“The endorsement of violent and exclusionary politics and laws by the present government offers impunity to dominant groups,” it said.
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Government’s Guiding Light On Crime Against Women- Fiat By Public Emotion Rather Than Structural Reform
The remarkable fact about recent Indian law-making, particularly when it comes to crimes against women, is that it seems to be based entirely on public emotion.
On The Day Death Penalty Ordinance Passed, Two Girls Aged Six And Four Raped In Odisha
On the day, President Ram Nath Kovind promulgated an ordinance proposing stringent punishment, including death penalty to those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years, there were reports of sexual assault on two minor girls in Odisha. The two girls – one aged six years and the other four years – were allegedly… Continue reading On The Day Death Penalty Ordinance Passed, Two Girls Aged Six And Four Raped In Odisha
Nirbhaya’s father: Death Penalty Ordinance Illogical, Political Gimmick
New Delhi, Apr 21 Nirbhaya’s father alleged today that the Union Cabinet’s approval to promulgate an ordinance to give the death penalty to those convicted of raping girls below 12 years has no “logic” and the decision was taken in view of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The man, whose daughter was raped and tortured… Continue reading Nirbhaya’s father: Death Penalty Ordinance Illogical, Political Gimmick