Inquiry initiated against seven Delhi cops in gang-rape case
Counsel for the Delhi Police informed the court that a training programme had been chalked out to sensitise policemen from the constable to the inspector level on gender aspects and crime against women.
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June 15, 2013
On rape, from silence to justice
Recently, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released its annual Crime in India report for 2012. It reported 24,923 police-registered rape cases across India, a slight increase of three per...
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KUALA LUMPUR,
May 30, 2013
Delhi gang-rape overshadows India’s achievements
The horrific gang-rape of a young paramedical student in New Delhi on December 16, 2012 overshadowed India’s achievements at the three-day Women Deliver conference that concluded here on Thursday.
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TIRUCHI,
May 28, 2013
Sexually assaulted minor girl given treatment at Tiruchi hospital
A sexually assaulted minor girl from an economically poor family was provided proper treatment at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital only on the third day of her admission on Monday after...
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Bangalore,
May 16, 2013
Bakery employee arrested on rape charge
Kamakshipalya police arrested Venkatesh (23) on the charge of rape after a garment factory employee complained that after promising to marry her, he had taken her to his native place in Hiriyur a...
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May 9, 2013
Fighting crimes against women the Parivartan way
For the past four months, a repulsive four-letter word, “rape,” has dominated the national discourse like never before. Official statistics show a steep increase in rape cases in this period. This...
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KANKIPADU (KRISHNA Dt.),
April 27, 2013
“Ravi Teja’s murder case given twist”
Tempers ran high for the third day at Kankipadu police station on the outskirts of Vijayawada over the mysterious death of a youth, D. Ravi Teja (23), on Friday. Supporters of the accused demanded...
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New Delhi,
April 26, 2013
Suspended Delhi Police officer booked
Suspended Delhi Police ACP B.S. Ahlawat was booked on Thursday under Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code for causing “hurt” by slapping a woman anti-rape protester, a police official said.
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NEW DELHI,
April 25, 2013
Rape victim’s father identifies cop who offered hush money
The father of the five-year-old girl, who was brutalised and raped by two young men, is learnt to have identified one of the policemen who allegedly offered him Rs. 2,000 in hush money.
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Dindori (MP),
June 10, 2013
Four-year-old raped in MP
A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 15-year-old youth and has been admitted to the district hospital in Dindori with severe injuries, police said on Monday.The incident took place...
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New Delhi,
May 29, 2013
Delhi gang-rape accused to attend hearing on May 31
One of the accused in the December 16 gang-rape case, Vinay, who needs intravenous antibiotics for three to five days and can attend judicial proceedings tentatively on May 31, a special court was...
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Tumkur,
May 23, 2013
Girl raped, accused on the run
A 16-year-old-girl was raped allegedly by the owner of a petty shop at a tanda in Pavagada taluk in Tumkur district on Sunday.According to the police, the girl had gone to the shop to buy b...
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NEW DELHI,
May 11, 2013
Trafficked, confined and raped in the heart of Delhi
As Delhi debated and discussed the issue of women’s rights and safety during the past three months, barely four kilometres from Parliament, the seat of Indian democracy, a 19-year-old girl was kep...
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MUMBAI,
May 7, 2013
Evidence withheld for 5 years in Mumbai sexual harassment trial
For nearly five years, a vital piece of forensic evidence against three employees of the accounting firm KPMG was mysteriously not filed in court, virtually delaying the trial in a case of sexual...
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KHAMMAM,
April 27, 2013
Rape accused booked under Nirbhaya Act
The Palvancha rural police on Friday registered a case against Ch Rama Rao, (40), of Pandurangapuram, who allegedly raped a five-year-old girl on Thursday, under the Nirbhaya Act.This is th...
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NEW DELHI,
April 25, 2013
NHRC appalled at police insensitivity to rape victims
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed its deep concern at the utter insensitivity of the Uttar Pradesh police in dealing with two rape victims, including a 10-year-old, and ca...
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Slideshow
Reactions from political and religious leaders across the spectrum after the Delhi gang-rape and protests, have shifted the focus from rape to the position of women in society. Compiled by Lavanya Prabhakaran
The rapist in the mirror
If we are to combat sexual violence in our cities, it is time to begin discussing the dysfunctions of young urban men
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Opinion:
The danger to women lurks within us
Opinion:
The danger to women lurks within us
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Parliament and patriarchy
VIDEO
A focussed discussion organised by The Hindu bolstered the fight against sexual violence with viewpoints from various spheres- legislation, law enforcement, social activism, media and students.
An Arthashastra for our times
The lynchpin of our rule is a dysfunctional criminal justice system. It has taken us years to ensure that wrongdoing is allowed to flourish — and we are now being asked to dismantle this system!
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The temptation of anarchy
There is a heady feeling in the air that we have a licence to defy and disrupt, and force our rulers to make concessions on our terms
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Policing and legal processes are hardly unimportant in tackling rape
“As women assert their identity and enter his bastions of power, the traditional Indian male is reacting with violence” states Ratna Kapur in “»
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Opinion:
Ring out the rhetoric, ring in results
Opinion:
Ring out the rhetoric, ring in results
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Lessons in policing, from a university
Ratna Kapur responds
The students are correct in stating that there are many types of rape, mediated by caste, sexual preference, ethnicity, and religion. And there must no doubt be a multi-pronged response to gender...
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Let’s ask how we contribute to rape
As I write this, there are protests going on all over Delhi, and in other parts of the country, against the gang-rape of a young woman on a moving bus a few days ago in the city. People are out th...
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