In the ‘Country That Cried Wolf’, we talked about the act of rape in India, what the laws are, and the most notable incidents, including the most recent one. Let’s look at what the aftermath of this was. The Incident An eight-year-old girl, Asifa Bano, was abducted, raped, and murdered in Kathua, Jammu Kashmir in [...]
We last talked about what rape was, and how the Indian laws looked at rape. Now let’s get into more details. Rape of Minors According to a survey by Human Rights Watch, more than 7,200 minors (1.6 in 100,000) are raped each year in India. Girls are trafficked into prostitution, conflating into a lifetime of [...]
Sexual assault is when a person sexually touches another person or forces them to engage in a sexual act without their consent. There are various forms of sexual assault: Child sexual abuse, Domestic violence, Elderly sexual abuse, Groping, Rape, Marital rape, Sexual harassment, and Mass sexual assault. The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network(RAINN) defines [...]
