Women Blamed For Rape

An Israeli hostage's family has blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the "rape" of the women kidnapped and held by the Hamas group.

While commenting on the gang-rape of a woman, TV presenter Andrea Giambruno, said women could avoid sexual assaults if they ''do not get too drunk''.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant - under pressure after the gang-rape of two minor girls, and an attack on two minor boys last week - has now been slammed for blaming the survivors and their parents, and appearing to absolve his government and the po

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today blamed the Uttar Pradesh government for not providing security to the Unnao woman, who died at a hospital in Delhi during treatment for burn injuries she suffered after she was set on fire by men accused of raping her,despite a similar incident taking place earlier in the same district. In a tw...

Blaming porn sites for the rising incidence of sexual crimes against women, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday urged the Centre to ban all such internet platforms which proffered voyeuristic pleasure through video clips of rapes purportedly filmed by the perpetrators themselves.

Young people getting easy access to obscene content through the Internet and smart phones is leading to the rise in crime against women, a BJP MP from Madhya Pradesh has said.

In a statement not new to the Samajwadi Party, its general secretary Ramashankar Vidyarthi on Monday said that women should wear stop wearing revealing clothes to prevent incidents of sexual assault. He also went on to claim that "mobile phones and internet are the reasons behind increasing cases of rape and molestation in the country".

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday blamed colonial and foreign rule in India for the lack of respect towards women which was leading to crimes against them.

As thousands of people hit the streets across the country to express outrage over the rapes in Kathua and Unnao, a group of 49 retired civil servants wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, holding him responsible for what they called a "terrifying state of affairs".

Goa minister Deepak Dhavalikar, who said that his wife was never sexually harassed "because she wore and kumkum all her life," today said the media had misquoted him.

A lawmaker of the ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh has said women were as much responsible for rapes, drawing strong condemnation from opposition parties.

Blaming police laxity for the horrific gangrape of two Dalit sisters in the district, Union Women and Child Welfare Minister Maneka Gandhi today said that a "rape crisis cell" will be constituted for speedy action on such incidents.

A woman politician in Maharashtra has generated shockwaves with a comment that women are to be blamed for rape too.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, severely criticised for his silence on the gang-rape of a Danish woman in Delhi, today put the blame squarely on the Delhi Police, accusing it of being "a highly compromised force."

A satirical video that mocks those who blame women for the rise in sexual crimes in India has gone viral on the Internet. The video, featuring actor Kalki Koechlin and VJ Juhi Pande, waxes on the theme 'Rape? Ladies, it's your fault', and lampoons deep-seated patriarchal mindsets that blame a woman for inviting sexual assault.

An Israeli hostage's family has blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the "rape" of the women kidnapped and held by the Hamas group.

While commenting on the gang-rape of a woman, TV presenter Andrea Giambruno, said women could avoid sexual assaults if they ''do not get too drunk''.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant - under pressure after the gang-rape of two minor girls, and an attack on two minor boys last week - has now been slammed for blaming the survivors and their parents, and appearing to absolve his government and the po

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today blamed the Uttar Pradesh government for not providing security to the Unnao woman, who died at a hospital in Delhi during treatment for burn injuries she suffered after she was set on fire by men accused of raping her,despite a similar incident taking place earlier in the same district. In a tw...

Blaming porn sites for the rising incidence of sexual crimes against women, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday urged the Centre to ban all such internet platforms which proffered voyeuristic pleasure through video clips of rapes purportedly filmed by the perpetrators themselves.

Young people getting easy access to obscene content through the Internet and smart phones is leading to the rise in crime against women, a BJP MP from Madhya Pradesh has said.

In a statement not new to the Samajwadi Party, its general secretary Ramashankar Vidyarthi on Monday said that women should wear stop wearing revealing clothes to prevent incidents of sexual assault. He also went on to claim that "mobile phones and internet are the reasons behind increasing cases of rape and molestation in the country".

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday blamed colonial and foreign rule in India for the lack of respect towards women which was leading to crimes against them.

As thousands of people hit the streets across the country to express outrage over the rapes in Kathua and Unnao, a group of 49 retired civil servants wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, holding him responsible for what they called a "terrifying state of affairs".

Goa minister Deepak Dhavalikar, who said that his wife was never sexually harassed "because she wore and kumkum all her life," today said the media had misquoted him.

A lawmaker of the ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh has said women were as much responsible for rapes, drawing strong condemnation from opposition parties.

Blaming police laxity for the horrific gangrape of two Dalit sisters in the district, Union Women and Child Welfare Minister Maneka Gandhi today said that a "rape crisis cell" will be constituted for speedy action on such incidents.

A woman politician in Maharashtra has generated shockwaves with a comment that women are to be blamed for rape too.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, severely criticised for his silence on the gang-rape of a Danish woman in Delhi, today put the blame squarely on the Delhi Police, accusing it of being "a highly compromised force."

A satirical video that mocks those who blame women for the rise in sexual crimes in India has gone viral on the Internet. The video, featuring actor Kalki Koechlin and VJ Juhi Pande, waxes on the theme 'Rape? Ladies, it's your fault', and lampoons deep-seated patriarchal mindsets that blame a woman for inviting sexual assault.