-The Hindu A statistically faulty focus on rape has led to a misdiagnosis and a worsening of India's real problem: women's autonomy The recently reported rape of a young woman in a taxi in Delhi has brought back attention to India's Sexual Violence problem. The spotlight has been on the country since the horrific rape of a young woman aboard a bus in December 2012, an attack that killed her. The beginning...
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-The Indian Express Although the prevalence of Sexual Violence in India is the lowest in the world (8.5 per cent in 2013), it affects 27.5 million women in the country. Rapes reported to the police as Sexual Violence surged from 39 per day to 93 per day in 2013. In Uttar Pradesh alone, five rapes occurred in 36 hours. Even these are underestimations, for two reasons. One is the exclusion of...
More »New Shame: Modern Slavery Thriving in India
Far from being dead and gone, slavery exists in many forms and is flourishing. A disturbing report on modern slavery compiles facts and figures and documents data about new forms of slavery all over the world. Even more disturbing is the fact that India figures in very high on slavery index. It says that almost 61% of those living in modern slavery are in 5 countries: India, China, Pakistan, Uzbekistan...
More »All Family Planning Should Be Voluntary, Safe and Fully Informed -Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin
-IPS News Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin is the Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund UNITED NATIONS: The tragic deaths and injuries of women following sterilisation in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh have sparked global media coverage and public concern and outrage. Now we must ensure that such a tragedy never occurs again. The women underwent surgery went with the best intentions - hoping they were doing the right thing for themselves and...
More »Son preference continues in India -Smriti Kak Ramachandran
-The Hindu Two out of five men in many States across the country believe that women should neither be seen nor heard. One in three men didn't allow their wives to wear clothes of their choice and 75 per cent expected their partners to agree to have sex. These findings are part of a study ‘Masculinity, Intimate Partner Violence and Son Preference in India' carried out in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan,...
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