India: Why justice eludes many Dalit survivors of sexual violence
2 years, 6 months ago

India: Why justice eludes many Dalit survivors of sexual violence

Al Jazeera  

While official data shows spike in sexual crimes against oppressed caste women, report says access to justice is limited, especially in rural areas. “When I interact with the police, they say it was the victim’s fault.” In most cases, an FIR was registered only after the intervention of NGOs and activists, the report said. “They don’t write the story completely as described by the survivor and they don’t fill in the correct sections of the FIR.” In 15 percent of the cases where survivors or families of victims were able to get an FIR registered, justice was stalled due to the police not including applicable provisions of the PoA Act. Bharti Ghosh, a spokeswoman for India’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party told Al Jazeera that justice in cases of sexual violence “must be delivered at the earliest as justice delayed is justice denied”. “At the time of medical confidentiality doesn’t exist,” said Salve, adding that “reports are carried out in general wards mostly by male doctors” and “two-finger testing is still going on”.

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From the India Today Archives (1980): Indian women: A time for reckoning
1 month, 1 week ago

From the India Today Archives (1980): Indian women: A time for reckoning

India Today  

They are unsafe on the streets and discriminated against at work. A mere 2.5 per cent of the Central Government’s 1.87 million employees are women. To Lajjo, 30 years old and mother of seven children, "The women’s condition is a question of two rotis." The ICSSR study on the status of Indian women says that "detailed analysis of employment of …

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Marital Rape Law: Examining Exception 2s to IPC and BNS
2 months ago

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Marital Rape Law: Examining Exception 2s to IPC and BNS

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court will continue hearing on Wednesday a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) and Exception 2 of Section 63 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. These provisions grant legal immunity to Indian husbands by stipulating that “sexual intercourse or acts by a man …

Women with disabilities seen as ‘easy targets’: CJI
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Women with disabilities seen as ‘easy targets’: CJI

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. The Chief Justice drew attention to the “dual vulnerability” of women with disabilities, both as women and as individuals with disabilities. They were considered as “easy targets” for sexual violence, he said, while speaking on the topic of ‘Protection Services for Children with Disabilities’. “Sexual violence faced by disabled girls highlights the double marginalisation they …

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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, …

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 task force on workplace safety after doctor was raped and killed
4 months ago

India’s top court creates task force on workplace safety after doctor was raped and killed

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s top court on Tuesday set up a national task force of doctors who will make recommendations on safety of health care workers at their workplace, days after the rape and killing of a trainee doctor that sparked outrage and nationwide protests. The Supreme Court said the doctors’ panel will frame guidelines for ensuring safety and protection …

Legally Speaking | Rape, outrage, and the legal system: Tracing the evolution of India's rape laws
4 months, 1 week 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" …

What to know as thousands protest sexual violence in India
4 months, 1 week ago

What to know as thousands protest sexual violence in India

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 India's medical workers began a …

Fear of the Known: Four Women Are Raped Every Hour in India. In 95% Cases, It’s Someone They Know
4 months, 1 week ago

Fear of the Known: Four Women Are Raped Every Hour in India. In 95% Cases, It’s Someone They Know

News 18  

India reported 86 cases of rapes daily on an average between 2017 and 2022 and, in 82 cases, the rapist was known to the woman, official data analysed by News18 shows. On an average, every day at least one woman faces sexual harassment at work or in office premises, NCRB data shows. Since 2014, NCRB started collecting data regarding sexual …

Supreme Court to hear marital rape pleas next week
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court to hear marital rape pleas next week

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday assured the petitioners that it would hear the batch of pleas challenging the marital rape exception under the new criminal laws next week. The three-judge bench of the apex court, led by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, while taking on the submissions of senior advocate …

Accused 'Exploited Vulnerability': Kerala High Court Sentences Four To 30 Yrs Rigorous Imprisonment For Gang Rape Of Migrant Woman
6 months, 1 week ago

Accused 'Exploited Vulnerability': Kerala High Court Sentences Four To 30 Yrs Rigorous Imprisonment For Gang Rape Of Migrant Woman

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has convicted four accused to rigorous imprisonment of 30 years under Section 376D of the IPC for committing the offence of gang rape on a migrant woman worker in 2015. the victim in this case, squarely falls within that subset and she finds herself placed at an intersection of varied identities as a woman from another …

India marital rape: Woman accuses husband of ‘unnatural sex’ but judge says it is not a crime in marriage
7 months, 2 weeks ago

India marital rape: Woman accuses husband of ‘unnatural sex’ but judge says it is not a crime in marriage

