Top Law News Law often ineffective against gender discrimination November 15, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Laws to check gender discrimination and son-preference are often ineffective, and in many cases, may advance discriminatory practices against women, a study released here Thursday said. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) study, “Laws and son preference in India”, authored by advocate Kirti Singh, recommends a new, anti-discriminatory legal framework to guide laws and policies […] Read more » "Laws and son preference in India child marriage Gender discrimination including dowry inheritance Law against gender discrimination Law ineffective against gender discrimination Law often ineffective against gender discrimination laws relating to women Sex selection Sexual assault
Criminal Law News CBI officer says Aarushi was killed by her parents April 17, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Trial court hearing the CBI told that the Aarushi-Hemraj double-murder case that circumstantial evidences show that the teenager was killed by her parents, Rajesh and Nupur Talwar. No one from the outside could have entered the flat and committed the murder. Investigation Kaul appeared before Central Bureau of Investigation special Judge S Lal and said […] Read more » Aarushi Hemraj murders Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case Arushi murder case CBI CBI team Central Bureau of Investigation Jalvayu Vihar in Noida Nupur Talwar Rajesh and Nupur Talwar Rajesh Talwar Sexual assault Talwars' house
Media & Entertainment News Justice Verma report’s potency being diluted: Shabana Azmi February 22, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Actor-activist Shabana Azmi accused the government of “diluting the potency” of Justice Verma Committee report on sexual crimes by “cherry-picking” its recommendations. “Women activist were happy about the suggestions, but government diluted the potency of the recommendations by cherry-picking suggestions. We must keep pressure on the government so that it implements the report in its […] Read more » Actor-activist Shabana Azmi AIPWA secretary Kavita Krishnan All India Progressive Women's Association All India Students' Association (AISA) Apne-Aap Women Worldwide cherry-picking diluting the potency gang-rape of a 23-year-old girl Jantar Mantar Sexual assault Shabana Azmi
Criminal Law News Man convicted of raping daughter’s friend January 28, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Holding a man guilty of raping a 15-year-old friend of his daughter, a fast track court has told delay by victim in lodging complaint of sexual violence should not be a mitigating factor for conviction of accused as it is agonising for victims to confide in such cases. “Sexual assault destroys the entire psychology of […] Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Virender Bhat emotional crisis Fast track court immense courage man guilty of raping police psychology of a woman rape of minor raping a 15-year-old girl raping daughter's friend Sexual assault sexual violence Surya Prakash guilty of raping well-wishers
Criminal Law News Delhi Gang rape victim a 23 year old girl has got dead in Singapore December 29, 2012 / December 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi Gang rape victim a 23 year old girl has got dead in Mount Elizabeth Hospital here in Singapore early this morning. The victim was brutally gang raped and assaulted in Delhi. The girl, who was admitted to the well-known multi-organ transplant facility in Mount Elizabeth Hospital on Thursday morning in an extremely critical condition, breathed her last […] Read more » brutally gang raped and assaulted chief executive officer Dr Kelvin Loh death of girl Delhi Gang rape victim Delhi gang-rape Indian High Commissioner T C A Raghavan Mount Elizabeth Hospital President Pranab Mukherjee Prime Minister Manmohan Singh rape in India Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi Sexual assault Singapore
Human Rights AAP seeks enactment of Sexual Assault Bill December 24, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment In Delhi Expressing solidarity with the protest against the gangrape of a girl, Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to sought immediate enactment of the Sexual Assault Bill either by bringing an ordinance or by convening a special session of Parliament. According to the AAP, “The Parliament must immediately enact the Sexual Assault Bill (currently […] Read more » aam aadmi in this protest Aam Aadmi Party Arvind Kejriwal historic" and "democratic upsurge peaceful and democratic characte Sexual assault Sexual Assault Bill solidarity Supreme Court wider definition
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
