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Vibhuti PatelJun 14, 2022, Forty years after the country’s rape laws were amended, rape cases are still more about blaming the survivor and protecting the perpetrators. The recent Hyderabad rape case underlines the fact that society needs to be sensitised… Continue Reading →
Strict abortion prohibitions do not stop women and girls from having abortions; they just force them to have unsafe abortions, putting their lives and health at risk. Tamara Taraciuk Broner and Santiago MennaJanuary 4, 2022 In mid-November, a Paraguayan government hotline received… Continue Reading →
Director Leena Manimekalai accused director Susi Ganesan in the #MeToo movement. In her latest statement, she said that if something untoward happened to her, it’d be his doing. ChennaiDecember 19, 2021 Leena Manimekalai (R) says if something happened to her,… Continue Reading →
The Bombay High Court on 9th January 2019 in the matter of Sapana Korde Nee Ketaki A. Ghodinde v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors., observed that interfering with a woman’s work or creating an intimidating or offensive or hostile… Continue Reading →
Patna, Aug 23 (IANS) A differently-abled teenage girl was allegedly raped in Bihar’s Samastipur district, a police officer said on Monday. The victim was alone in her house when a youth from the same locality brutally raped her. She was… Continue Reading →
August 5, 2021 Rape Law Judgement By Kerala HC: The Kerala High Court in a landmark judgement on Wednesday addressed the wide scope of Section 375 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code. While hearing a case the court ruled that… Continue Reading →
News18 The first incident occurred around 5 months back and the sole accused has been arrested and remanded to judicial custody. Subsequently, the woman was gangraped twice by some strangers, with the most recent assault taking place on July 4,… Continue Reading →
CHAHAT RANA15 January 2021 On 9 October, student organisations and activist groups such as the Chhatra Ekta Manch, the Chhatra Abhibhavak Sangh and the Valmiki Sabha organised a protest march in Haryana’s Butana village. The protesters demanded the arrest of… Continue Reading →
Anuj Kumar The alleged rape and death of an Anganwadi helper in Budaun has once again highlighted the lapses on the part of the Uttar Pradesh administration in investigating crimes against women. Anuj Kumar reports on the brutal death of… Continue Reading →
Jan 7, 2021 Women’s organisations strongly condemns the 3rd January incident of gang-rape, torture and murder of an anganwadi worker by a mahant and his henchmen in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh. The woman sometimes used to visit the temple presided over… Continue Reading →