A 15-year-old girl was allegedly killed by her relatives in Mumbai for refusing to read a holy book. Police told the Bombay high court that the girl from Antop Hill was killed on May 4. She was strangled by a dupatta by her own family members after she reportedly refused to read the holy book […]
Just when we think we have seen all forms of depravity in today’s times, comes another shocker. A 7-month-old baby girl was raped by a 19-year-old at a village in Alwar, Rajasthan. The incident took place in Laxmangarh on May 9. The accused reportedly picked up the infant from her house around 7 pm and took […]
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been sentenced to imprisonment for 20 years on charges of raping two of his female followers. The CBI court has also fined him for Rs 30 lakh for three separate offences, including the attempt to murder and criminal intimidation. The credit for this victory, however, goes to the gutsy woman whose statement […]
Justice Banumathi, who upheld the death penalty of the four convicts in the brutal December 16, 2012, gang rape case, feels that gender equality should be made a part of the school curriculum. “Stringent legislation and punishment alone may not be sufficient for fighting increasing crime against women. In our tradition-bound society, certain attitudinal change and change […]
It was nearly five years ago that this horrific incident happened. On December 16, 2012, a young woman and her friend boarded a bus in a south Delhi. What happened next shook us to the core, and continues to do so even today. The two friends were attacked, and the 23-year old was brutally gang-raped […]
We wish journalist and civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad a very happy birthday today. Teesta has been in the news since 2002, after she testified at the United States Commission against the Gujarat government post the riots that killed and displaced thousands of people. What you should know about Teesta: – Born in 1962 in Mumbai, Teesta went […]
Poland had proposed a 5-year jail term for anyone found involved in abortion
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