Topic: sexual violence against women
Man accused of raping woman inside bus arrested after intensive manhunt in Pune
Pune police arrested Dattatraya Ramdas Gade, 37, on Friday after an extensive 72-hour search. Gade, a resident of Gunat village in Shirur, was accused of raping a woman inside a state-run bus at Pune’s Swargate depot.
Revisiting ‘Ocean of Tears’: Documenting sexual violence in Kashmir
Bilal A. Jan’s 2012 documentary Ocean of Tears, produced in Kashmiri by Rajiv Mehrotra under the auspices of the Public Service Broadcasting Trust of India (PSBT), comprehensively documents the harrowing human rights atrocities committed against Kashmiri women.
Pregnant woman pushed off moving train in Tamil Nadu after resisting assault; accused arrested
In a shocking incident in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore district, a 36-year-old pregnant woman was pushed out of a moving train after resisting an attempted sexual assault.
Kerala: Woman injured after jumping from building to escape sexual assault
A 29-year-old woman sustained injuries after jumping from the first floor of a private lodge in Mambatta in Kerala’s Kozhikode district in an attempt to escape an alleged sexual assault by three men.
Tamil Nadu Assembly passes new Bills to strengthen punishment for sexual crimes against women
In a significant move to combat sexual crimes, the Tamil Nadu Assembly passed two key Bills on January 10, aiming to enhance penalties and address digital harassment against women and children.
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor urges UN to add Israel to sexual violence blacklist
The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has called for Israel to be included in the United Nations’ blacklist of entities suspected of perpetrating sexual violence in conflict zones. This demand stems from what the organization describes as substantial evidence of systematic and widespread acts of sexual violence committed by Israeli forces against Palestinians, including detainees and prisoners.
