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Resignation in Protest: MP woman judge quits over elevation of senior she accused of harassment and discrimination
In a powerful act of protest, Judge Aditi Gajendra Sharma resigns after the elevation of a senior she accused of caste-based harassment, calling out the judiciary’s silence, systemic bias, and betrayal of its own ideals
Sex determination test, a malaise affecting society: Punjab & Haryana HC
The court said it is a classic case of misuse of the gift of technological development that destroys woman of future
Forest rangers relent; release Forest Rights Committee Chairman in face of resounding dissent
Kol adivasis celebrate a small victory ushered in by community women who questioned and decried the unlawful arrest of Ranipur’s Forest Rights Committee’s Chairman
Will a mere apology from rape-survivor shaming Kerala Congress leader pacify anyone?
Congress’ Kerala unit chief, Mullappally Ramachandran, exposed his misogyny as he claimed a rape survivor 'who has any self esteem' would rather kill herself than complain against the crime
State cannot act in misogynistic way: Himachal Pradesh HC
The court held that policy excluding married daughters to seek compassionate appointment is discriminatory
Maternity leave no ground for dismissal: SC
The top court supports Delhi HC’s direction of imposing Rs.50,000 on college for unfair dismissal.
The horror of Hathras and the culture of normalising rape
Sex is a biological fact but rape is neither biological nor natural and it is most often not an act of sexual gratification, despite being an extreme form of sexual aggression.
More horror in UP: Dalit teen stalked, molested and shot dead!
The Class XI student was returning from school when the three men had allegedly molested her, later they followed her home and shot her in the head
Death Penalty for Rape: Karnataka HC
Observing that an attack on anybody’s daughter is an attack on ‘our own daughter’, the division bench made this suggestion keeping in mind the issue of women’s safety, to curb this menace in the society, as rape is a ‘crime against the entire society’ and not just the victim.
Medical corroboration in rape cases not pre-requisite, bail denied to accused: MP HC
The Single Bench has held that delay in filing FIR by the victim is no ground to throw away the prosecutrix’s case and that medical corroboration is not an absolute necessity while assessing gang rape cases.
Uttar Pradesh: 19-year-old woman allegedly gang-raped when returning from Navratri event
The teenager was returning home after attending an aarti of Goddess Durga, when she was abducted and raped. The three accused have been arrested.
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