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TopicSexual Violence

Topic: Sexual Violence

‘Begged mob to leave me, said I am a mother’: Kuki woman in viral video recalls 2-hr assault

Talking to ThePrint last month, one of the Kuki women seen being paraded naked in viral video had shared traumatic details of how a mob attacked her in Kangpokpi on 4 May.

Modi breaks silence on Manipur after purported video of women being paraded naked — ‘country shamed’

Saying 'what happened to the daughters of Manipur can never be forgiven', the prime minister said 'no culprit will be spared'.

Ten years since Nirbhaya — rape laws changed, then came Disha, Shahdara, Bulandshahr

The 2012 ‘Nirbhaya’ gangrape caused a tidal wave of public outrage over sexual violence and led to an overhaul of rape laws. But how much has really changed since then?

4 arrested for ‘drugging, sexually assaulting’ 3 minor girls in Delhi, had plans to ‘sell’ them

Delhi Police’s initial probe reveals a larger trafficking syndicate at play. A fifth accused, who lured the girls to the house where the incident took place, is yet to be arrested.

‘If a girl is alone, she’s not so believable’: Bihar’s mahila thanas are no place for women

Many rape victims in rural Bihar encounter indifference, suspicion, or even further victimisation at police stations. ThePrint traces 2 such cases in opposite ends of the state.

SubscriberWrites: Marital rape cannot be tolerated under the garb of upholding the institution of marriage

The institution of marriage, for whatever it is worth, should not be solely dependent on a woman losing her agency, writes Major Annuradha Phougat (retd).

3.9% Indian women who were ever married reported sexual violence from spouse, 9.7% in Karnataka

Indian law does not recognise marital rape as a crime. Delhi HC is hearing a batch of pleas challenging exception to marital rape under sexual assault laws.

Kerala’s sexual fantasies see a lot of couple ‘swapping’. But one case shows what it really is

Couples interested in 'swap' just turn to Messenger, Telegram, and Twitter DMs to find sexual partners. But in Kerala, it has reached a whole new level.

Here’s why sexual violence by humanitarians and peacekeepers keeps happening

Peacekeeping operations have a long history of predatory sexual culture. And the UN’s database shows that abusers come from all continents.

Supreme Court recognises sexual right of all women. So how is marital rape still legal?

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