CNN  

CNN — An Indian judge has dismissed a woman’s complaint that her husband committed “unnatural sex,” because under Indian law it’s not illegal for a husband to force his wife to engage in sexual acts. According to the Madhya Pradesh High Court order, the woman told police her husband came to her house in 2019, soon after they were married, …

Three important safeguards of rights of rape and assault survivors
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Three important safeguards of rights of rape and assault survivors

Hindustan Times  

The recent outrage over a judicial magistrate in Rajasthan asking a rape survivor to show her injuries has brought into focus once again the gap between how survivors of sexual violence are treated and they should be treated. Here are three important ones: In-camera proceedings introduced via the 2008 amendment to criminal procedure The 154th Report of the Law Commission …

Crimes against women must stop for the country to prosper
1 year ago

Crimes against women must stop for the country to prosper

Live Mint  

Crimes against women in India rose by 4% in 2022 from the previous year, a majority of the cases being cruelty by the husband or his relatives. Delhi is still rated as the country’s most unsafe city for women, with an average of three reported rape cases per day, accounting for 29% of crimes committed against women in 19 major …

11 Yrs of Nirbhaya Horror: How Delhi Continues to be Most Unsafe City for Women in India - News18
1 year ago

11 Yrs of Nirbhaya Horror: How Delhi Continues to be Most Unsafe City for Women in India - News18

News 18  

In 2012, on the cold and dark night of December 16, the news of the gang rape of a young woman in a moving bus in the national capital shook the nation. Between 2017 and 2022, the rape cases reported in Delhi stood below 1,300, with 2020 being an exception when less than 1,000 cases were reported. The conviction rate …

Uttar Pradesh police shielding accused in rape, murder case of Dalit woman, says fact-finding report
1 year ago

Uttar Pradesh police shielding accused in rape, murder case of Dalit woman, says fact-finding report

The Hindu  

A fact-finding report by a team of advocates and human rights activists has found the Uttar Pradesh police guilty of gross negligence and shielding men from an upper caste community who allegedly gang-raped and murdered a Dalit woman in Banda district on October 31. The police made considerable attempts to dilute the “caste atrocity”, said the report published this week …

Dalit woman raped, body chopped to pieces in Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav attacks state govt
1 year, 1 month ago

Dalit woman raped, body chopped to pieces in Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav attacks state govt

India TV News  

In a bone-chilling incident, a 40-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped while her body was chopped into pieces after she was murdered in a village in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh. When her 20-year-old daughter reached there, she heard her mother’s screams from a room that was bolted from inside, Station House Officer police station Sandeep Tiwari said on Thursday. …

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 …

Manipur: SC slams cops for giving victims to mob
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur: SC slams cops for giving victims to mob

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday described as “horrendous” the video of two women being paraded naked in Manipur and sought information about the steps taken so far over the FIRs lodged, saying it does not want the state police to probe the matter now as they had virtually handed over the women to the rioting mob. Describing the …

Dalit woman in Rajasthan alleges gang rape, FIR lodged
1 year, 4 months ago

Dalit woman in Rajasthan alleges gang rape, FIR lodged

India Today  

A Dalit woman has alleged that she was raped by two men at a hotel in the Jalupura area here, police said on Friday. The woman, 30, filed a complaint with the police alleging that she was taken to the hotel by the accused on the pretext of making a reel to earn money, but was raped there, Station House …

OPINION | BENGAL : THOSE WHO ASSAULTED WOMEN MUST BE PUNISHED
1 year, 5 months ago

OPINION | BENGAL : THOSE WHO ASSAULTED WOMEN MUST BE PUNISHED

India TV News  

At a time when the nation seethes with anger over the parading of two naked women in Manipur, disturbing reports have come from West Bengal of two BJP panchayat poll women candidates beaten up and stripped by alleged Trinamool supporters. Whether it is Manipur CM N. Biren Singh or West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, I want to remind them of …

'Most crimes against women in Rajasthan -10 lakh in 54 months; 2 lakh atrocity, rape cases': BJP leader Vasundhara Raje
1 year, 5 months ago

'Most crimes against women in Rajasthan -10 lakh in 54 months; 2 lakh atrocity, rape cases': BJP leader Vasundhara Raje

Firstpost  

Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje on Friday said that most of the crimes against women have taken place in Rajasthan which alone accounted for more than 10 lakh incidents in 54 months Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje on Friday said that most of the crimes against women have taken place in Rajasthan which alone accounted for more than …

Dalit woman allegedly raped by police constable in Rajasthan’s Barmer: Police
1 year, 6 months ago

