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"I want to thank my ancestors for the legal team I was blessed with. Everything I am, is thru your doing. Ndiyabulela."

In India, the legal system that is supposed to deliver justice is just another tool to victimise survivors of sexual assault.

A court in Kerala on Monday concluded the hearing and reserved its verdict in the case of alleged rape of a nun by Bishop Franco Mulakkal. The Additional Sessions Court is likely to pronounce the judgment on January 14. The trial in the case had started in November 2019. The rape case against the Bishop was registered by police in Kottayam district in 2018. In her complaint to

A 22-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly ‘honey-trapping’ and registering fake rape cases against several men.

The victim had lodged a complaint against Das for sexually assaulting her on March 20, 2017. She informed the police that brother-in-law of her neighbor raped her on the pretext of helping her to meet a friend.

It's been exactly nine years since Nirbhaya rape case was reported in Delhi -- a case that still sends shivers down the spine of anyone who gets to know about this horrible incident that took place in the national capital in 2012. But, lessons not learnt, women's safety continues to be a matter of concern, says Nirbhaya's father. The 22-year-old female physiotherapist intern

Police on Wednesday arrested a 60-year-old man for allegedly raping a minor girl working at his house in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said. The accused committed the offence on several occasions since May this year at a village here, Ganesh police station's assistant inspector Sunil Jadhav said quoting the victim's complaint. The 14-year-old victim lost her father

The film will be screened at the Siri Fort Auditorium on December 11 at 4:45 PM.

The observations come in an order rejecting plea filed by former editor of Tehelka magazine, Tarun Tejpal seeking in-camera hearing of the appeal filed by State of Goa against his acquittal in a sexual assault case.

Frustrating when that doesnt happen. >> i want to share, too -- go ahead, cynthia. >> i was just going to say, recognize that the prosecutor not only has to dispassionately evaluate the fact. this is a prosecutor who is also dealing with the family members of these children who are massacred, and the people who were injured. she is -- i used to do all these rape cases. i spent time with victims. its wrenching. it is your job as the prosecutor to be their advocate in court and bring them the just...