New anti-rape laws?Justice Verma committee to submit report today
12 years, 2 months ago

New anti-rape laws?Justice Verma committee to submit report today

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The three-member committee was set up by the government to look into women’s safety, existing legislations and suggest changes to check crimes against women. The Justice Verma committee, which was set up after the horrific gangrape and assault on 16 December killed a 23-year-old in Delhi, will submit its recommendations for strict anti-rape laws today. The three-member committee headed by Justice JS Verma was set up by the government to look into women’s safety, existing legislations and suggest changes to check crimes against women. Women’s groups that have sent a joint memorandum to the committee have sent a range of demands which includes: fast-track courts for all cases of sexual assault, investigation of all cases of sexual assault within a month; witness-protection legislation; refusal of bail to the accused during the trial period; standard operating procedures to be followed by the police, and doing away with the “two-finger test” for a victim of sexual assault.

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Woman inmate ‘raped’ in police van in April 2024: Haryana human rights panel sends notice to DGP, prisons chief
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Woman inmate ‘raped’ in police van in April 2024: Haryana human rights panel sends notice to DGP, prisons chief

Hindustan Times  

The Haryana Human Rights Commission has issued notice to Haryana’s director general of police and director general of prisons over the alleged rape of a woman prisoner by two male jail inmates inside a police vehicle in which they were being taken from Jind jail to Rohtak’s Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences on April 19 last year. The Haryana Human …

SC notice on petition that makes radical suggestions to check sex crime
3 months, 1 week ago

SC notice on petition that makes radical suggestions to check sex crime

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to respond to a public interest litigation that made several radical suggestions including provisions not to grant bail to sexual offenders till commencement of trial, chemical castration of convicted sex offenders and a ban on online pornography. Senior advocate Mahalakshmi Pavani who argued the petition along with advocate Filza Moonis …

SC notice on petition that makes radical suggestions to check sex crime
3 months, 1 week ago

SC notice on petition that makes radical suggestions to check sex crime

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to respond to a public interest litigation that made several radical suggestions including provisions not to grant bail to sexual offenders till commencement of trial, chemical castration of convicted sex offenders and a ban on online pornography. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Senior advocate Mahalakshmi Pavani who argued the petition along …

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

Only strong anti-rape laws can eliminate menace: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Only strong anti-rape laws can eliminate menace: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee

Hindustan Times  

Amtala, Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday said only a strong anti-rape law can effectively eliminate the menace of rape in the country. Only strong anti-rape laws can eliminate menace: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee He made the remark at a doctors' convention organised to announce the launch of the 'Sebaashray' health camp programme. Alleging that the BJP …

It is shameful incidents of sexual assault have not reduced since Nirbhaya case, says Shabana Azmi
6 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 …

Amidst Clamour For Death Penalty For Kolkata Rape & Murder Accused, A Look At Justice Verma Committee Recommendations
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Amidst Clamour For Death Penalty For Kolkata Rape & Murder Accused, A Look At Justice Verma Committee Recommendations

News 18  

The rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9 has led to grouse among the people, who have been demanding death penalty for the accused, Sanjay Roy. The Justice JS Verma Committee, which recommended changes to criminal laws in 2013, explicitly stated that it was not inclined to recommend …

What did Justice Verma panel say on death penalty for rape? | Explained
6 months, 3 weeks ago

What did Justice Verma panel say on death penalty for rape? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: After the brutal rape and murder of a doctor on duty at Kolkata’s R.G. Verma Committee recommendations, which led to the amendment of criminal laws in 2013, had specifically said it was not inclined to recommend the death penalty for rape even for the rarest of rare cases. “.seeking of death penalty would be a regressive …

Harsher anti-rape laws alone do not deter crimes against women, Supreme Court had warned government in Nirbhaya verdict
7 months, 1 week ago

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 …

Supreme Court to hear pleas seeking to criminalise marital rape on May 9
2 years ago

Supreme Court to hear pleas seeking to criminalise marital rape on May 9

Hindustan Times  

The Union government on Wednesday sought a week to clarify its stand on making marital rape a criminal offence even as the Supreme Court fixed May 9 as the date to commence extensive arguments on a clutch of petitions demanding a change in the legal regime. Senior counsel Siddharth Dave and advocate Jaikriti Jadeja will also appear in the matter …

