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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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Big picture: How the Adani crash unfolded and what it could do to the Indian economy
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Explainer: Why a Supreme Court verdict has sparked statewide protests in Sikkim
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India is now the world’s most populous nation – but there’s no reason to be worried
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What the rise and fall of Adani stocks says about the Indian state and private capital
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Maulana Azad: A new biography visits the life of the man who became India’s first education minister
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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: Bill Gates learns how to make a roti from American celebrity chef Eitan Bernath
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Watch: German dog trainer sets world record for making 14 dogs walk in a conga line
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Watch: E-rickshaw driver escapes police pursuit on Amritsar’s streets
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Watch: Indian women’s cricket team take on the ‘Tum Tum’ dance challenge in the dressing room
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‘Journalism is not a crime’: Siddique Kappan after being released on bail after more than two years
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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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‘Jehanabad – Of Love & War’ review: A heavily spiced account of an audacious jailbreak
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‘Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat’ review: A throbbing musical about forbidden passion
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‘Faraaz’ review: A shallow exploration of 2016 Dhaka terror attack
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‘The Whale’ review: Brendan Fraser is the heart of soul of redemption saga
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‘The Woman King’ review: A giddy mix of history and fantasy
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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: Nick Kyrgios pleads guilty to assaulting girlfriend but avoids conviction
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Olympics: USA backs move for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at Paris as neutral athletes
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La Liga: Real Madrid beat Valencia to cut Barcelona’s lead but lose Karim Benzema to injury
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ISL: Odisha FC move to sixth after draw to leave Chennaiyin FC’s playoff hopes hanging by a thread
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Premier League: Record signing Enzo Fernandez set for Chelsea debut while Tottenham host Man City