-DNA The notice has been served to ‘the people’. The Justice Verma Committee, set up to review the present criminal laws relating to safety and security with an eye to amend them, has asked ‘all members of the public’ among others to respond with ideas, knowledge and experience, to assist the committee in reaching its objective. The notice has been published in many newspapers. This mode of public consultation is not new....
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2012: One Conviction Out of 635 Rape Cases in Delhi
-Outlook There has been only one conviction out of over 600 cases of Rape reported to Delhi Police this year even as crime against women has been on the rise in the national capital. As many as 754 accused were arrested in the 635 cases reported to Delhi Police between January and November, the highest in past five years, Home Ministry data said. Of these total accused, only one was convicted while 403...
More »India Must Adopt Dignified Treatment to Rape Victims: HRW -Lalit K Jha
-Outlook India must adopt and enforce measures to ensure the dignified treatment and examination of sexual assault survivors and eliminate the use of 'finger tests' in Rape cases, a leading rights body said today amid protests against the brutal Rape of a 23-year-old Delhi girl. The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the December 16 incident should spur decisive action by the Indian government to combat sexual violence. "It is much harder,...
More »Rape fastest growing crime in the country -Manoj Mitta
-The Times of India Rape is a notoriously under-reported crime, thanks to its social stigma and because the culprits in most of the cases are known to the victim. Yet, of all the major crimes, the incidence of Rape has registered the highest growth in the country in the last four decades. If there's one big issue raised by Nirbhaya's tragedy it is the high incidence of Rape and a low conviction...
More »Red tape holds up financial support for Rape victims -Chander Suta Dogra
-The Hindu Rohtak: Even as the government scrambles to assuage angry crowds protesting against the gang-Rape of a girl in New Delhi, it continues to sit on a draft scheme submitted by the National Commission for Women (NCW) in 2010 that seeks to provide financial assistance and support services to Rape victims. The scheme, which has also been circulated to the States for them to implement on their own, is bogged down...
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