Sexual Assault Victims Entitled To Fair Trial, But Justice System's Responsibility Of Protecting Rights Of Accused Can’t Be Ignored: Delhi High Court
2 years ago

Sexual Assault Victims Entitled To Fair Trial, But Justice System's Responsibility Of Protecting Rights Of Accused Can’t Be Ignored: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday said that while the complainants in sexual assault cases are entitled to fair trial, the responsibility of criminal justice system towards protecting the rights of the accused persons cannot be ignored. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that in cases of rape and sexual violence, “conceptualization of definition of sexual consent” is of utmost importance …

How Politicians Dodged the Issue of Marital Rape for Years, but Ball Now in Supreme Court for 2023
2 years, 5 months ago

How Politicians Dodged the Issue of Marital Rape for Years, but Ball Now in Supreme Court for 2023

News 18  

“If the marital rape is brought under the law, the entire family system will be under great stress…,” said a Parliamentary standing committee comprising politicians from all hues, nine years ago. Nine years since, a split verdict in the Delhi High Court recently on the issue and amidst a wait for the Supreme Court to hear an appeal next year, …

Women, girls safer in India since 2015, say NFHS figures: Government in Parliament
2 years, 8 months ago

Women, girls safer in India since 2015, say NFHS figures: Government in Parliament

Firstpost  

Domestic violence, including violence during pregnancy down from NFHS-4 survey period. No increase in sexual violence against girls under 18 years was reported under Modi regime New Delhi: The government on Wednesday informed the Parliament that there has been a favourable decline in crimes against women in India since 2015. The WCD Minister said that as per the latest National …

Indian court’s landmark verdict on marital rape brings hope to activists
3 years ago

Indian court’s landmark verdict on marital rape brings hope to activists

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 In a ruling that could …

Govt.’s consultation on marital rape a delaying tactic: women’s groups
3 years, 2 months ago

Govt.’s consultation on marital rape a delaying tactic: women’s groups

The Hindu  

While the Union government told the Delhi High Court, which is hearing a batch of petitions on marital rape, that a consultative process was underway to bring amendments to criminal laws, women’s rights activists say consensus building on the issue is only a delaying tactic and that their hopes are pegged on the court. On Friday, in its affidavit in …

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

Courts continue to differ in views on marital rape
3 years, 7 months ago

Courts continue to differ in views on marital rape

The Hindu  

Four years after the Supreme Court referred to Justice J.S. Verma committee’s recommendation to make marital rape a crime, besides quoting from decisions of courts across the world that “a rapist remains a rapist and marriage with the victim does not convert him into a non-rapist”, Indian courts continue to take views on marital rape that are the polar opposite …

Delhi Cantt rape case: Police team inspects crime scene
3 years, 7 months ago

Delhi Cantt rape case: Police team inspects crime scene

India Today  

The Crime Branch team of the Delhi Police probing the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in Old Nangal village visited the crime scene on Thursday, officials said. A senior police officer said, "A team of crime branch unit probing the case visited the scene of the crime on Thursday as part of their investigation. READ: Delhi girl …

Delhi: Student organisations, activists protest against minor girl's rape-murder, demand speedy justice
3 years, 7 months ago

Delhi: Student organisations, activists protest against minor girl's rape-murder, demand speedy justice

India Today  

Several activists and student organisations staged a protest against the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old Dalit girl in southwest Delhi's old Nangal village on Wednesday. "Sexual violence against women is a larger problem concerning a patriarchal society wherein women are rendered inferior and powerless, as objects of men's carnal desires and domination," it said. READ: Delhi rape, murder …

Judges Should Place Themselves in Sexual Offence Victim's Shoes Before Their Response: AG Venugopal to SC
4 years, 3 months 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 …

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

The criminal justice system needs to regain rape victims’ trust
4 years, 5 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 …

Probe in rape cases must be completed in two months, Centre tells states in advisory
4 years, 5 months ago

Probe in rape cases must be completed in two months, Centre tells states in advisory

Firstpost  

The home ministry also said there should be compulsory registration of an FIR in case of a cognisable offence under the CrPC New Delhi: The Centre has issued a fresh advisory to states and UTs on mandotary action in cases of crimes against women, and said probe into rape cases must be completed within two months as per law and …

