We must reform the ecosystem which enables rape
3 months ago

We must reform the ecosystem which enables rape

Hindustan Times  

Twelve years ago, the heinous Delhi gang rape shocked the nation. A significant number of sexual crimes, including harassment and abuse of domestic workers to the trafficking of children for forced labour and slavery, are commercial in nature, but the legal response remains inadequate. Society’s apathy towards sexual crime fuels an ecosystem of inaction leaving rapists feeling powerful and the victims ashamed. The third structural flaw is the State’s kneejerk response to assuage public anger after brutal incidents of sexual crime through stricter laws such as the Aparajita Women and Child Bill, and the earlier anti-rape bills by Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra that are pending. With increased prosecutions and convictions, the resulting deterrence will eventually reduce sexual crimes against women and children.

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Crime and shame: On the France mass rape case
2 days, 23 hours ago

Crime and shame: On the France mass rape case

The Hindu  

The horrors will never go away, and a survivor has got only a semblance of closure after a French court sentenced her former husband to 20 years in prison for committing and orchestrating mass rapes of her for almost a decade. But in all this, the survivor’s brave stand — to waive anonymity and requesting a public trial — and …

Column: What the sexual assault charges against Sean Combs, the Alexander brothers and others reveal
1 week, 1 day ago

Column: What the sexual assault charges against Sean Combs, the Alexander brothers and others reveal

LA Times  

Alon Alexander, 37, top, and his twin brother, Oren, bottom, in a Miami courtroom after being charged with sex trafficking and rape. “I don’t always use that term because it is too vague,” said Wayne State University social psychologist Antonia Abbey, whose research focuses on male sexual violence and aggression against women. “I will use ‘patriarchy’ or ‘misogyny,’ the idea …

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 …

Sexual violence against women and girls should be treated as a national emergency, says RISHI SUNAK
2 years, 4 months ago

Sexual violence against women and girls should be treated as a national emergency, says RISHI SUNAK

Daily Mail  

How serious are we as a society about protecting women and girls? Rishi Sunak vows to launch a 'major crackdown' on grooming gangs plus wider efforts to give women the freedom to go out at night without fear By MARTIN BECKFORD POLICY EDITOR FOR THE DAILY MAIL Rishi Sunak today promises a 'major crackdown on grooming gangs' as well as …

Tories’ ‘shameful lack of leadership’ sees crime at record high as charges fall
2 years, 5 months ago

Tories’ ‘shameful lack of leadership’ sees crime at record high as charges fall

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Driven by a sharp rise in offences including fraud, rape and violent attacks, a …

Sexual Offences Against Women: Key Interventions
2 years, 6 months ago

Sexual Offences Against Women: Key Interventions

Live Law  

A country in which women are violated in broad daylight, thrown on streets after gory torture and muzzled and suffocated under the garb of sacrifice and societal obligations is nothing short of a failure to its very existence. However, at this stage, what deserves our unequivocal attention is the long-neglected issue of the prevalence of rape myths attached to female …

Sexual crimes against women up 70% in 2 decades
2 years, 8 months ago

Sexual crimes against women up 70% in 2 decades

Live Mint  

India’s rape-related crime rate rose 70.7% over the last two decades from 11.6 per 100,000 women and girls in 2001 to 19.8 in 2018, according to a report by Public Health Foundation of India. While the least number of cases were reported in Bihar with a rate of 1.8 per 100,000 Odisha was high up on the list with 49.4 …

Call for Government to show ‘more ambition’ in tackling low rape prosecutions
2 years, 8 months ago

Call for Government to show ‘more ambition’ in tackling low rape prosecutions

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Government needs “much more ambition and focus” to tackle …

‘Failures embolden serial rapists’: Police and courts plagued with ‘rape myths as convictions remain low’
4 years ago

‘Failures embolden serial rapists’: Police and courts plagued with ‘rape myths as convictions remain low’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Harriet Wistrich, director of the Centre for Women’s Justice, who was involved in the …

De-politicising Police & Bureaucracy Need of the Hour: MHA Parl Committee in Meeting on Crimes against Women
4 years, 1 month ago

De-politicising Police & Bureaucracy Need of the Hour: MHA Parl Committee in Meeting on Crimes against Women

News 18  

The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee for Home Affairs on Tuesday met under the chairmanship of Anand Sharma to seek views of the Ministry of Home Affairs on atrocities and crimes against women. When asked whether alcohol consumption, especially that of country-made liquor, led to such crimes, Home Ministry officials said that in most cases the accused was either drunk or …

‘I’m alive but not living’: Survivors of Bangladesh’s rape crisis
4 years, 1 month ago

‘I’m alive but not living’: Survivors of Bangladesh’s rape crisis

Al Jazeera  

With four reported rapes a day and many more unreported, survivors and activists say anyone could be next. While the country’s information minister blames pornography for rising rape cases, protesters and aid agencies insist rape culture and gender-based violence are deep-rooted issues that go beyond “just pornography”. As a result, cultural and social practices that perpetuate violence against women remains …

The criminal justice system needs to regain rape victims’ trust
4 years, 2 months ago

The criminal justice system needs to regain rape victims’ trust

The Independent  

Prosecutors have announced new guidance on charging alleged rapes and sexual offences that they say will enable more “fair and effective decisions to make sure justice is delivered”. But with only 1.4 per cent of recorded rapes currently prosecuted, it will take significant changes to restore victims’ trust in the criminal justice system. Last year’s London Rape Review found that …

Rape victims 'denied justice' as convictions fall to record low
4 years, 4 months ago

Rape victims 'denied justice' as convictions fall to record low

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rape victims are being “denied …

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