TopicWomen's safety

Topic: women's safety

India’s MeToo will succeed if our laws catch up with it

Apurva Vishwanath - October 12, 2018

The language of law must bring greater awareness of our rights and should enable us to hold the state accountable.

It’s time, Modi govt needs to remove M.J. Akbar now

ThePrint Team - October 11, 2018

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Is India really the most dangerous place for women?

Divya Narayanan - June 27, 2018

Experts caution against study by Thomson Reuters Foundation, call it a 'superficial survey', say systematic studies would be better.

ओला और ऊबर के ड्राइवरों के लिए, यह उल्टी में लिथड़ी नववर्ष की पूर्व संध्या होगी

Neera Majumdar - December 31, 2017

नववर्ष की पूर्व-संध्या या क्रिसमस पर उनका काम केवल ड्राइविंग नहीं होता, इसमें अभद्र यात्रियों को झेलना और उल्टी साफ करना भी शामिल है.

Why Delhi’s women are a lot like US Marines

Nandita Singh - December 27, 2017

Attending a self-defence workshop conducted by two US Marines was an eye-opener. Violence, whether on the battlefield or on Delhi’s streets, looks the same.

Delhi Police is busy with its VIP duties, there is no police for ordinary people

Swati Maliwal - December 1, 2017

While talking about women empowerment is important, unfortunately women’s security is no more than a buzzword.

Most offenses against women occur in private spaces, the police are at a disadvantage

Neeraj Kumar - December 1, 2017

After Jyoti Singh's death, domestic sexual abuse, which used to be considered ‘ghar ki baat’, was brought into the public sphere.

Backlash against rape has led to targeting younger, more vulnerable victims

Kalpana Vishwanath - December 1, 2017

The tussle between government and police in Delhi hampers women’s security initiatives.

Talk Point: Levels of impunity enjoyed by perpetrators are alarming

Madhu Mehra - November 9, 2017

No matter how good the law is, it is doomed to remain on paper if unaccompanied by public education, behavioural change and enforement of rule of law.

Talk Point: We need a mechanism to root out false rape cases, without any compromise

Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj - November 9, 2017

Chargesheeting rate in rape cases is high. Conviction rate has, however, gone down post-Nirbhaya incident. If stricter laws were a solution, we should have had a better situation.

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