Dalit woman allegedly raped by police constable in Rajasthan’s Barmer: Police

Hindustan Times  

A 19-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped by a police head constable in Rajasthan’s Barmer district, police said. The incident took place on Tuesday, but the woman filed a formal complaint with the Barmer superintendent of police on Thursday. Confirming the incident, Nathu Singh, station house officer at Siwana police station said a case has been lodged. Singh confirmed that …

Rajasthan: Dalit woman gang-raped, murdered; two cops among accused
1 year, 6 months ago

Rajasthan: Dalit woman gang-raped, murdered; two cops among accused

India TV News  

Dalit woman gang-raped, murdered: A Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in Rajasthan’s Bikaner following which two police personnel were suspended for their suspected role in the incident, officials said on Wednesday. The family of the victim has accused three persons of raping the woman which included two police constables, Inspector General of Police Om Prakash said. Family’s allegations …

Hathras gang rape: Justice for the Dalit victim and her family is crucial
1 year, 8 months ago

Hathras gang rape: Justice for the Dalit victim and her family is crucial

Hindustan Times  

The gang rape and murder of a young Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district sparked nationwide outrage, but earlier this month, three of the four accused men were acquitted of all charges. Why were sections 3 and section 3 of The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act not invoked, despite the victim’s statement given to the …

Challenging the Dominant Discourse of Universalising Violence Against Women
1 year, 8 months ago

Challenging the Dominant Discourse of Universalising Violence Against Women

News 18  

In the popular imagination, the tides of gender justice are turning. As per the National Crime Records Bureau data of 2019, 10 Dalit women and minor girls are raped in India every day. Neglect from police departments, biasedness from the judiciary and uprisings of pressure from upper-caste communities is often seen in cases involving sexual violence against Dalit women. The …

Sexual Assault Victims Entitled To Fair Trial, But Justice System's Responsibility Of Protecting Rights Of Accused Can’t Be Ignored: Delhi High Court
1 year, 9 months 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 …

From the India Today archives (2005) | The urban Indian woman: Single and unsafe
1 year, 11 months ago

From the India Today archives (2005) | The urban Indian woman: Single and unsafe

India Today  

It is 2.15 a.m. After a long night of study, two girls step out of their rented suburban home for a quick bite at a busy crossing. But it is not restricted to Delhi-though according to the National Crime Records Bureau, the capital accounts for over 30 per cent of rapes and abduction of women in urban India. A FICCI …

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 …

Why sex is a tabooed word in India: In search of women who can qualify as ‘Adarsh Bharatiya Nari’
2 years, 1 month ago

Why sex is a tabooed word in India: In search of women who can qualify as ‘Adarsh Bharatiya Nari’

Firstpost  

Is sex, ever meant to be a pleasure-receiving act for my sex – where I am more than a mute giver – an object of male lust and fantasy and a hedonistic competitive chase, that is almost always, strictly on their terms and turf One of the most heart-breaking interviews I conducted, while researching for my ambitious work of non-fiction, …

An Indian Women Traditionally Will Not Concoct An Untruthful Story Of Rape For Purpose Of Blackmail Or Revenge : Manipur High Court
2 years, 1 month ago

An Indian Women Traditionally Will Not Concoct An Untruthful Story Of Rape For Purpose Of Blackmail Or Revenge : Manipur High Court

Live Law  

"An Indian woman traditionally will not concoct an untruthful story and bring charges of rape for the purpose of blackmail, hatred, spite or revenge", remarked the Manipur High Court while dismissing anticipatory bail applications filed by rape accused.Justice M V Muralidaran observed that he stigma that attaches to the victim of rape in Indian society ordinarily rules out the levelling …

Rajasthan: Dalit Woman Gangraped in Ajmer; Was Held Captive for Days
2 years, 2 months ago

Rajasthan: Dalit Woman Gangraped in Ajmer; Was Held Captive for Days

News 18  

A 25-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped by a group of men, including a priest, in Ajmer district, police said on Sunday. Later, he extorted money from her and raped her again with others, Ajmer North DSP Chhavi Sharma said. The victim, who has children, has complained that she was raped several times in the last one month and was …

BBC blames 'Hindu hierarchy' for rape and murder of Dalit girls committed by Junaid, Sohail, Arif & 3 others
2 years, 3 months ago

BBC blames 'Hindu hierarchy' for rape and murder of Dalit girls committed by Junaid, Sohail, Arif & 3 others

Op India  

The BBC has once more turned to its strategy of disseminating misinformation to achieve its covert goal and take advantage of India’s socio-economic faultlines to peddle its political agenda. BBC reported the rape and murder of two Dalit sisters implying that the girls were targeted as they were Dalits, “the bottom of a deeply discriminatory Hindu hierarchy.” The report by …

