Sexual Assault Archives - Page 9 of 24

#India- New guidelines for handling sexual assault cases in hospitals #Vaw #womenrights

GAURAV VIVEK BHATNAGAR A new set of guidelines have been recently issued by the Department of Health and Family Welfare for “rapid response by hospitals in case of medico legal case (MLC) examination of sexual assault victims’’. These instructions have… Continue Reading →

No means no: without consent, sex is rape #womenrights #Vaw

Aloke Tikku, Hindustan Times New Delhi, February 05, 2013 On consent for sex, the woman’s word will be the last one. Once the prosecution is able to prove that there was sexual intercourse in a wide-range of cases, the… Continue Reading →

February 7, 2013 3

ATTN #Delhi- sexual assault at Jal Vihar, protest on @Feb6 #Vaw #mustshare

Gayatri of Feminist Approach to Technology (FAT), Delhi, informs of yet another awful crime that took place yesterday in Jal Vihar, in New Delhi . FAT runs a Tech Centre for girls from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Jal Vihar is one… Continue Reading →

February 6, 2013 3

#India- The Criminal Law Ordinance on Sexual Assault – Cut, Paste and Shock #Vaw #womenrights

FEBRUARY 5, 2013 tags: Justice Verma Committee, Ordinance on sexual violence 2013 by Nivedita Menon Guest post by PRATIKSHA BAXI Once the Criminal Law Ordinance 2013 was uploaded, circulated and read many times, an overwhelming desire to mark the ordinance to all one’s students as an… Continue Reading →

February 5, 2013 8

PRESS RELEASE-Oppose Selective Manner in Implementation of Justice Verma Committee Recommendations #Vaw #discrimination #disability

National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled 4, Ashoka Road, New Delhi 110 001 February 4, 2013 Press Statement The National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled condemns the opaque manner in which the Government… Continue Reading →

February 5, 2013 5

#Mumbai- Gang Raped twice Dalit girl is firm in resolve to make it big #Vaw

VINAYA DESHPANDE, The Hindu social issues (general)discrimination 72-year-old house-owner had promised to put the domestic help in school; 18-year-old male servant also assaulted her The 13-year-old came here last year, resolved to study and make it big. Her 35-year-old… Continue Reading →

February 5, 2013 2

#India-The Official Emergency Continues – The Ordinance on Sexual Assault #Vaw

FEBRUARY 3, 2013 tags: Justice Verma Committee, law reform, nirbhaya, rape law,sexual violence by Lawrence Liang Guest post by PRATIKSHA BAXI, The reform of rape law, which was not a priority for more than two decades, seems more like a 20-20 match now. The spectacle of… Continue Reading →

February 3, 2013 8

PRESS RELEASE- #India – President urged not to Sign the Ordinance by Women’s Organizations

New Delhi, 2 Feb 2013: We, as representatives of women’s organizations, civil society groups, and activists committed to women’s rights, convey our strong opposition to the Government’s decision to move an Ordinance on the criminal law amendments related to sexual violence. We… Continue Reading →

February 2, 2013 12

#India – Changes in Criminal Law vs Justice Verma Recommendations #Vaw

Changes to law will clearly define unwelcome sexual acts TNN | Feb 2, 2013, 04.25 AM IST NEW DELHI: Changes to the criminal law dealing with offences against women cleared by the Cabinet aim to not only add specific new crimes but… Continue Reading →

February 2, 2013 17

#India- time to think beyond rape and engage with deep rooted sexism #Vaw #genderbias

Think beyond the rape Kalpana Sharma urges the need to engage with the deep-rooted sexism and misogyny in all aspects of Indian society We must now move beyond sorrow and anger at the horrendous gang rape and lingering death of the… Continue Reading →

January 25, 2013 2

-Bridge the Gap Bring the Change

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