rape

Unsafe Harbour

Madhavankutty Pillai

Why the rape and murder of a young doctor in Kolkata has snowballed into a national agitation

An Anachronistic Justice

Madhavankutty Pillai

On the predictable response to the chief justice asking a rape accused to marry the victim

Honour and Shame in Pakistan

Mehr Tarar

Are things changing for the better?

Not In My Name

Mehr Tarar

Vigilantism is not a substitute for justice

Beyond the Scapegoat

Nandini Nair

Why are crimes against women being avenged by vigilantism and blood thirst?

The alleged encounter killing of the four accused in the rape and murder of a veterinarian in Hyderabad may have made heroes of the police. But at the same time, officers in plainclothes are making the city safer for women

The Call of the Mob

Nandini Nair

When those in Parliament encourage citizens to lynch those accused of rape, it shows a complete breakdown of the system

The Crime That Can’t Be

Madhavankutty Pillai

Why former CJI Dipak Misra’s take on marital rape not being made an offence is erroneous

The First Victim

Payal Dhar

Understanding systemic violence against women in India

Nun The Less

V Shoba

In a historic show of solidarity, a group of nuns in Kerala has forced the church and the state to finally act against a bishop who had allegedly raped one of them. V Shoba in Kochi listens to the sisters who dared