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New Law In US State Could Lead To Prosecution Of Women After Miscarriage
West Virginia's stringent abortion laws may subject women to legal scrutiny following miscarriages, particularly concerning the handling of fetal remains.
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Chirag Paswan's Poll Message In Letter To Nitish Kumar On Bihar Rape-Murder
Union Minister and BJP ally Chirag Paswan has written to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, also a BJP ally, on the Muzaffarpur rape-murder case, raising serious questions on the state's law and order situation and public health infrastructure.
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Ex-US Cop Serving 30-Year Sentence For Rape And Murder Escapes From Jail
A former police chief serving a 30-year sentence for rape and murder has escaped from an Arkansas prison. Dressed in a "makeshift" law enforcement uniform, Grant Hardin broke out of the jail on Sunday afternoon and now posed a threat to the public.
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Women's Panel Slams Rape, Death Threats Against Apoorva Mukhija
The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday urged the law enforcement agencies to identify and prosecute the offenders behind the rape and death threats received by social media influencer Apoorva Mukhija.
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Opinion: The Law Must Be Respected and Feared
Who will guard the guardians when the custodians of justice bring their own interpretations to override what the law - the will of the people laid down by Parliament - clearly provides?
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"How Can There Be A Price Tag On Survivor's Suffering": Court In Rape Case
A Delhi court has sentenced a man to life-term imprisonment in a case of kidnapping and rape of a minor in 2021 and said a clear message had to be sent out that violators of POCSO law will be held accountable.
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"Shows Woman's Consent Irrelevant": Derek O'Brien On Marital Rape Exception In Law
The "archaic" exception provided to marital rape in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sends a dangerous message that a woman's right to consent is irrelevant once she enters into a marriage, TMC leader Derek O'Brien said on Wednesday.
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4 Arrested For Gangraping, Blackmailing Law Student In Andhra Pradesh
Four men were arrested here for allegedly gangraping a law student and blackmailing her with some intimate videos, police said.
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16 Vloggers, TikTokers Arrested In Pakistan For Spreading Fake News Of Rape
Law enforcement agencies have arrested more than a dozen vloggers and TikTokers accusing them of spreading fake stories about an alleged rape of a girl student that led to violent protests across Punjab province over a week ago.
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Gisele Pelicot Mass Rape Trial In France May Spur Changes To Law
France may introduce changes to its rape law to include consent for the first time, after a mass rape trial shook the country, challenging the limits of existing legislation and prompting some leading politicians to call for change.
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Man Rapes Sister-In Law, Forces Her To Abort Pregnancy In Thane: Cops
Police have launched an investigation after a woman lodged an FIR alleging rape by her brother-in-law who forced her to abort her pregnancy in Thane district, an official said on Sunday.
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"Future Can't Be Ignored": Man Accused Of Kidnapping, Rape Of Girl Gets Bail
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a young man accused of raping a girl with whom he was having a "love affair", while taking note of the "misapplication" of law in cases involving boys who are in love with girls on the cusp of adulthood.
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Explained: Mamata Banerjee's New Law For Death Penalty In Rape Cases
Amid massive protests over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the West Bengal Assembly today passed the Aparajita Bill to amend some provisions in the criminal code, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
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Bill Seeking Death Penalty For Rape Convicts Passed In Bengal Assembly
The 'Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill', which seeks the death penalty for convicts in rape and murder cases or in cases of rape where the victim is left in a vegetative state, was passed through a voice vote in the
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"To Cover Up Delays...": Centre On Mamata Banerjee's Letter On Rape Cases
The Union Women and Child Development Minister has responded to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's second letter, seeking a stringent law and exemplary punishment on heinous crimes such as rape and murder.
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New Law In US State Could Lead To Prosecution Of Women After Miscarriage
West Virginia's stringent abortion laws may subject women to legal scrutiny following miscarriages, particularly concerning the handling of fetal remains.
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Chirag Paswan's Poll Message In Letter To Nitish Kumar On Bihar Rape-Murder
Union Minister and BJP ally Chirag Paswan has written to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, also a BJP ally, on the Muzaffarpur rape-murder case, raising serious questions on the state's law and order situation and public health infrastructure.
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Ex-US Cop Serving 30-Year Sentence For Rape And Murder Escapes From Jail
A former police chief serving a 30-year sentence for rape and murder has escaped from an Arkansas prison. Dressed in a "makeshift" law enforcement uniform, Grant Hardin broke out of the jail on Sunday afternoon and now posed a threat to the public.
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Women's Panel Slams Rape, Death Threats Against Apoorva Mukhija
The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday urged the law enforcement agencies to identify and prosecute the offenders behind the rape and death threats received by social media influencer Apoorva Mukhija.
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Opinion: The Law Must Be Respected and Feared
Who will guard the guardians when the custodians of justice bring their own interpretations to override what the law - the will of the people laid down by Parliament - clearly provides?
-
"How Can There Be A Price Tag On Survivor's Suffering": Court In Rape Case
A Delhi court has sentenced a man to life-term imprisonment in a case of kidnapping and rape of a minor in 2021 and said a clear message had to be sent out that violators of POCSO law will be held accountable.
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"Shows Woman's Consent Irrelevant": Derek O'Brien On Marital Rape Exception In Law
The "archaic" exception provided to marital rape in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sends a dangerous message that a woman's right to consent is irrelevant once she enters into a marriage, TMC leader Derek O'Brien said on Wednesday.
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4 Arrested For Gangraping, Blackmailing Law Student In Andhra Pradesh
Four men were arrested here for allegedly gangraping a law student and blackmailing her with some intimate videos, police said.
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16 Vloggers, TikTokers Arrested In Pakistan For Spreading Fake News Of Rape
Law enforcement agencies have arrested more than a dozen vloggers and TikTokers accusing them of spreading fake stories about an alleged rape of a girl student that led to violent protests across Punjab province over a week ago.
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Gisele Pelicot Mass Rape Trial In France May Spur Changes To Law
France may introduce changes to its rape law to include consent for the first time, after a mass rape trial shook the country, challenging the limits of existing legislation and prompting some leading politicians to call for change.
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Man Rapes Sister-In Law, Forces Her To Abort Pregnancy In Thane: Cops
Police have launched an investigation after a woman lodged an FIR alleging rape by her brother-in-law who forced her to abort her pregnancy in Thane district, an official said on Sunday.
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"Future Can't Be Ignored": Man Accused Of Kidnapping, Rape Of Girl Gets Bail
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to a young man accused of raping a girl with whom he was having a "love affair", while taking note of the "misapplication" of law in cases involving boys who are in love with girls on the cusp of adulthood.
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Explained: Mamata Banerjee's New Law For Death Penalty In Rape Cases
Amid massive protests over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the West Bengal Assembly today passed the Aparajita Bill to amend some provisions in the criminal code, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
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Bill Seeking Death Penalty For Rape Convicts Passed In Bengal Assembly
The 'Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill', which seeks the death penalty for convicts in rape and murder cases or in cases of rape where the victim is left in a vegetative state, was passed through a voice vote in the
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"To Cover Up Delays...": Centre On Mamata Banerjee's Letter On Rape Cases
The Union Women and Child Development Minister has responded to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's second letter, seeking a stringent law and exemplary punishment on heinous crimes such as rape and murder.
