Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Updated: April 22, 2013 22:53 IST New Delhi: Former Chief Justice of India Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma, who headed a three-member panel to examine laws on crimes against women, died today due to multiple organ failure. He was… Continue Reading →
20-year-old would harass Bhayandar woman, who used to be his neighbour, with lewd late-night calls Ram Parmar, Mumbai Mirror March 16,2013 A 20-year-old engineering student from Uttar Pradesh has been arrested by the Navghar (Bhayander East) police… Continue Reading →
1st Day of the Budget Session 21 February, Thursday, 12 Noon, Jantar Mantar, Join PEOPLE’S WATCH OVER PARLIAMENT NO to Eyewash Ordinance ! For An Effective Law Against Sexual Violence Based on Justice Verma Recommendations !! Budgetary Allocations… Continue Reading →
Bekhauf Azaadi Campaign The UPA Govt, in a Cabinet meeting held on 1 February, has introduced an ordinance that it claims will address the most urgent concerns on sexual violence. In fact, the Government has been completely reluctant to acknowledge… Continue Reading →
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 →
IANS | Feb 3, 2013, 10.46 AM IST Sharmila TagoreMore Pics Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore opposed capital punishment for rape saying death is neither the ultimate punishment nor a deterrent.“I don’t think death the ultimate punishment. It is not a deterrent because when the… Continue Reading →
KALPANA KANNABIRAN,The Hindu The comprehensive reforms suggested by Justice Verma and his colleagues will protect the right to dignity, autonomy and freedom of victims of sexual assault and rape Starting with Tarabai Shinde’s spirited defence of the honour of her… Continue Reading →
JANUARY 25, 2013 tags: Delhi Gang Rape, Justice Verma, nirbhaya, rape by Lawrence Liang, Kafila.org Arvind Narrain has an op ed in today’s Hindu about the Justice Verma Committee. This is a longer version of the article The public discourse post the brutal rape of Nirbhaya… Continue Reading →
23 Jan, 2013 Text: PTI NEW DELHI: The Justice Verma Committee on Wednesday recommended enhancing punishment of upto 20 years imprisonment for rape and murder and life for gang rape but refrained from suggesting death penalty. The three-member Committee headed… Continue Reading →
NEW DELHI, January 23, 2013 PTI Justice J. S. Verma (centre) with panel members Justice Leila Seth (left), former Himachal Pradesh Chief Justice, and Gopal Subramaniam, former Solicitor General, addressing the media after submitting the committee’s report to Home Ministry, in… Continue Reading →
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