K K Venugopal on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that judges needs to place themselves in the victim's shoes while conceptualizing their response to sexual offences as if the crime was committed upon a member of their own family. Venugopal said that there has never been a female chief justice of India and Supreme …

'Rape A Crime Against Entire Society': Karnataka HC Recommends Death Penalty For Gang-Rape
4 years, 2 months ago

'Rape A Crime Against Entire Society': Karnataka HC Recommends Death Penalty For Gang-Rape

Live Law  

Observing that "though Indian Penal Code was enacted by Act 45 of 1860, and even after lapse of 74 years of independence, still woman is not safe in the hands of rapists/violators of law," the Karnataka High Court has recommended amendment to Section 376D of Indian Penal Code to provide capital punishment for the offence of 'gangrape'. The bench said …

Women’s protection in India requires a mindset revolution
4 years, 2 months ago

Women’s protection in India requires a mindset revolution

Live Mint  

Two steps forward, one step backwards has been the sordid tale of women's protection in India. In turn, the government must empower them sufficiently so that they no longer remain mute spectators and are in a position to intervene to ensure facilities for lodging the first information report, or FIR, and medical help in all instances of violence against women. …

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