Violence Against Women

India recorded 77 rape cases, 80 murders daily in 2020, says NCRB report; crimes against women highest in Rajasthan

Among states, UP reported the maximum of 3,779 murder cases, followed by Bihar with 3,150 cases, in Maharashtra 2,163 cases were registered, the data showed

Crimes against women, children drop in 2020 but disobedience cases up, says NCRB

A total of 3,71,503 cases of crime against women were registered during 2020, showing a decline of 8.3 percent over 2019

Dalit minor's rape and murder case: Rahul, Kejriwal meet victim's family; BJP condemns heinous rape

Politicians from across party lines and public figures from different walks of life, joined the protest to demand justice for the family of the nine-year-old Dalit girl allegedly raped and killed in the national capital

Opposition targets Amit Shah over death, rape of Dalit minor in Delhi; DCW orders inquiry

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that Shah went to Uttar Pradesh to "distribute certificates" but was "unable to handle his own responsibility"

Delhi: Four arrested after 9-yr-old Dalit girl's family alleges she was raped, murdered by priest, 3 others

The four arrested people are Radhey Shyam, Kuldeep, Laxmi Narain and Salim, Delhi Police said

Turkey’s exit from Istanbul Convention, treaty protecting women, draws flak from activists, Western allies

Turkey's retreat from the Instanbul Convention has drawn blanket condemnation from around the world and sparked nationwide protests in a country where domestic violence is prevalent, with at least 300 femicides and 189 suspicious female deaths recorded so far in 2021

International Day for elimination of sexual violence in conflict zones: Theme, history and significance

In 2015, the UN conceived of this initiative in a bid to condemn the gender-based violent acts and strengthen its commitment to end all forms of violence against women

The archaic, patriarchal mores at the heart of suggestions that women can marry their rapists as 'compromise'

These attitudes have the support of not only society and families, but also the courts themselves.

Man beheads daughter in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi, walks to police station with severed head

The accused, Sarvesh, has been arrested and disclosed that he took the step in a fit of rage after seeing his daughter in an objectionable position, police said

Wife's refusal to make tea for husband no provocation for assault, says Bombay High Court

The court made the remarks earlier this month while upholding the conviction of a 35-year-old man from Pandharpur for assaulting his wife