Violence or VoyeurismHow Irresponsibly Sharing Videos, Images of Sexual Violence Dehumanizes Survivors Tweets and videos of the Delhi gang-rape incident make violence “easily consumable,” lending a voyeuristic element to the crime. By Saumya Kalia
Consent Is Not CircumstantialBeing in Love Doesn’t Imply Sexual Consent: Kerala HC The court ruled in the case of a man convicted for non-consensual sexual intercourse with a 17-year-old girl he was in a relationship with. By Saumya Kalia
Safety SquadTamil Nadu Issues Guidelines To Prevent Sexual Harassment During Online Classes Recently, sexual harassment cases were lodged against faculty members of some schools in the state, prompting outrage and government action. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Secondhand TraumaMarriage to Sexual Assault Survivor Should Not Be a Bail Condition for Perpetrators: Allahabad HC The court observed that such conditions threaten the mandate of “fair justice” for the survivor. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Stereotyping SurvivorsSexual Assault Survivor Did Not Behave “Like a Victim,” Goa Court Says in Tarun Tejpal Case The former Tehelka editor should get the "benefit of doubt" because of new facts, the court said. By Saumya Kalia
Right To RiskTell Me More: Talking Urban Women’s Safety and Access With Dr. Shilpa Phadke "The visions of who should be safe in a city always focus on able-bodied, cishet, middle-class women." By Aditi Murti
Victim BlamingRape Survivor Writes To CJI Alleging Sessions Judge Laughed at Her During Hearing The woman says the judge's reaction made her "deeply regret pursuing [her] complaint in the vain hope of getting justice.” By Aditi Murti
A History of ImpunityKashmir Police Arrest 3 Army Soldiers for Abduction of Young Girl; Family Alleges Molestation It's the second accusation of molestation registered against Army personnel in the region in the past few months. By Rajvi Desai
Hard As NailsCan We Move On? From the Lady Cop Trope That Shows a Male‑Centric Idea of an Empowered Woman With her slaps and lathi-charges, Bollywood’s female cop takes violence against women personally – and hides the structural forces behind it. By Aditi Murti
FinallyPakistani High Court Calls Two‑Finger Virginity Test of Rape Survivors “Unconstitutional” The Lahore High Court referenced previous Indian judgments in calling for an end to the abusive practice. By Aditi Murti
MisguidedPakistan Passes Ordinance Allowing Chemical Castration of Sex Offenders The misguided move is a knee-jerk attempt to placate public outrage over a gang-rape outside Lahore. By Rajvi Desai
Curious TimingPornhub Promises to Ban Unverified Uploads, Expand Content Moderation Efforts The company's abrupt change in policy comes after a damning New York Times exposé of its violent and non-consensual content. By Aditi Murti
Corridors of PowerOppressor‑Caste Solidarity Drives Culture of Silence Around Rapes of Dalit Girls in Haryana: Report Khap panchayats, the police, and politicians are complicit in keeping Dalit survivors of abuse silent and afraid, finds a new report. By Rajvi Desai
Intersections of ViolenceThe Dalit Caste Identity of Hathras Victim Is Vital to Recognizing Her Rape as a Casteist Crime This is not the first time dominant castes have used sexual violence as a means to wield power over Dalit women's bodies. By Aditi Murti
No More Fifty ShadesUK Announces Ban On “Rough Sex Gone Wrong” As A Defense to Murder The defense has been increasingly used by men in court to claim that the fatal injuries they inflicted upon women were the result of consensual acts. By Devrupa Rakshit
Another ViolationFrance Opens Sexual Harassment Investigation Against Former President A German journalist alleged that President Valery Giscard d’Estaing groped her during a 2018 interview. By Aditi Murti
Protect The StatelessLockdowns, Quarantines Put Refugee Women at Risk for Gender‑Based Violence: UN Refugee Agency With reduced access to movement and shelters during the lockdown, undocumented refugee women have no opportunity to distance themselves from potential abusers. 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