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violence against women

Why legal experts are criticising new clause to punish sex by false promises

Tabassum Barnagarwala Vineet Bhalla
· Aug 18, 2023 · 06:30 am
Feminist icons or violent vigilantes? The contentious role of Meira Paibis in Manipur’s conflict

Tora Agarwala
· Aug 04, 2023 · 06:30 am
What the murders of two women say about the dangerous, ‘heart-broken’ young men of India

Shannon Philip
· Jul 06, 2023 · 09:00 am
Mumbai man arrested for allegedly killing live-in partner, chopping her body into 20 pieces

Scroll Staff
· Jun 08, 2023 · 03:48 pm
Opinion: Women raising awareness about gender violence in Pakistan are thwarted at every turn

Rafia Zakaria, Dawn.com
· Dec 21, 2022 · 07:30 pm
Why Indian Muslims are feeling under siege from the media coverage of the Shraddha Walkar murder

Zafar Aafaq
· Nov 19, 2022 · 09:00 am
If Bangladesh is to address violence against women, it must stop thinking of it as a family problem

Rainer Ebert
· Sep 17, 2022 · 09:30 pm
Anti-Romeo squads, Operation Durga: How the BJP subverts women’s rights while policing the streets

Poulami Roychowdhury
· Jul 26, 2022 · 09:00 am
Video of Delhi woman being assaulted, paraded by neighbours goes viral, police take 9 into custody

Scroll Staff
· Jan 27, 2022 · 08:28 pm
If India is to effectively battle violence against women, men must step up to play their part

Akanksha Khullar
· Nov 27, 2021 · 07:30 am
Kerala: Man arrested for killing batchmate by slitting her throat in Kottayam college

Scroll Staff
· Oct 01, 2021 · 04:41 pm
Gujarat: Three booked for flogging 17-year-old girl who allegedly eloped

Scroll Staff
· May 27, 2020 · 07:07 pm
Watch: Pope Francis apologises for smacking woman’s hand

Scroll Staff
· Jan 01, 2020 · 10:23 pm
In charts: Only 7% of India’s police force is women. This hurts investigations into gender violence

Nithya Subramanian
· Sep 21, 2019 · 09:00 am
#MeToo has changed how Indian women use technology to fight injustice – but there’s more to be done

Ayona Datta, The Conversation Nabeela Ahmed, The Conversation Rakhi Tripathi, The Conversation
· Oct 28, 2018 · 01:30 pm
Fighting India’s official denial, report on caste-based violence against women presented at Geneva

Mridula Chari
· Jun 21, 2018 · 11:16 am
You cannot empower women until you also start thinking about helping young men

Rohini Nilekani
· Dec 16, 2017 · 07:30 pm
A Rajasthan reminder: The targets of hate are not just Muslims and Dalits, but also vulnerable women

Harsh Mander
· Dec 09, 2017 · 10:30 am
Gujarat: Woman dies after being tortured for practising ‘witchcraft,’ four others critically injured

Scroll Staff
· Oct 01, 2017 · 09:41 am
No room in India for intolerant Indians, says Pranab Mukherjee

Scroll Staff
· Mar 02, 2017 · 07:58 pm