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Finally: Maharashtra does away with finger tests on rape victims
In a welcome move, the Maharashtra government has in a resolution prohibited doctors from conducting the archaic finger test on rape victims. #GoodNews #India #Rape #Maharashtra #Sexual crimes against women #Two-finger test
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Delhi horror: Seeing the 5 year-old bleed, rapists decided to kill her
Panic gripped the two accused when the five-year-old girl started bleeding after they raped her, and one of them inserted a small glass bottle and bits of candle into her vagina to stem the flow of blood. #ThatsJustWrong #Child Abuse #Sexual crimes against women #Delhi Child Rape
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Dalit woman in Odisha raped, cops arrest offender
The incident took place on Sunday in a village near Nandapur town of Koraput district, but came to light after the woman lodged a complaint with the police Monday night. #NewsTracker #Rape #Odisha #Sexual crimes against women
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Big Pond News
Afghan women jailed for moral crimes
The number of women jailed in Afghanistan for 'moral crimes' such as fleeing abusive husbands has risen sharply, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says. The campaign group said interior ministry statistics revealed that the number of women and girls convicted of #Human Rights Watch #Afghanistan #Taliban
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BBC News
Afghan women 'jailed over morals'
21 May 2013 Last updated at 12:50 ET Researchers say the spike in women being jailed for their "moral crimes" may reflect conservatives' growing confidence ahead of the pullout of Nato forces The number of women and girls in Afghanistan imprisoned for "m #Human Rights Watch #Afghanistan #Taliban
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Guardian Unlimited
Number of Afghan women jailed for fleeing abuse soars
The number of Afghan women jailed for fleeing forced and abusive marriages, and other "moral crimes", has soared since 2011, according to Human Rights Watch. About 600 women and girls are in prison for offences including running away from their husband o #Human Rights Watch #Afghanistan #Taliban




