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Law on sexual assault: Cabinet nod to Justice Verma panel amendments, death penalty

Feb 01, 2013

An ordinance will be brought to amend the criminal law with focus on crime against women, providing punishment up to the entire life of a convict in case of rape whose terminology has been expanded to 'sexual assault'. #NewsTracker #Rape laws in India #Justice Verma Committee Report
Be very afraid of govt's naming-shaming rapists database

Dec 28, 2012

The government wants to set up a name-and-shame directory of convicted rapists. But is a public database with names, addresses and photographs what India needs? Is it an invitation to a lynch mob? #OnOurMind #Rape laws in India #Delhi rape case #name and shame database #Megan's Law
Indian courts to husband: Domestic violence is a no-no; marital rape is A-ok!

Dec 04, 2012

In enlightened India, women are protected from domestic violence, and rape may soon be a gender-neutral crime. But as a Delhi court recently affirmed, a man still has the right to rape his wife. #ThatsJustWrong #Domestic violence #marital rape #Rape laws in India

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Delhi gang-rape accused critically ill

2013-05-15 09:49:00

A defendant on trial over a fatal gang-rape in New Delhi last December is critically ill after being attacked in prison, his lawyer said Wednesday, weeks after the main accused died in the same jail. Members of the National Federation of Indian Women ral #New Delhi #Hyderabad #Singapore
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Rape threats make women quit virtual life

2013-05-13 19:57:00

Sharing with us the harrowing experience and her reaction to it, Kavita narrates, “The discussion was on violence against women and I was answering the questions streaming for me. Then this abuser, with handle RAPIST (in block letters) showed up with sug #India #New Delhi
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Yoga guru Bikram Choudhury accused of rape in two new lawsuits

2013-05-14 13:04:00

Millionaire yoga guru Bikram Choudhury has been accused of rape, sexual assault and "human trafficking" in two new lawsuits filed by former students. Calcutta-born Choudury, the 67-year-old founder of the "hot yoga" chain, runs an international empire of #Bikram Yoga #Bikram Choudhury #Kolkata

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