With Friends Like These...National Commission for Women Rep Says Badaun Rape‑Murder Victim “Could Have Been Saved” Had She Stayed Home It's the latest in a series of disappointments from the venerable and supposedly feminist institution. By Aditi Murti
Less Talk More TeachCompulsory Sex Education Is the Only Way to Avoid Another #BoysLockerRoom A comprehensive introduction to sex, mental health, and rape culture is the only way to rehabilitate young boys who indulge in misogynistic posturing. By Aditi Murti
Not The Right Move4 Nirbhaya Rapists Hanged to Death Today. It Won’t Change Anything. The death penalty might appease anti-rape bloodlust; it does little to counter rape culture. By Rajvi Desai
Rape is Rape is RapeWhy It’s Still Legal For Indian Men to Rape Their Wives The government prioritizes keeping even violent marriages intact over holding men who rape their wives accountable. By Pallavi Prasad
Death Penalty Doesn't DeterRapists Increasingly Killed Their Victims in 2018: NCRB The recent gang rape and murder case in Modasa, Gujarat, is a microcosm of the country's broader trends in violence against women. By Pallavi Prasad
It's Not About Sex‘Mardaani 2’ Portrays Rape as a Tool Men Use to Curb Women’s Potential While the sequel suffers from the same vigilante-justice catharsis as the first, its insight into rape's power dynamics diverges from typical Bollywood fare. By Rajvi Desai
Crime and PunishmentWhy the Police Killing the Hyderabad Rape Accused Isn’t Justice 150 years ago, society moved from executing criminals to trying and imprisoning them for a reason. By Pallavi Prasad
Big PictureWhat It Will Take to End Gang Rapes in India Even the harshest penalties imposed on rapists will not dismantle the rape culture that conditions them in the first place. By Pallavi Prasad
