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Flavia Agnes
Flavia Agnes is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Mumbai priest’s conviction for child abuse sparks debate on church procedures for victim protection
The Indian Church must bring in a new approach to victim support and transparency in procedures to combat the clergy abuse of minors and vulnerable adults.
Flavia Agnes
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Women’s Day: Domestic violence against women is still rampant, despite new legislation
An excerpt from ‘Combating Domestic Violence”, by Flavia Agnes, Rajini R Menon and Amita Pitre’, from ‘Her Right to Equality’.
Flavia Agnes, Rajini R Menon & Amita Pitre
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With adultery verdict, SC reiterates that marital fidelity cannot be enforced with a police lathi
The law presumed that the body of a woman belonged to her husband after marriage. It deemed the wife incapable of making choices about her sexual desires.
Flavia Agnes
Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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India has no reason to retain its archaic adultery law – but will the Supreme Court strike it down?
Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code merely protects male privilege within marriage, not the sanctity of marriage.
Flavia Agnes
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Death penalty for child rapists: This populist move will only cause India’s children more harm
With its ordinance, the government hopes to silence the protests that followed the Kathua and Unnao cases.
Flavia Agnes
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Half measure: Triple talaq-forbidding marriage contract may not do Muslim women much good
To really empower them, address poverty and illiteracy.
Flavia Agnes
Video
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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Feet-washing ritual: Women step forward after two Kerala churches refuse to follow Pope Francis
Women once again show the way by taking a step towards breaking the knot of patriarchal, class and community biases.
Flavia Agnes
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A Bombay High Court judge expunges her comments on a minor rape victim, but the damage is done
And here lies the history of humiliation rape victims in India are constantly subjected to during court proceedings.
Flavia Agnes
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Supreme Court ruling on limits of Indian church divorces simply reaffirms existing practice
The media has given the January 19 judgement undue publicity.
Flavia Agnes
The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Creating a paper tiger of a Uniform Civil Code will not be of any use: Flavia Agnes
If no social transformation will take place through the imposition of such a code, what is the purpose of it?
Flavia Agnes
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Triple talaq: The Muslim Law Board’s affidavit in the Supreme Court has a few positives for women
But these are buried beneath the Board’s unashamed defence of instant triple talaq on the ground that it prevents women from being murdered by their husbands.
Flavia Agnes
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This Muslim organisation’s campaign for a ban on triple talaq is commendable but blinkered
The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan is making no effort to address wider concerns faced by triple talaq victims, like domestic abuse and economic deprivation.
Flavia Agnes
The Field
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May