Crimes Against Women And Children

The newly enacted Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which replaces the British-era Indian Penal Code, has made sexual offences "gender neutral" for the victim and the perpetrator, according to official documents.

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has taken suo moto cognisance in the case of kidnapping and alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old minor girl who had been missing since December 12 from Swaroop Nagar.

China is canvassing public opinion on draft guidelines to punish cyber violence, authorities said on Friday, as concern grows over online bullying and attacks targeting women and children in the world's largest internet community.

"Those who raped a 5-month pregnant woman and killed her 3-year-old daughter were released during 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'," Mr Gandhi tweeted, asking what message its sends to women

In the Hyderabad gang-rape of a teenaged girl for which six persons have been arrested, police will push for the five under-18 accused to be tried as adults so that they do not get lighter punishment on account of being juveniles.

The Maharashtra Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill that aims to establish special courts to ensure speedy trial of offences against women and children under the Shakti Act.

The US military covered up 2019 airstrikes in Syria that killed up to 64 women and children, a possible war crime, during the battle against Islamic State, the New York Times reported on Saturday.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said his government's priority is to open special courts to try cases related to crimes against women and children and has no plan as of now to set up any other new court in the state.

A father in Pakistan is suspected of killing his two daughters and their four children by setting their house ablaze because one of the women married against his wishes, police said.

A parliamentary panel has expressed dismay over the "abysmally low" conviction rate in crimes against women and children in the country and suggested that the government work out a mechanism to gather information on reasons for the delay.

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Friday adopted a Bill that enhances punishment for offences against women and children including causing deaths by demanding dowry, stalking and selling minors for prostitution.

In a bid to curb heinous crimes against women and children in Maharashtra, the state cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft bill that has provisions for stern punishment, including the death penalty, life sentence, and hefty fines, for the perpetrators, and also speedy trial.

A 15-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Mau district was physically assaulted and thrown off the terrace of a house for objecting to harassment by three men, the police said. The girl and the accused are neighbours, and the incident took place when she was returning home on Friday, they said.

As many as 23 persons were sentenced to life imprisonment from October 19 to October 20 in connection with cases of crime against women and children, said UP's Home Department.

A special campaign will be organised in Uttar Pradesh from October 17 to October 25 to create awareness among the public regarding crimes against children and women, according to a statement on Saturday.

The newly enacted Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which replaces the British-era Indian Penal Code, has made sexual offences "gender neutral" for the victim and the perpetrator, according to official documents.

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has taken suo moto cognisance in the case of kidnapping and alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old minor girl who had been missing since December 12 from Swaroop Nagar.

China is canvassing public opinion on draft guidelines to punish cyber violence, authorities said on Friday, as concern grows over online bullying and attacks targeting women and children in the world's largest internet community.

"Those who raped a 5-month pregnant woman and killed her 3-year-old daughter were released during 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'," Mr Gandhi tweeted, asking what message its sends to women

In the Hyderabad gang-rape of a teenaged girl for which six persons have been arrested, police will push for the five under-18 accused to be tried as adults so that they do not get lighter punishment on account of being juveniles.

The Maharashtra Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a bill that aims to establish special courts to ensure speedy trial of offences against women and children under the Shakti Act.

The US military covered up 2019 airstrikes in Syria that killed up to 64 women and children, a possible war crime, during the battle against Islamic State, the New York Times reported on Saturday.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said his government's priority is to open special courts to try cases related to crimes against women and children and has no plan as of now to set up any other new court in the state.

A father in Pakistan is suspected of killing his two daughters and their four children by setting their house ablaze because one of the women married against his wishes, police said.

A parliamentary panel has expressed dismay over the "abysmally low" conviction rate in crimes against women and children in the country and suggested that the government work out a mechanism to gather information on reasons for the delay.

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Friday adopted a Bill that enhances punishment for offences against women and children including causing deaths by demanding dowry, stalking and selling minors for prostitution.

In a bid to curb heinous crimes against women and children in Maharashtra, the state cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft bill that has provisions for stern punishment, including the death penalty, life sentence, and hefty fines, for the perpetrators, and also speedy trial.

A 15-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Mau district was physically assaulted and thrown off the terrace of a house for objecting to harassment by three men, the police said. The girl and the accused are neighbours, and the incident took place when she was returning home on Friday, they said.

As many as 23 persons were sentenced to life imprisonment from October 19 to October 20 in connection with cases of crime against women and children, said UP's Home Department.

A special campaign will be organised in Uttar Pradesh from October 17 to October 25 to create awareness among the public regarding crimes against children and women, according to a statement on Saturday.