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Kerala Woman Dies By Suicide, Accuses Lover Of Harassment, Conversion
Death note, recovered by police, accuses Ramees of physical and mental harassment, locking her in a room, and forcing her to convert before marriage.
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Odisha Police Officer Suspended For Forcefully Marrying, Torturing Minor
An assistant sub-inspector of Odisha Police has been suspended for allegedly forcefully marrying a minor and torturing her, an officer said on Friday.
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Pakistani TikTok Star Sumeera Rajput Poisoned For Refusing Marriage
In yet another grim reflection of the worsening human rights situation in Pakistan, TikTok content creator Sumeera Rajput was found dead under suspicious circumstances at her home in the Bago Wah area of Sindh's Ghotki district, Geo News reported.
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2-Month Gap Between Case, Arrest In Marriage Cruelty Cases To Stay: Top Court
The Allahabad High Court guidelines that advise going slow with arrest in cases involving matrimonial disputes will stay, the Supreme Court said today while hearing a case where the husband and his father had spent months in jail after the wife filed
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Karnataka Man Alleges Wife Forced Him To Convert After Marriage, Case Filed
A man in Karnataka's Gadag district has alleged that he was forced to convert by his wife after their marriage.
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Video: Another Odisha Couple Made To Plough Field Over Same Clan Marriage
A tribal couple in Odisha's Koraput district was publicly humiliated and forced to haul a plough like bullocks in a village square on Sunday, in a so-called "purification ritual" ordered by an informal kangaroo court.
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A Family Was Boycotted Over Inter-Caste Marriage. 40 Had To Shave Heads
The woman, belonging to a Scheduled Tribe (ST), recently married a man from the Scheduled Caste (SC) of a neighbouring village against the diktats of village elders.
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UP Man Arranges Wife's Marriage To 'Lover', She Claims It Was Forced
A man arranged the wedding of his wife of fifteen years to another man here in a village, and said he wanted to have no ties to her, claiming she tried to poison him and offer drugs to their son.
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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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'Respectable' Groom Turns Out Toxic: Woman Urges Digital Checks Before Marriage
The woman told all the girls that they shouldn't trust a job title or family reputation and should check digital footprints.
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"Want To Study": Girl, 16, Approaches Supreme Court, Seeks To End Her Child Marriage
A 16-year-old girl from Bihar approached the Supreme Court through her best friend, seeking annulment of her forced marriage under the Child Marriage Prohibition Act, 2006.
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Indonesian Couple Publicly Flogged 100 Times For Having Sex Outside Marriage
Indonesia banned sex outside of marriage in its latest criminal code in 2022 but that law will not come into force until next year. The region started using religious law after it was granted special autonomy in 2001.
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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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"I Must Get Justice": CRPF Man Sacked Over Pak Wife Has An Appeal For PM
A day after the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) sacked him for "concealing" his marriage with a Pakistani woman and sheltering her in India beyond her visa's validity, Munir Ahmed has stressed that he was wronged and sought justice
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'Permission Was Granted': Sacked CRPF Trooper On Marriage To Pakistani Woman
Hours after being dismissed from service for "concealing" his marriage with a Pakistani woman, CRPF trooper Munir Ahmed on Saturday said he solemnized his marriage nearly a month after getting permission from the force's headquarters last year.
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Kerala Woman Dies By Suicide, Accuses Lover Of Harassment, Conversion
Death note, recovered by police, accuses Ramees of physical and mental harassment, locking her in a room, and forcing her to convert before marriage.
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Odisha Police Officer Suspended For Forcefully Marrying, Torturing Minor
An assistant sub-inspector of Odisha Police has been suspended for allegedly forcefully marrying a minor and torturing her, an officer said on Friday.
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Pakistani TikTok Star Sumeera Rajput Poisoned For Refusing Marriage
In yet another grim reflection of the worsening human rights situation in Pakistan, TikTok content creator Sumeera Rajput was found dead under suspicious circumstances at her home in the Bago Wah area of Sindh's Ghotki district, Geo News reported.
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2-Month Gap Between Case, Arrest In Marriage Cruelty Cases To Stay: Top Court
The Allahabad High Court guidelines that advise going slow with arrest in cases involving matrimonial disputes will stay, the Supreme Court said today while hearing a case where the husband and his father had spent months in jail after the wife filed
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Karnataka Man Alleges Wife Forced Him To Convert After Marriage, Case Filed
A man in Karnataka's Gadag district has alleged that he was forced to convert by his wife after their marriage.
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Video: Another Odisha Couple Made To Plough Field Over Same Clan Marriage
A tribal couple in Odisha's Koraput district was publicly humiliated and forced to haul a plough like bullocks in a village square on Sunday, in a so-called "purification ritual" ordered by an informal kangaroo court.
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A Family Was Boycotted Over Inter-Caste Marriage. 40 Had To Shave Heads
The woman, belonging to a Scheduled Tribe (ST), recently married a man from the Scheduled Caste (SC) of a neighbouring village against the diktats of village elders.
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UP Man Arranges Wife's Marriage To 'Lover', She Claims It Was Forced
A man arranged the wedding of his wife of fifteen years to another man here in a village, and said he wanted to have no ties to her, claiming she tried to poison him and offer drugs to their son.
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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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'Respectable' Groom Turns Out Toxic: Woman Urges Digital Checks Before Marriage
The woman told all the girls that they shouldn't trust a job title or family reputation and should check digital footprints.
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"Want To Study": Girl, 16, Approaches Supreme Court, Seeks To End Her Child Marriage
A 16-year-old girl from Bihar approached the Supreme Court through her best friend, seeking annulment of her forced marriage under the Child Marriage Prohibition Act, 2006.
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Indonesian Couple Publicly Flogged 100 Times For Having Sex Outside Marriage
Indonesia banned sex outside of marriage in its latest criminal code in 2022 but that law will not come into force until next year. The region started using religious law after it was granted special autonomy in 2001.
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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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"I Must Get Justice": CRPF Man Sacked Over Pak Wife Has An Appeal For PM
A day after the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) sacked him for "concealing" his marriage with a Pakistani woman and sheltering her in India beyond her visa's validity, Munir Ahmed has stressed that he was wronged and sought justice
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'Permission Was Granted': Sacked CRPF Trooper On Marriage To Pakistani Woman
Hours after being dismissed from service for "concealing" his marriage with a Pakistani woman, CRPF trooper Munir Ahmed on Saturday said he solemnized his marriage nearly a month after getting permission from the force's headquarters last year.
