-The Hindu Just 2.3 per cent of rape was by men other than the husba Husbands commit a majority of acts of sexual violence in India, and just one per cent of marital rapes and six per cent of rapes by men other than husbands are reported to the police, new estimates show. In keeping with the widely held belief among women's rights activists in India that sexual violence is grossly under-reported, social...
More »SEARCH RESULT
Total Matching Records found : 400
UN Human Rights Council votes to support LGBT rights, India abstains from voting
-DNA The UN Human Rights Council ( UNHRC) voted on Friday to pass a resolution supporting LGBT rights around the world, condemning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. India abstained from voting on the resolution. The Human Rights Council resolution-led by Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Uruguay-followed a resolution in 2011 on the same topic led by South Africa and asks the UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights...
More »42% of Indian girls are sexually abused before 19: Unicef -Aparajita Ray
-The Times of India BANGALORE: Lakshmi (name changed) was 13 when she was dressed up as a bride. Someone paid her Rs 8,000 and her father Rs 25,000. And he goaded her to marry a 70-year-old man. The child's daze turned into a nightmare when the seven-time husband raped her that night. Thankfully, the child was rescued from her home in Raichur district's Lingsugur taluk by a team of social workers affiliated...
More »Crime records bureau data is all about cases registered only under laws till 1998 -Aditya Bharadwaj
-The Hindu NCRB officials blame it on old pro forma used to collect data Bangalore: The only official nationwide data of incidence of crimes, published by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), shockingly does not reflect data on cases registered under many of the new laws enacted and laws amended by Parliament since 1998. NCRB officials blamed the anomaly on an old pro forma that they use to collect and collate data from...
More »77 per cent of Indian teenage girls endure sexual violence: UN
-PTI About 77 per cent of girls aged between 15 and 19 in India have been subjected to sexual violence by their spouses, according to a report by UNICEF which said more than half of the girls in the age group faced physical abuse at the hands of their parents. The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) report titled "Hidden in plain sight" said violence against children is so prevalent and deeply ingrained in...
More »
