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Can Have Law On Marital Rape But Women Won't Complain: Maneka Gandhi
Months after her statement that "concept of marital rape cannot be applied in the Indian context" created some controversy, Union minister Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday said even if there was a law against it, women are unlikely to complain about this kind of abuse.
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Will India Have A Law Against Marital Rape? Pressure On Government Grows
Almost immediately after Deepti’s wedding at a traditional ceremony in Delhi, the horrific abuse began — behind closed doors at the hands of her new husband. “He was brutal. He forcefully had sex with me even when I was admitted in hospital,” she told AFP, shuddering at the memory of the assaults she endured for months before running away. ...
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Online Attacks On Women To Be Treated As Violence: Maneka Gandhi to NDTV
At a time when women journalists and others are complaining about prolific and misogynistic online abuse, union minister Maneka Gandhi has said that the government's new agenda for women's rights and equality looks "very strongly" at how to fight "viciousness against women on the net" which, she said, must be treated at par with violence.
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Government Planning To Criminalise Marital Rape
Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi today said the government is planning to criminalise marital rape, a month after her statement in Parliament that the concept cannot be "suitably applied in the Indian context" created an uproar.
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Family System Will Be Under Great Stress If Marital Rape Is 'Criminalised'
A Parliamentary panel has observed that if the issue of marital rape is brought under law, the entire family system will be under great stress.
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Concept Of Marital Rape Cannot Be Suitably Applied In India: Government
Government today said the concept of marital rape cannot be "suitably applied in the Indian context" due to factors like poverty, illiteracy and religious beliefs.
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Can Have Law On Marital Rape But Women Won't Complain: Maneka Gandhi
Months after her statement that "concept of marital rape cannot be applied in the Indian context" created some controversy, Union minister Maneka Gandhi on Tuesday said even if there was a law against it, women are unlikely to complain about this kind of abuse.
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Will India Have A Law Against Marital Rape? Pressure On Government Grows
Almost immediately after Deepti’s wedding at a traditional ceremony in Delhi, the horrific abuse began — behind closed doors at the hands of her new husband. “He was brutal. He forcefully had sex with me even when I was admitted in hospital,” she told AFP, shuddering at the memory of the assaults she endured for months before running away. ...
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Online Attacks On Women To Be Treated As Violence: Maneka Gandhi to NDTV
At a time when women journalists and others are complaining about prolific and misogynistic online abuse, union minister Maneka Gandhi has said that the government's new agenda for women's rights and equality looks "very strongly" at how to fight "viciousness against women on the net" which, she said, must be treated at par with violence.
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Government Planning To Criminalise Marital Rape
Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi today said the government is planning to criminalise marital rape, a month after her statement in Parliament that the concept cannot be "suitably applied in the Indian context" created an uproar.
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Family System Will Be Under Great Stress If Marital Rape Is 'Criminalised'
A Parliamentary panel has observed that if the issue of marital rape is brought under law, the entire family system will be under great stress.
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Concept Of Marital Rape Cannot Be Suitably Applied In India: Government
Government today said the concept of marital rape cannot be "suitably applied in the Indian context" due to factors like poverty, illiteracy and religious beliefs.