Zero FIR, Dying Declaration, Probe in 2 Months: Govt's Advisory to States on Mandatory Action in Rape Cases
4 years, 5 months ago

Zero FIR, Dying Declaration, Probe in 2 Months: Govt's Advisory to States on Mandatory Action in Rape Cases

News 18  

Amid rising cases of crimes against women in the country and the uproar over the Hathras gangrape and murder, the Centre has issued a fresh advisory to states and UTs reiterating existing guidelines on women’s safety. In the advisory, the Union home ministry said mandotary action must be taken in cases of crimes against women, adding probe into rape cases …

Delhi Assembly polls: Women’s groups write to Narendra Modi over 'hate speeches' by BJP leaders, say party is ‘using fear of rape as campaign message’
5 years, 1 month ago

Delhi Assembly polls: Women’s groups write to Narendra Modi over 'hate speeches' by BJP leaders, say party is ‘using fear of rape as campaign message’

Firstpost  

New Delhi: More than 170 activists and women’s groups on Monday sent an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing “horror” over the alleged hate speeches made by BJP leaders and accused them of using “fear of rape as a campaign message” during the ongoing Delhi poll rallies. In the letter, the groups alleged that statements made by the …

7 years after Delhi gang rape, brutal India attacks continue
5 years, 3 months ago

7 years after Delhi gang rape, brutal India attacks continue

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Days after an alleged gang-rape victim was set on fire, a note was left at the family home of an 18-year-old set to testify in her own case against a man she had accused of rape. “Consequences may be worse than what happened in Unnao,” the note read, alluding to the city in northern India where a …

Explained: The laws on rape and sexual crimes
5 years, 3 months ago

Explained: The laws on rape and sexual crimes

The Hindu  

December 08, 2019 12:02 am | Updated December 17, 2019 05:32 pm IST The story so far: After the rape and murder of a veterinarian in Hyderabad on November 28 and the burning of a rape survivor in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, on December 5, there has been an outcry for justice for the victims. For over a century after 1860, …

Death for rape? Why lawmakers need to get realistic and not fan public sentiments
5 years, 3 months ago

Death for rape? Why lawmakers need to get realistic and not fan public sentiments

India Today  

Rape is more common a crime than murder in India, according to the latest data collated by the National Crime Record Bureau. However, only some rape cases see outpouring of public anger in which demand for death penalty for the rapists is raised at a very high pitch. A study by the Centre of Death Penalty - at the National …

Hyderabad rape and murder: Need systematic approach, not mob-pleasing reactions to tackle sexual violence against women
5 years, 3 months ago

Hyderabad rape and murder: Need systematic approach, not mob-pleasing reactions to tackle sexual violence against women

Firstpost  

The brutal gangrape and murder of a 27-year-old veterinarian in Hyderabad last Thursday has left the nation in a state of shock. As we are made to revisit the trauma of 2012 Delhi gangrape case, this could be an opportune moment to reassess where we are going wrong in tackling sexual violence and why the menace has gotten worse since …

Women’s security takes centre stage as parties demand action
5 years, 3 months ago

Women’s security takes centre stage as parties demand action

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The gang rape and murder of a 27-year-old veterinary doctor in Hyderabad on the intervening night of 27-28 November took centre stage on Monday in the Parliament with all political parties unanimously demanding stringent measures to ensure women’s safety. “We are ready for a discussion in the House so that stringent provisions in law can be explored to …

India vet rape and murder: Fast-track court to try accused
5 years, 3 months ago

India vet rape and murder: Fast-track court to try accused

Al Jazeera  

Authorities in Telangana state announce constitution of fast-track court to expedite case that has caused an outcry. “The chief minister has instructed officials that the accused of the woman veterinary doctor’s ghastly murder should be inquired on a fast-track, and culprits should be given stringent punishment,” Telangana chief minister’s office said in a statement on Sunday. “How anyone could subject …

'Criminalization Is Being Presented As A Solution To Social Problems' :Dr Prabha Kotiswaran On Women Issues And Laws
5 years, 4 months ago

'Criminalization Is Being Presented As A Solution To Social Problems' :Dr Prabha Kotiswaran On Women Issues And Laws

Live Law  

In the recent past, the only response of the Indian government to sexual violence against women and children, has been introducing newer and harsher punshments. This is evident through the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2013, Criminal Law Amendment Act 2018 and this year's to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. In a 2018 book Governance Feminism: An …

