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  • How middle-class women led the movement to demand a change in rape laws in post-Independence India

    How middle-class women led the movement to demand a change in rape laws in post-Independence India

    Manisha Pande
    · Nov 20, 2024 · 08:30 am
  • Criminalising marital rape will uphold the bodily integrity of women, amicus curiae tells Delhi HC

    Criminalising marital rape will uphold the bodily integrity of women, amicus curiae tells Delhi HC

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 21, 2022 · 12:48 pm
  • Pakistan approves chemical castration for rapists, sets up special courts for rape cases

    Pakistan approves chemical castration for rapists, sets up special courts for rape cases

    Scroll Staff
    · Nov 27, 2020 · 02:44 pm
  • Bangladesh approves death penalty for rapists. But will this change its culture of  impunity?

    Bangladesh approves death penalty for rapists. But will this change its culture of impunity?

    Faisal Mahmud
    · Oct 13, 2020 · 07:30 am
  • Three steps India should take to ensure that rape survivors actually get justice

    Three steps India should take to ensure that rape survivors actually get justice

    Rohan Deshpande
    · Oct 04, 2020 · 06:30 am
  • As India invites bids to create sex offenders registry, concerns about its abuse go unaddressed

    As India invites bids to create sex offenders registry, concerns about its abuse go unaddressed

    Jayshree Bajoria
    · Jul 15, 2018 · 01:30 pm
  • Radical reform: Do harsh rape laws deter justice for some victims?

    Radical reform: Do harsh rape laws deter justice for some victims?

    Girish Shahane
    · Jun 08, 2018 · 08:00 am
  • Rape laws: Why is sexual violence against India’s  transgender community not being taken seriously?

    Rape laws: Why is sexual violence against India’s transgender community not being taken seriously?

    Ankita Ramgopal
    · Mar 03, 2018 · 06:30 pm
  • No, NGOs don’t get corrupted by working with the government to bring change

    No, NGOs don’t get corrupted by working with the government to bring change

    Flavia Agnes
    · Apr 01, 2016 · 12:30 pm