16 Days of Activism
Violence against women - Inquirer.net
ChicagoNow (blog)
Violence against women
Inquirer.net
Drowned in all the media frenzy over the threat of a deep recession if a “fiscal cliff” compromise is not be reached on the last day of Congress on January 1, 2013 was the fate of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). This landmark law had been ... US ...
Violence Against Women Act Expires, Republicans Refuse to ReauthorizeChicagoNow (blog)
Congress Failed To Pass A Law That Could Have Helped Rape VictimsBusiness Insider
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Will the media decide the fate of the Delhi gang rape 5? - Alaska Dispatch
Will the media decide the fate of the Delhi gang rape 5?
Alaska Dispatch
In almost every story I've reported, whether it's about poor people starving because of government corruption or a city cleaning up its act after an unhealthy dose of the plague, somebody will say it: All this is only happening because of the media ...
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The fairer sex fights back - New Straits Times
New Straits Times
The fairer sex fights back
New Straits Times
Following the brutal assault, hundreds of thousands of Indian women -- and some men -- poured onto the streets across the country, holding candlelight vigils and rallies, demanding that authorities take tougher action to create a safe environment for ...
Why India's 'women problem' is a people problemForeign Policy (blog)
Reluctant stateFrontline
India: In Conversation With: Psychologist Rajat MitraScoop.co.nz (press release)
NPR (blog) -Hindu Business Line -International Viewpoint
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Violence Against Women Act Expires, Republicans Refuse to Reauthorize - ChicagoNow (blog)
ChicagoNow (blog)
Violence Against Women Act Expires, Republicans Refuse to Reauthorize
ChicagoNow (blog)
... to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. It was the first time Congress has failed to do so. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was enacted by Congress in 1994. Among its many provisions were tougher penalties for repeat sexual offenders, ...
Violence against womenInquirer.net
Congress Failed To Pass A Law That Could Have Helped Rape VictimsBusiness Insider
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India: Has Mediocracy already convicted Delhi gang rape 5? - GlobalPost (blog)
India: Has Mediocracy already convicted Delhi gang rape 5?
GlobalPost (blog)
In almost every story I've reported, whether it's about poor people starving because of government corruption or a city cleaning up its act after an unhealthy dose of the plague, somebody will say it: All this is only happening because of the media ...
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In Islamic criminal law a rapist can be convicted on scientific evidence - Stabroek News
In Islamic criminal law a rapist can be convicted on scientific evidence
Stabroek News
The current Sexual Offences law in Guyana is so badly drafted that it apparently suffices that the “victim” rises in the morning, and claims to have felt threatened at the time the act was jointly committed for the perpetrator to face a heavy sentence ...
Washington National Cathedral to wed same-sex couples - CNN (blog)
Washington National Cathedral to wed same-sex couples
CNN (blog)
In March, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two appeals cases related to same-sex marriage - California's Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage and the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which denies federal benefits to same-sex couples ...
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Death for juveniles: HC notice to Centre - Zee News
Times of India
Death for juveniles: HC notice to Centre
Zee News
Stricter punishment for gang-rape, denial of bail for crime against women and lowering juvenile age limit to 16 were among the key recommendations made by top bureaucrats and police brass to the government recently. The conference of Chief Secretaries ...
Revisit legislation that allows juveniles to escape consequences of their actionsTimes of India
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India should think twice about its sex offender register - ABC Online
ABC Online
India should think twice about its sex offender register
ABC Online
India surely needs to take action against sexual violence, but the experience around the world is that sex offender registers can do more harm than good, writes Ali Winters. As the ashes of a young woman's traumatised body are scattered, we are left to ...
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Anti-rape law in India: NALSAR Univ opposes death penalty - Oneindia
Oneindia
Anti-rape law in India: NALSAR Univ opposes death penalty
Oneindia
NALSAR recognised a need to extend "sexual assault" to other sexualised forms of violence such as molestation. It laid stress on the ... The Act follows universal standards of juvenile justice and NALSAR did not recommend that this legislation be ...
Nalsar against death for rapistsDeccan Chronicle
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