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"Pak In Denial": India Backs Bangladesh As It Seeks Justice For 1971 Genocide
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal highlighted how 'Operation Searchlight' included systematic and targetted killing of millions of Bangladeshis alongside widespread sexual violence against women by Pakistani forces.
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"Consensual Relationship Turning Sour Cannot Be Termed As Rape": Delhi Court
Observing that "a consensual relationship turning sour cannot be retrospectively branded as rape", the Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR alleging rape and caste-based atrocity
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Saying 'I Love You' Not Sexual Harassment Without Proven Intent: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has acquitted a youth accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, stating that merely saying "I love you" does not amount to sexual harassment.
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Iraq's Sinjar Remains In Ruins Even A Decade After ISIS Horrors
The area near the Syrian border still bears the scars of the fighting in 2014- it was here that the jihadists committed some of their worst atrocities, including mass executions and sexual slavery, before being dislodged by Kurdish forces
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CBI Can Also Arrest Trinamool Strongman Apart From Bengal Cops: Court
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed that Trinamool Congress leader Shajahan Sheikh, the main accused in sexual atrocities on women and land grabbing at Sandeshkhali, can be arrested by the CBI, the Enforcement Directorate also.
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BJP To Release Documentary On Alleged Atrocities On Women In Sandeshkhali
The BJP is set to release a documentary on Sandeshkhali on Thursday with the party intensifying its attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government over the alleged incidents of atrocities and sexual assault on women there.
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Dalit Woman Stripped Naked, Son Killed By Mob Over Daughter's Assault Case
A Dalit teen was allegedly beaten to death by a mob of hundreds over a sexual harassment case filed by his sister in 2019 in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district, police said.
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Kerala Budget Focuses On Women Safety, Proposes Public Register Of Sexual Offenders
Giving thrust to women's safety, the 2017-18 Kerala budget today set apart Rs 68 crore for various schemes to prevent atrocities against them, besides proposing a public register of sexual offenders.
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Yazidis Urge International Criminal Court to Open Probe Into Islamic State Atrocities
Iraq's Yazidi minority -- the target of brutal attacks from the Islamic State group -- urged the International Criminal Court today to launch probes into the militants for genocide and sexual slavery.
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Teen Mums Sing Out to Quiet Pain of Rape
The chanting begins quietly but quickly swells, the sound echoing depths of suffering that the music might heal. "Help me, each day is difficult, help me overcome this suffering."
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"Pak In Denial": India Backs Bangladesh As It Seeks Justice For 1971 Genocide
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal highlighted how 'Operation Searchlight' included systematic and targetted killing of millions of Bangladeshis alongside widespread sexual violence against women by Pakistani forces.
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"Consensual Relationship Turning Sour Cannot Be Termed As Rape": Delhi Court
Observing that "a consensual relationship turning sour cannot be retrospectively branded as rape", the Delhi High Court has quashed an FIR alleging rape and caste-based atrocity
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Saying 'I Love You' Not Sexual Harassment Without Proven Intent: Chhattisgarh High Court
The Chhattisgarh High Court has acquitted a youth accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, stating that merely saying "I love you" does not amount to sexual harassment.
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Iraq's Sinjar Remains In Ruins Even A Decade After ISIS Horrors
The area near the Syrian border still bears the scars of the fighting in 2014- it was here that the jihadists committed some of their worst atrocities, including mass executions and sexual slavery, before being dislodged by Kurdish forces
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CBI Can Also Arrest Trinamool Strongman Apart From Bengal Cops: Court
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed that Trinamool Congress leader Shajahan Sheikh, the main accused in sexual atrocities on women and land grabbing at Sandeshkhali, can be arrested by the CBI, the Enforcement Directorate also.
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BJP To Release Documentary On Alleged Atrocities On Women In Sandeshkhali
The BJP is set to release a documentary on Sandeshkhali on Thursday with the party intensifying its attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government over the alleged incidents of atrocities and sexual assault on women there.
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Dalit Woman Stripped Naked, Son Killed By Mob Over Daughter's Assault Case
A Dalit teen was allegedly beaten to death by a mob of hundreds over a sexual harassment case filed by his sister in 2019 in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district, police said.
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Kerala Budget Focuses On Women Safety, Proposes Public Register Of Sexual Offenders
Giving thrust to women's safety, the 2017-18 Kerala budget today set apart Rs 68 crore for various schemes to prevent atrocities against them, besides proposing a public register of sexual offenders.
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Yazidis Urge International Criminal Court to Open Probe Into Islamic State Atrocities
Iraq's Yazidi minority -- the target of brutal attacks from the Islamic State group -- urged the International Criminal Court today to launch probes into the militants for genocide and sexual slavery.
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Teen Mums Sing Out to Quiet Pain of Rape
The chanting begins quietly but quickly swells, the sound echoing depths of suffering that the music might heal. "Help me, each day is difficult, help me overcome this suffering."
