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Interview with Mariuma Ben Yosef, Founder of Shanti House – An Oasis of refuge in the Desert
When she was 14 years old, Mariuma Ben Yosef ran away from home. On and off for nearly two years, she lived on the streets of Boston. She slept on benches…
CLAT Exam messes up again! Puts careers of thousands of students at risk!
On May 13, 2018, an unprecedented 59,000 students wrote the Common Law Admission Test, the national law entrance examination. The number of law aspirants in India has been rising spectacularly…
Effect of Menstruation on Mental Health of Women
Menstruation is a biological process of ovary reproduction, that women experience on a monthly basis (an ideal cycle is of 28 days, whereas normally it can vary between 21-35 days).…
BITSians Protest Against Fee Hike: BITS to hike fees by 15% every year!
BITS Group of institutions, which has campuses in Pilani, Goa, and Hyderabad, has recently decided to increase their fees every academic year by 15%, even for existing students. BITS Group…
Crimes from Colonial Hangover: Marital Rape
“We take the view that the time has now arrived when the law should declare that a rapist remains a rapist subject to the criminal law, irrespective of his relationship…
7 Points to reclaiming Mother Earth
As April ends and summer tightens its grip on the Northern Hemisphere, we put behind us the observation of Earth Day, an annual event since 1970 celebrated now in over…
Ordinance allowing death penalty for rapists where victim is below 12 years approved by Union Cabinet
The Union Cabinet on Saturday (Apr 21) approved an ordinance to allow courts to award death penalty to those convicted of raping children up to 12 years of age, reported…
Child rape accused assaulted outside Court in MP
Indore, Apr 21 (PTI) A man arrested for allegedly raping and killing a four-month-old infant was today assaulted by people when he was being taken to a magisterial court here, officials…
Sexual Violence as a peacetime-wartime continuum: Part 6; Prosecuting sexual violence in post-war societies
The question of a trade-off between peace and justice is not new. Didactic for the observer, the compulsion to choose between the two is a reality for many, many people…
Sexual Violence as a peacetime-wartime continuum: Part 5; Sexual violence and Indigenous women in Conflict
Women and children are the worst affected by a conflict, undoubtedly. But among them is a segment of women and children that are still more affected in comparison with their…