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Bihar Teen Forcefully Married To 33-Year-Old Man. Supreme Court Steps In
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Bihar government on a petition filed by a 16-year-old girl, who is "facing threat" for refusing to continue her "coerced" marriage with a 33-year-old man.
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Delhi High Court Allows Family Of Minor Sex Abuse Survivor To Close Case
The Delhi High Court quashed a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act case after the survivor and her family requested the court to close the case as they were seeking a marriage prospect for the girl and now wish to move on.
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Bhuwan Ribhu Becomes First Indian Lawyer To Receive World Law Congress Honour For Child Rights
For over two decades, Bhuwan Ribhu's legal fight against child exploitation earned him the World Jurist Association's Medal of Honour
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An Auspicious Day Tainted By Child Sexual Abuse
Auspicious Akshaya Tritiya, meant for prosperity, sadly marks child marriages, a tragic misfortune for our daughters
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Woman Confronted In-Laws Over Husband's Alleged Affair, Beaten Up: UP Cops
A woman has filed a case against her husband and seven in-laws, alleging mental and physical abuse after she complained to them about her husband's refusal to engage in a physical relationship since their marriage a year and a half ago, police said o
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US Lags Behind In Fight Against Child Marriage: 300,000 Cases Since 2000
Despite global focus on South Asia and Africa, child marriage remains legal in 37 US states, with over 300,000 cases reported since 2000.
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UP Woman Refuses To Marry After Groom Gets Drunk, Smokes Ganja: Cops
A bride refused to marry her groom allegedly after she found him abusing in an inebriated state and smoking marijuana during the marriage function, police said on Thursday.
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"OJ Threw Me Up Against Walls": Nicole Brown Simpson's Diary Reveals Abusive Marriage
On June 12th, 1994, Mrs Brown Simpson was found murdered outside her Brentwood, California home.
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China's Youth Question Marriage As Domestic Violence Cases Spike: Report
A series of high-profile domestic violence cases in China has led young Chinese to question marriage, according to CNN.
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Divorced Afghan Women Forced To Go Back To Abusive Ex Husbands
Lawyers told AFP that several women have reported being dragged back into abusive marriages after Taliban commanders annulled their divorces.
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Assam Child Marriage Crackdown: Trinamool Seeks High Courts Intervention
Claiming that law was being "abused" in Assam on the pretext of the crackdown on child marriage, the TMC on Monday sought the intervention of the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court.
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Men Who Marry Girls Below 14 To Face Child Sex Abuse Case In Assam
Men who marry girls below 14 years will face cases against the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The decision was taken during a state cabinet meeting on Monday.
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"For Youngsters, WIFE Is Worry Invited For Ever": Kerala High Court Denies Divorce
Slamming "culture of use-and-throw", High Court makes sweeping observations on younger generation, culture, and "conscience of society"
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Darlings Review: Alia Bhatt Netflix Movie Doesn’t Understand What ‘Dark Comedy’ Is
Darlings movie review: stuck in an abusive marriage, Badru (Alia Bhatt) concocts a hare-brained scheme to get out of it, one that results in more comedy of errors than black comedy. Darlings release date and time is August 5 at 12:30pm IST on Netflix. Shefali Shah, Vijay Varma also part of Darlings cast.
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Marrying Minor Rape Survivor Does Not "Sanctify" Offence: Delhi High Court
Merely because sexual abuse resulted in marriage between the victim and the accused or in the birth of a child, it does not mitigate or sanctify the offence of rape, the Delhi High Court has said.
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Bihar Teen Forcefully Married To 33-Year-Old Man. Supreme Court Steps In
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Bihar government on a petition filed by a 16-year-old girl, who is "facing threat" for refusing to continue her "coerced" marriage with a 33-year-old man.
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Delhi High Court Allows Family Of Minor Sex Abuse Survivor To Close Case
The Delhi High Court quashed a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act case after the survivor and her family requested the court to close the case as they were seeking a marriage prospect for the girl and now wish to move on.
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Bhuwan Ribhu Becomes First Indian Lawyer To Receive World Law Congress Honour For Child Rights
For over two decades, Bhuwan Ribhu's legal fight against child exploitation earned him the World Jurist Association's Medal of Honour
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An Auspicious Day Tainted By Child Sexual Abuse
Auspicious Akshaya Tritiya, meant for prosperity, sadly marks child marriages, a tragic misfortune for our daughters
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Woman Confronted In-Laws Over Husband's Alleged Affair, Beaten Up: UP Cops
A woman has filed a case against her husband and seven in-laws, alleging mental and physical abuse after she complained to them about her husband's refusal to engage in a physical relationship since their marriage a year and a half ago, police said o
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US Lags Behind In Fight Against Child Marriage: 300,000 Cases Since 2000
Despite global focus on South Asia and Africa, child marriage remains legal in 37 US states, with over 300,000 cases reported since 2000.
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UP Woman Refuses To Marry After Groom Gets Drunk, Smokes Ganja: Cops
A bride refused to marry her groom allegedly after she found him abusing in an inebriated state and smoking marijuana during the marriage function, police said on Thursday.
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"OJ Threw Me Up Against Walls": Nicole Brown Simpson's Diary Reveals Abusive Marriage
On June 12th, 1994, Mrs Brown Simpson was found murdered outside her Brentwood, California home.
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China's Youth Question Marriage As Domestic Violence Cases Spike: Report
A series of high-profile domestic violence cases in China has led young Chinese to question marriage, according to CNN.
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Divorced Afghan Women Forced To Go Back To Abusive Ex Husbands
Lawyers told AFP that several women have reported being dragged back into abusive marriages after Taliban commanders annulled their divorces.
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Assam Child Marriage Crackdown: Trinamool Seeks High Courts Intervention
Claiming that law was being "abused" in Assam on the pretext of the crackdown on child marriage, the TMC on Monday sought the intervention of the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court.
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Men Who Marry Girls Below 14 To Face Child Sex Abuse Case In Assam
Men who marry girls below 14 years will face cases against the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The decision was taken during a state cabinet meeting on Monday.
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"For Youngsters, WIFE Is Worry Invited For Ever": Kerala High Court Denies Divorce
Slamming "culture of use-and-throw", High Court makes sweeping observations on younger generation, culture, and "conscience of society"
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Darlings Review: Alia Bhatt Netflix Movie Doesn’t Understand What ‘Dark Comedy’ Is
Darlings movie review: stuck in an abusive marriage, Badru (Alia Bhatt) concocts a hare-brained scheme to get out of it, one that results in more comedy of errors than black comedy. Darlings release date and time is August 5 at 12:30pm IST on Netflix. Shefali Shah, Vijay Varma also part of Darlings cast.
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Marrying Minor Rape Survivor Does Not "Sanctify" Offence: Delhi High Court
Merely because sexual abuse resulted in marriage between the victim and the accused or in the birth of a child, it does not mitigate or sanctify the offence of rape, the Delhi High Court has said.