Rape cases to be reviewed by government after ‘alarming’ drop in prosecutions
5 years, 6 months ago

Rape cases to be reviewed by government after ‘alarming’ drop in prosecutions

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. Officials said a “cross-sector, end-to-end review into how rape and sexual violence cases are handled across …

Sr Adv KTS Tulsi Introduces Bill In RS To Make Sexual Crimes Gender Neutral [Read Bill]
5 years, 8 months ago

Sr Adv KTS Tulsi Introduces Bill In RS To Make Sexual Crimes Gender Neutral [Read Bill]

Live Law  

Senior Advocate and Rajya Sabha member K T S Tulsi introduced a private member bill in the upper house on Friday for amending the Indian Penal Code to make sexual crimes under it gender neutral. The Bill seeks to ensure protection of all vulnerable persons, including men and transgenders in addition to women, from sexual exploitation and punish sexual offenders …

Plea To Make Rape Law [Section 375IPC] Gender Neutral: SC Refuses To Interfere
6 years, 4 months ago

Plea To Make Rape Law [Section 375IPC] Gender Neutral: SC Refuses To Interfere

Live Law  

Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul on Monday refused to interfere in a petition filed by Criminal Justice Society of India assailing Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 on the ground that the Section is not gender-neutral.The bench observed that though there is merit in the present petition, at this stage …

Four-year-old girl 'gang-raped' in Indian hospital intensive care unit
6 years, 4 months ago

Four-year-old girl 'gang-raped' in Indian hospital intensive care unit

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 Police in India are investigating …

Plea seeking gender-neutral rape law filed in Supreme Court
6 years, 5 months ago

Plea seeking gender-neutral rape law filed in Supreme Court

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday challenging the constitutional validity of the provisions of the existing law on rape, on the ground that it was not gender-neutral. The plea filed by non-governmental organization Criminal Justice Society of India sought that the definition of rape under Section 375 be held ‘ultra vires’ for being ‘discriminatory …

Delhi HC Forms Committee Of Experts In Area Of Child Sexual Violence To Suggest Measures To Check Rapes And Reform Rape Convicts, Especially Young Persons [Read Order]
6 years, 7 months ago

Delhi HC Forms Committee Of Experts In Area Of Child Sexual Violence To Suggest Measures To Check Rapes And Reform Rape Convicts, Especially Young Persons [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has given its nod for constitution of a committee of seven expert members for suggesting preventive measures to control incidents of rape based on scientific principles and data and to come out with reformative steps in the field of sentencing, especially for young persons convicted for the offence of rape.A bench headed by Acting Chief. The …

Delhi HC Forms Committee Of Experts In Area Of Child Sexual Violence To Suggest Measures To Check Rapes And Reform Rape Convicts, Especially Young Persons [Read Order]
6 years, 7 months ago

Delhi HC Forms Committee Of Experts In Area Of Child Sexual Violence To Suggest Measures To Check Rapes And Reform Rape Convicts, Especially Young Persons [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has given its nod for constitution of a committee of seven expert members for suggesting preventive measures to control incidents of rape based on scientific principles and data and to come out with reformative steps in the field of sentencing, especially for young persons convicted for the offence of rape.A bench headed by Acting Chief. The …

UP govt prints full-page ads on women's safety: A look at how the state has tackled crimes against women
6 years, 10 months ago

UP govt prints full-page ads on women's safety: A look at how the state has tackled crimes against women

Firstpost  

On Monday, the Uttar Pradesh government published a full-page This comes only weeks after Kuldeep Singh Sengar, an MLA of the ruling BJP, was caught in a controversy after he was accused of raping a minor in 2017. “The Uttar Pradesh government, under the leadership of Yogi Adityanath, showed its commitment towards security and welfare of women in the state …

SC Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA) Seeks Castration Of Child Rapists;PMO Forwards Plea To Woman & Child Ministry For “Appropriate Action”
6 years, 10 months ago

SC Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA) Seeks Castration Of Child Rapists;PMO Forwards Plea To Woman & Child Ministry For “Appropriate Action”

