The UK advisory is quite similar to the US advisory published in March this year. It said that Indian authorities report rape as one of the fastest growing crimes in India and asked to exercise increased caution.

The UK government says that the phrase ‘pregnant woman’ is limiting because it excludes transgender women who have given birth. They have said this as part of Britain’s official submission on proposed amendments to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which the UK has been a signatory since 1976. “We requested that […]