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Shah Bano To Shayara Bano: BJP's History Attack On Congress In Waqf Debate
Shah Bano and Shayara Bano, whose legal battles led to landmark court judgments for Muslim women's rights, found a mention in the Lok Sabha today as the BJP countered the Opposition's charge against the Waqf Amendment Bill
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"What Is Bhojpuri Vulgarity": Court Slams Lawyer During Honey Singh Song Hearing
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rapped a lawyer for using the phrase "Bhojpuri vulgarity" during an argument, and refused to entertain a plea which claimed Honey Singh's latest song 'Maniac' portrays women as "sexual objects".
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#MeToo Movement A 'Reign Of Terror': French Actor In Sex Abuse Trial
French star actor Gerard Depardieu, on trial for sexual assault, told the Paris court on Tuesday that he was not in the habit of "groping" women, and called the #MeToo movement a "reign of terror."
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Law Doesn't Promote Idleness: Delhi High Court On Interim Maintenance For Capable Women
The Delhi High Court has observed that the law doesn't promote idling and said qualified women with an earning capacity shouldn't claim interim maintenance from their husbands.
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Wife Watching Porn, Masturbating Not Grounds For Divorce: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has ruled that wives watching pornography is not grounds for divorce, adding that women retain the right to masturbate and do not surrender their sexual autonomy once they marry.
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UK Crossbow Killer Jailed For Life For Triple Murder
A former soldier who murdered three women and raped one of them in a crossbow and stabbing attack was handed a whole-life prison sentence at a UK court Tuesday.
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Indonesia Court Jails Transgender Woman For Remark On Jesus
An Indonesian court sentenced a transgender woman to more than two years in prison Monday for a remark online about Jesus' hair, a local official said, in a case condemned by rights groups as excessive.
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'Men, Other Genders Also Need Protection From Sex Abuse': Delhi High Court Judge
Justice Prathiba M Singh of the Delhi High Court called for having strong provisions in the law not only to protect women, but also men.
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Top Court Seeks Details Of Cases, Chargesheets Against Men Using Triple Talaq
The Supreme Court asked the Centre to provide the details of the number of FIRs and chargesheets filed against men for pronouncing instant triple talaq to divorce spouses in violation of the 1991 Muslim Women (Protection of Rights in Marriage) Act.
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Top European Court Backs Frenchwoman Divorced For Refusing Sex
Europe's top rights court on Thursday ruled in favour of a 69-year-old Frenchwoman whose husband had obtained a divorce on the grounds that she had stopped having sex with him.
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Victimisation Of Women For 'Witchcraft' Blot On Constitution: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday said victimisation of women in the name of witchcraft was a blot on constitutional spirit and censured an order staying the proceedings against man accused of disrobing and abusing women in the name of witchcraft.
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Laws For Women's Welfare Not Tools To "Extort" Their Husbands: Top Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that strict laws designed for women's welfare are not meant to be tools to "chastise, threaten, domineer or extort" their husbands.
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"Chemical Castration Harsh But...": Supreme Court On Women's Safety Plea
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to various union government ministries and departments to respond to a plea - by the Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association - for guidelines for a safer environment for women, children, and transgenders.
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Top Court Takes Strong Exemption To Termination Of Women Civil Judges In Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court on Tuesday took strong exception to the termination of women civil judges in Madhya Pradesh, criticizing the criteria used for their dismissal and remarking that men would understand the situation if they experienced menstruation.
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UP Man Gets 20-Year Jail Term For Raping Mentally Challenged Girl
A special POCSO court here on Tuesday sentenced a person to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 13-year-old mentally challenged girl.
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Shah Bano To Shayara Bano: BJP's History Attack On Congress In Waqf Debate
Shah Bano and Shayara Bano, whose legal battles led to landmark court judgments for Muslim women's rights, found a mention in the Lok Sabha today as the BJP countered the Opposition's charge against the Waqf Amendment Bill
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"What Is Bhojpuri Vulgarity": Court Slams Lawyer During Honey Singh Song Hearing
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rapped a lawyer for using the phrase "Bhojpuri vulgarity" during an argument, and refused to entertain a plea which claimed Honey Singh's latest song 'Maniac' portrays women as "sexual objects".
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#MeToo Movement A 'Reign Of Terror': French Actor In Sex Abuse Trial
French star actor Gerard Depardieu, on trial for sexual assault, told the Paris court on Tuesday that he was not in the habit of "groping" women, and called the #MeToo movement a "reign of terror."
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Law Doesn't Promote Idleness: Delhi High Court On Interim Maintenance For Capable Women
The Delhi High Court has observed that the law doesn't promote idling and said qualified women with an earning capacity shouldn't claim interim maintenance from their husbands.
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Wife Watching Porn, Masturbating Not Grounds For Divorce: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has ruled that wives watching pornography is not grounds for divorce, adding that women retain the right to masturbate and do not surrender their sexual autonomy once they marry.
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UK Crossbow Killer Jailed For Life For Triple Murder
A former soldier who murdered three women and raped one of them in a crossbow and stabbing attack was handed a whole-life prison sentence at a UK court Tuesday.
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Indonesia Court Jails Transgender Woman For Remark On Jesus
An Indonesian court sentenced a transgender woman to more than two years in prison Monday for a remark online about Jesus' hair, a local official said, in a case condemned by rights groups as excessive.
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'Men, Other Genders Also Need Protection From Sex Abuse': Delhi High Court Judge
Justice Prathiba M Singh of the Delhi High Court called for having strong provisions in the law not only to protect women, but also men.
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Top Court Seeks Details Of Cases, Chargesheets Against Men Using Triple Talaq
The Supreme Court asked the Centre to provide the details of the number of FIRs and chargesheets filed against men for pronouncing instant triple talaq to divorce spouses in violation of the 1991 Muslim Women (Protection of Rights in Marriage) Act.
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Top European Court Backs Frenchwoman Divorced For Refusing Sex
Europe's top rights court on Thursday ruled in favour of a 69-year-old Frenchwoman whose husband had obtained a divorce on the grounds that she had stopped having sex with him.
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Victimisation Of Women For 'Witchcraft' Blot On Constitution: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday said victimisation of women in the name of witchcraft was a blot on constitutional spirit and censured an order staying the proceedings against man accused of disrobing and abusing women in the name of witchcraft.
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Laws For Women's Welfare Not Tools To "Extort" Their Husbands: Top Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that strict laws designed for women's welfare are not meant to be tools to "chastise, threaten, domineer or extort" their husbands.
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"Chemical Castration Harsh But...": Supreme Court On Women's Safety Plea
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to various union government ministries and departments to respond to a plea - by the Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association - for guidelines for a safer environment for women, children, and transgenders.
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Top Court Takes Strong Exemption To Termination Of Women Civil Judges In Madhya Pradesh
The Supreme Court on Tuesday took strong exception to the termination of women civil judges in Madhya Pradesh, criticizing the criteria used for their dismissal and remarking that men would understand the situation if they experienced menstruation.
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UP Man Gets 20-Year Jail Term For Raping Mentally Challenged Girl
A special POCSO court here on Tuesday sentenced a person to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 13-year-old mentally challenged girl.