Live Law  

“Apart from the death penalty, a specific legislation providing for additional punishments like chemical castration of the offenders in the rarest of rare cases is the need of hour in such cases”, Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association representation to PMO At a time when anger over rape of minors across the across the country is at its peak, accentuated by …

India approves death penalty for rape of young children
6 years, 11 months ago

India approves death penalty for rape of young children

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s government on Saturday approved of the death penalty for people convicted of raping children under 12, responding to widespread outrage over the recent rape and killing of a young girl and other attacks on children. The move follows widespread outrage over the recent rape and killing of an 8-year-old girl in India’s Jammu-Kashmir state, the alleged …

Union cabinet approves ordinance for death penalty to child rapists
6 years, 11 months ago

Union cabinet approves ordinance for death penalty to child rapists

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Union cabinet on Saturday approved the promulgation of the Criminal Law Ordinance, 2018 for death penalty to those convicted of raping children below 12 years of age. On 20 April, the Centre had informed the Supreme Court that it was considering amending the law to introduce death penalty to those convicted of sexually abusing children of 12 …

Never-ending rapes in India: Are Indian anti-rape laws at par with the world? Take a look
6 years, 11 months ago

Never-ending rapes in India: Are Indian anti-rape laws at par with the world? Take a look

India TV News  

Kathua, Unnao, Surat, Delhi - the ongoing list of gangrape incidents across the nation has enraged the public. The new laws are also more inclusive, that is, they have widened the definition of sexual offences to include crimes like stalking, voyeurism and acid attacks. Opinion | Kathua rape victim's agony turning feeble amid communal bickering and political blame game How …

Kathua, Unnao rape cases: Death penalty won't solve problem, attitude towards women needs to change
6 years, 11 months ago

Kathua, Unnao rape cases: Death penalty won't solve problem, attitude towards women needs to change

Firstpost  

What are the reasons we are unable to prevent incidents like the ones in Kathua and Unnao and what actions need to follow so that we can reduce them? India has become notorious around the world as a place where women and children are unsafe from sexual violence, and even if this is not the reality, it has become the …

SC dismisses plea to make sexual assault gender neutral: Move reflects court's reluctance to view rape cases as victim-centric
7 years, 1 month ago

SC dismisses plea to make sexual assault gender neutral: Move reflects court's reluctance to view rape cases as victim-centric

Firstpost  

SC could’ve struck gold when this petition came up & advocated for gender neutrality around anti-rape laws. Rishi Malhotra, a Supreme Court lawyer, filed a similar petition to examine certain provisions of the Indian Penal Code for laws against rape, sexual harassment and the like. The law does not and should not distinguish between criminals and every person who has …

Delhi government opposes criminalisation of marital rape in HC, says it is 'already an offence'
7 years, 2 months ago

Delhi government opposes criminalisation of marital rape in HC, says it is 'already an offence'

Firstpost  

The AAP government on Thursday opposed before the Delhi High Court the criminalisation of marital rape, saying it was already an offence under the existing laws. New Delhi: The AAP government on Thursday opposed before the Delhi High Court the criminalisation of marital rape, saying it was already an offence under the existing laws. A division bench of Acting Chief …

India left reeling at brutal rape and murder of six-year-old girl
7 years, 3 months ago

India left reeling at brutal rape and murder of six-year-old girl

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. Read our privacy policy Police are investigating the sexual assault and murder of a six-year-old girl …

Jindal Law School rape: Punjab and Haryana HC verdict shows little has changed despite Verma Committee report
7 years, 6 months ago

Jindal Law School rape: Punjab and Haryana HC verdict shows little has changed despite Verma Committee report

Firstpost  

In the Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment in the Jindal Law School rape case, it is shocking to see that all verbatim quoted paragraphs are about the victim—a law student at the University—and centre around her character, instead of speaking about the three accused—Hardik, Karan and Vikas. For instance, the Court stated that the testimony of the victim reflected …

New rape cases in India see campaigners question efforts to combat sexual violence
7 years, 10 months ago

New rape cases in India see campaigners question efforts to combat sexual violence

ABC  

India's women's rights movement is frustrated by the lack of progress in cutting the instances of rape, after several recent high-profile incidents. Key points: As many as 10,854 cases of child rape were reported in India in 2015, according to India's National Crime Records Bureau Delhi's Commissioner for Women, Swati Maliwal, said while incident reporting had improved, actual safety had …

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