Sexual Violence
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United States: Singer R Kelly convicted for sex trafficking, abusing minors
Sentencing in the case is scheduled for May 4. Kelly faces the possibility of spending decades in prison.
Scroll Staff
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US Catholic leaders’ databases on child sexual abuse have failed survivors
Dioceses employ different criteria to decide which abusers must be named and who must be exempted.
Lexi Churchill, ProPublica, Ellis Simani, ProPublica & Topher Sanders, ProPublica
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Can lynching or castrating rapists reduce rape? No, say lawyers and activists yet again
India got a stricter rape law in 2013, but that has not yet helped improve justice delivery for women and children.
Aarefa Johari
Trending
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‘Panchayat’ season 2 review: An entertaining game of trivial pursuit
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IPL 2022 playoff qualification scenarios: RCB’s win puts pressure on DC; SRH and PBKS eliminated
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Photos of Taj Mahal underground cells released by Archaeological Survey amid row about ‘Hindu idols’
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The big news: Court allows plea seeking removal of Shahi Idgah mosque, and nine other top stories
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Watch: How a San Francisco traffic barricade became a place of worship for Hindus in the 1990s
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Hyderabad rape and murder: Despite clear legal prohibitions, victim’s name was used in media, online
The fact that the woman is dead is immaterial
Sambit Pal
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What will happen to Michael Jackson’s legacy? A famed writer’s fall from fame could offer clues
There's a reason many today have never heard of Norman Douglas: After his death, more and more came forward with stories of his sexual relationships with boys.
Rachel Hope Cleves, The Conversation
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In Tamil Nadu, outrage mounts as Adivasi girl dies – family says police refused to register rape
The police failed to arrest the accused while doctors at two government hospitals were negligent in treating the victim, the parents allege.
S Senthalir
Video
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Caught on camera: Speeding driver lands in water, rescued through sunroof of sinking car
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‘The dictator will lose’: Ukrainian president Volodymr Zelenskyy’s virtual address at Cannes
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Watch: Odia mountaineer Sidharth Routray scales Mount Everest, flies the tricolour
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Watch: What Deepika Padukone, AR Rahman, Shekhar Kapur said at the Cannes film festival
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Watch: USA guarantees equal pay for men’s and women’s national football teams in historic deal
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#MeToo: Woman who accused Vikas Bahl of sexual assault tells Bombay HC she stands by her statement
On Thursday, both the woman and producer Madhu Mantena, who was one of the partners at Phantom Films, filed affidavits in the court.
Scroll Staff
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Jokes about rape are never funny. So why do filmmakers keep making them?
Tamil director Mysskin’s remark that he would have ‘raped’ the actor Mammooty if he were a woman reflects a larger culture of misogyny in the movies.
Archana Nathan
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Writer KR Meera on the Dileep row: ‘By nature, Kerala men do not and cannot approve of survivors’
The debate surrounding Malayalam actor Dileep exposes the ‘patriarchal mindset that Malayalees are proud to possess’, says the renowned author.
Sharanya Manivannan
The Reel
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‘Panchayat’ season 2 review: An entertaining game of trivial pursuit
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‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ trailer: Meet Hulk’s lawyer cousin
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‘Ardh’ trailer: Rajpal Yadav and Rubina Dilaik play migrant dreamers in Mumbai
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Fatima Sana Shaikh: ‘Films have helped me cross an emotional barrier’
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‘Spiderhead’ trailer: Chris Hemsworth watches over prisoners controlled by mind-altering drugs
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Writer Junot Diaz is accused of harassment. It isn’t his art that matters – the women he hurt do
In the wake of allegations of abuse against the author, the point is not his writing or his own experiences.
Shreya Ila Anasuya
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US Olympic Committee chief Scott Blackmun resigns after gymnastics sex abuse scandal
Scott Blackmun faced stinging criticism for his handling of the sex abuse case involving team doctor Larry Nassar.
AFP
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US education department to investigate Michigan State University’s handling of Nassar case
The 54-year-old has been accused by close to 265 women of sexually abusing them over a more than two-decade career.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2022: Virat Kohli stars as RCB beat Gujarat Titans to remain in the hunt for playoffs
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‘Well and truly arrived’: Reactions to Nikhat Zareen’s gold medal at Women’s World Boxing C’ships
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Women’s Boxing World C’ships: India’s Nikhat Zareen becomes world champion
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Watch: Nikhat Zareen’s wins gold medal at IBA Women's World Boxing Championships
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Cricket: Jofra Archer suffers another injury setback, to miss rest of the English season