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"Hoping For Justice...": Young Kerala Actor Claims Rape By Actor Baburaj
A junior artiste in the Malayalam film industry has accused award-winning actor and director Baburaj of rape, adding to the flood of sexual abuse complaints against senior figures, details of which were revealed in a report made public last week.
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At 3, She Was Raped in Delhi and Testified. At 5, Surgeries Continue
She was three when she was raped, and was made to testify in court against her attacker, who was then let off on grounds that the child's account was "unreliable".
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Blog: Blog: Covering the Shakti Mills Gang-Rape Case
From the day the survivor almost fainted in court till the sentencing on Friday, this trial has been unique.
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Marital rape not criminal offence: MPs committee backs govt
The government's decisions to reject marital rape as a criminal offense and to introduce the death penalty for the most extreme rape cases have been accepted by a parliamentary committee.
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Blog: My experience assisting the Justice Verma Commission
I don't think any of us had quite fathomed what we were getting into. Hot blooded, raring to go, willing to be part of a change that we hoped would last, the answer on each of our lips was "Yes", when we were asked if we would help the Verma Committee. And then it hit us. 80,000 emails, the phone ringing off the hook and 14 perplexed lawyers, one h...
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After Justice Verma report, ball now in government's court
The Justice JS Verma committee, which has said that "failure of governance" is the root cause for sexual crime, has put the ball for action in the government's court by meeting a tough 30-day deadline to submit its recommendations on changes in law.
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Scrap 'two-finger test' for rape victims, says Justice Verma report
The Justice Verma committee today recommended the strict enforcement of sexual assault laws, faster rape trials and changes to the country's antiquated penal code to protect women in the wake of a fatal gang rape in New Delhi last month.
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No consensus on death penalty for rapists; favour life imprisonment, says Prakash Karat
On a day when the government deliberated upon measures it should recommend to the Justice JS Verma Committee, constituted to strengthen laws on crimes against women, the CPI(M) says death penalty for rapists may not be the best idea.
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Centre to ensure harsh punishment for crimes against women: AK Antony
Terming the Delhi gang-rape case as a "horrendous incident", Defence Minister AK Antony on Wednesday said the Centre would bring out a law that ensures stringent punishment for culprits involved in crimes against women as soon as it gets the Justice J S Verma Committee report.
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Delhi High Court clears five fast-track courts for daily hearing of rape cases
On Monday, the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court said all cases related to sexual assaults on women in the city would be handled by fast track courts; a notification for five such courts would be made as soon as courts re-open after the winter break on January 2, he said.
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"Hoping For Justice...": Young Kerala Actor Claims Rape By Actor Baburaj
A junior artiste in the Malayalam film industry has accused award-winning actor and director Baburaj of rape, adding to the flood of sexual abuse complaints against senior figures, details of which were revealed in a report made public last week.
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At 3, She Was Raped in Delhi and Testified. At 5, Surgeries Continue
She was three when she was raped, and was made to testify in court against her attacker, who was then let off on grounds that the child's account was "unreliable".
-
Blog: Blog: Covering the Shakti Mills Gang-Rape Case
From the day the survivor almost fainted in court till the sentencing on Friday, this trial has been unique.
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Marital rape not criminal offence: MPs committee backs govt
The government's decisions to reject marital rape as a criminal offense and to introduce the death penalty for the most extreme rape cases have been accepted by a parliamentary committee.
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Blog: My experience assisting the Justice Verma Commission
I don't think any of us had quite fathomed what we were getting into. Hot blooded, raring to go, willing to be part of a change that we hoped would last, the answer on each of our lips was "Yes", when we were asked if we would help the Verma Committee. And then it hit us. 80,000 emails, the phone ringing off the hook and 14 perplexed lawyers, one h...
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After Justice Verma report, ball now in government's court
The Justice JS Verma committee, which has said that "failure of governance" is the root cause for sexual crime, has put the ball for action in the government's court by meeting a tough 30-day deadline to submit its recommendations on changes in law.
-
Scrap 'two-finger test' for rape victims, says Justice Verma report
The Justice Verma committee today recommended the strict enforcement of sexual assault laws, faster rape trials and changes to the country's antiquated penal code to protect women in the wake of a fatal gang rape in New Delhi last month.
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No consensus on death penalty for rapists; favour life imprisonment, says Prakash Karat
On a day when the government deliberated upon measures it should recommend to the Justice JS Verma Committee, constituted to strengthen laws on crimes against women, the CPI(M) says death penalty for rapists may not be the best idea.
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Centre to ensure harsh punishment for crimes against women: AK Antony
Terming the Delhi gang-rape case as a "horrendous incident", Defence Minister AK Antony on Wednesday said the Centre would bring out a law that ensures stringent punishment for culprits involved in crimes against women as soon as it gets the Justice J S Verma Committee report.
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Delhi High Court clears five fast-track courts for daily hearing of rape cases
On Monday, the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court said all cases related to sexual assaults on women in the city would be handled by fast track courts; a notification for five such courts would be made as soon as courts re-open after the winter break on January 2, he said.
