Rape Victims

'What were you wearing': Brussels exhibition recreates rape survivor's outfits to end victim blaming

A new exhibition in Brussels showcases the stories of student rape victims by recreating the outfits they wore during their assault

Punjab and Haryana HC admits plea of Gurmeet Ram Rahim challenging sentence; rape victims seek life imprisonment

Ram Rahim was convicted by the special CBI court on 25 August, following which violence and arson had erupted in Panchkula and Sirsa districts.

Compensate rape victims in 24 hours, deploy more cops: Delhi HC

Expressing displeasure over the current procedure of paying compensation to rape victims, the Delhi High Court ordered that the money be disbursed within 24 hours of the award and directed the city government and state legal services authority to sit together and devise a plan.

Not police, lady magistrate should record rape victims' statements: SC

The Supreme Court has ruled that rape victims' statement be directly recorded by a judicial magistrate instead of police officials to cut short protracted proceedings.

Only a mental person would say punish rape victims, says Abu Azmi

Maharashtra Samajwadi Party chief Abu Azmi has said that his remarks on rape victims were distorted and that he had not asked for rape victims should be punished.

Rape victims should not be called 'bechari', says Meira Kumar

"Victim should never be called 'bechari' or 'zinda laash'. How can you just condemn a person because she was raped? These words should not be used," Meira Kumar said at an interactive session organised by MCC Chamber of Commerce and Industry here.

'Crude, degrading' finger-test forced on Mumbai gangrape victim by cops

A 19-year-old telephone operator who was allegedly gangraped at Shakti Mills on July 31 was subjected to the archaic "two-finger test", despite the same having had a Government Resolution (GR) issued against it by the state government

Rape victims' testimony cannot always be trusted, says SC

The bench passed the order while acquitting a man for the offence of rape after taking into consideration that he had established physical relations with the victim at a public place and there was no resistance on her part.

Delhi gangrape victim would have turned 24 today, friend pays tribute

He will spend the day in court being cross-examined in a trial that he is hopeful will bring justice to his friend. It is perhaps the best tribute a friend could pay.

Don’t make Nirbhaya a cottage industry, please

The 16 December incident undoubtedly shook all of us up in a way that other rapes have not. But showering awards on the victim and goodies on her family does disservice to countless other rape victims.