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Faridabad rape underscores a contradiction: We speak of consent, inequality – our institutions don't listen

December 31, 2025 8:50 pm

The state should continue to reflect on why it took massive protests to bring Ankita Bhandari’s murder to notice and send the accused to jail. Or the chilling effect of seeing Bilkis Bano's rapists be welcomed back, and those like Kuldeep Sengar getting interim bail

Across India, sexual violence prevails, with impunity. It's not just a legal problem

July 04, 2025 12:18 pm

India has laws. But laws are only as good as the systems that uphold them—and the values that animate them. A society that tolerates impunity, blames victims and protects the powerful cannot claim to be just

UPSC YearEnder 2024- 12 Issues in news in 2024

Deepfakes, India-Canada stand-off: Top 12 issues that made headlines in 2024

January 16, 2025 1:57 pm

As we have entered into 2025, let's recall issues that kept our current affairs notes dynamic in 2024.

Patriarchy and violence against women

October 01, 2024 10:57 am

Several analyses of recent cases of violence against women have pointed to patriarchy as a contributing factor. But what exactly is patriarchy and how does it cause violence and abuse against women?

UPSC Issue at a Glance I Violence against Women: 4 Key Questions You Must Know for Prelims and Mains

UPSC Issue at a Glance | Violence against Women: 4 Key Questions You Must Know for Prelims and Mains

September 28, 2024 8:24 am

With the recent incident of rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital, the increasing cases of crimes against women have become a topic of discussion. Ensuring women's safety is a crucial aspect of our society. Here are four important Q&As on violence against women that you shouldn’t miss.

'We break the wall of silence': Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, calls for action against sexual violence

October 29, 2021 1:47 pm

"Together, today, let us resolve to support survivors to be 'shameless' and not to take on misplaced feelings of stigma," Camilla said.

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Study by Project 39A: ‘65% death penalties by trial courts linked to sexual crimes... highest in 5 years’

January 24, 2021 7:20 am

Since 2016, the share of sexual crimes in the list of crimes for which trial courts are imposing death penalty has been steadily increasing. From 17.6 per cent in 2016, it jumped to 37.27 per cent in 2017, 41.1 per cent in 2018 and 53.39 per cent in 2019.