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 …

Lakhimpur Kheri sisters’ rape, murder: Opposition flays U.P. govt
2 years, 3 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri sisters’ rape, murder: Opposition flays U.P. govt

Hindustan Times  

Opposition leaders have attacked the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party over the alleged rape and murder of two Dalit teenage sisters whose bodies of were found hanging from a tree under Nighasan police station limits of Lakhimpur Kheri district on Wednesday evening. The bodies of two Dalit teenage sisters were found hanging from a tree under Nighasan police station limits of …

Women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating release of rapists: Rahul
2 years, 3 months ago

Women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating release of rapists: Rahul

India TV News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticized the BJP over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, saying that women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating the release of rapists. "The kidnapping and murder of two minor Dalit sisters in Lakhimpur in broad daylight is a very disturbing incident," Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi. "Women's safety cannot be expected from those facilitating …

Marital rape: SC to hear on Sep 16 pleas arising out of Delhi HC\'s split verdict
2 years, 3 months ago

Marital rape: SC to hear on Sep 16 pleas arising out of Delhi HC\'s split verdict

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday said it would hear on September 16 the pleas arising out of the Delhi High Court's split verdict on the issue of criminalisation of marital rape. Justice Rajiv Shakdher, who headed the division bench of the high court, had favoured striking down the marital rape exception and said it would be tragic if a …

Top news of the day: India’s GDP grew 13.5% in first qurater of 2022; India lodged 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021, says NCRB data, and more
2 years, 3 months ago

Top news of the day: India’s GDP grew 13.5% in first qurater of 2022; India lodged 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021, says NCRB data, and more

The Hindu  

India’s GDP grows at 13.5% in April-June quarter India’s Gross Domestic Product grew 13.5% in the first quarter of 2022-23, with the Gross Value Added in the economy rising 12.7%, as per National Statistical Office estimates. India lodged 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021: NCRB data Among states, Rajasthan was on top of the list …

India lodged average 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021: NCRB data
2 years, 3 months ago

India lodged average 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021: NCRB data

The Hindu  

India registered 31,677 cases of rape in 2021 - an average 86 daily - while nearly 49 cases of crime against women were lodged every single hour, according to the latest government report on crimes in the country. The number of rape cases in 2020 was 28,046, while it was 32,033 in 2019, the National Crime Records Bureau's 'Crime in …

India Witnesses Nearly 20% Increase in Rapes in 2021; Govt Data Shows Average 86 Cases Lodged Daily
2 years, 3 months ago

India Witnesses Nearly 20% Increase in Rapes in 2021; Govt Data Shows Average 86 Cases Lodged Daily

News 18  

India registered 31,677 cases of rape in 2021 — an average 86 daily — while nearly 49 cases of crime against women were lodged every single hour, according to the latest government report on crimes in the country. The number of rape cases in 2020 was 28,046, while it was 32,033 in 2019, the National Crime Records Bureau’s ‘Crime in …

India Outraged for Nirbhaya – Why Is It Silent for Bilkis Bano?
2 years, 4 months ago

India Outraged for Nirbhaya – Why Is It Silent for Bilkis Bano?

The Quint  

In 1978, Geetha Chopra was kidnapped, raped and murdered, and the criminals were caught, convicted and sentenced to death in just four years. For example, in the 2019 Hyderabad rape case of a doctor, police said the suspects were killed in an encounter and the civic society welcomed it. In 2012, when the Nirbhaya incident happened, I saw some hope …

Women, girls safer in India since 2015, say NFHS figures: Government in Parliament
2 years, 5 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 …

Delhi High Court's Split Verdict on Marital Rape Shows Our Idea of Marriage Needs Review
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi High Court's Split Verdict on Marital Rape Shows Our Idea of Marriage Needs Review

News 18  

The split verdict by the Delhi High Court on the matter of marital rape has elicited equally divided responses from across the nation, many of which, call to question our idea of marriage itself. The woman by entering into matrimony does not subjugate or subordinate herself to her spouse or give irrevocable consent to sexual intercourse in all circumstances… The …

Anita Anand | Rape within marriage: The grey area over consent
2 years, 7 months ago

Anita Anand | Rape within marriage: The grey area over consent

Deccan Chronicle  

In 2022, India is one of the 36 countries where it is not a crime for a husband to rape his wife. Of the 4,169 women who experienced sexual violence, 82 per cent said the perpetrator was their husband. For many women, not prepared for their marital duties when it comes to sex, marriage night is a rape night. In …

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 …

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