Top Law News Sex crimes: Sexual assault instead of Rape July 20, 2012 / July 20, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The government’s move to make rape a gender-neutral crime is a welcome step towards harmonising current anomalies in laws relating to sexual offence. The proposed changes are aimed at broadening the definition of rape, so far restricted to penile and vaginal penetration. The replacement of the word ‘rape’ with ‘sexual assault’, a gender-neutral distinction, will […] Read more » Delhi High Court Delhi High Court in 2009 decriminalised homosexuality Law Commission penile and vaginal penetration rape sex Sex crimes sexual sexual acts of adults Sexual assault sexual experience sexual experience of the victim sexual offence. sexual offenders
Top Law News India asks UN to do more against sexual violence December 18, 2010 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Advocating greater participation of women in the areas of conflict prevention, peace negotiations, peace keeping and post conflict reconstruction, India wants UN organs to do more against sexual violence. New Delhi believes that the UN Secretariat and the Funds and Programmes can do more in this respect, Hardeep Singh Puri, India’s permanent representative at the […] Read more » sexual violence
Top Law News Bill against sexual harassment at workplace introduced December 8, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Bill against sexual harassment at workplace introduced A bill aimed at preventing sexual harassment of women at workplace was introduced in parliament Tuesday. It includes a clause which brings students, research scholars, patients and women in the unorganised sector within the ambit of the proposed law. The Protection of Women Against Sexual Harassment at Workplace Bill will be the first legislation addressing […] Read more » harassment sexual