Her friends used to tell her it wasn’t rape if the man was your husband. She didn’t say anything, but inside she seethed; she wanted to take a knife to their faces.” – F. H. Batacan INTRODUCTION: Rape in marriage is a serious and prevalent form of violence against women. Marital rape can be defined as unwanted intercourse, penetration…
The Dowry System in India is still common illegal practice which is happening around us. This practice has been passed down from generation to generation and became a part of our custom. Dowry can be in the form of money, property or goods given by bride’s family to the groom or his family at time…
Domestic Violence is one of the most atrocious crimes that a person can commit. The common reasons behind violence against women include: poor quality of life indicated by rampant poverty, lack of education, high mortality rate, poor health status, high fertility rate and high maternal mortality rate and societal mind set. Violence on women occurs…
An empty mind is devil’s abode’ we are all aware with this phrase. And when it comes to pandemic, it’s not just about the medical phenomenon but it also affects the individual and the society at a psychological level which gives rise to anxiety, stress and somewhere depression. It’s a frightening time. We are all…
We all live in a society which is based on the principles of freedom and equality. Which clearly states that there is an elimination of any kind of discrimination against the women. But with the current situation of the worldwide pandemic and with pandemic the words that come to our mind our stress, anxiety and…
What is Domestic Violence? Domestic violence is a violence which is committed by someone who is in a close circle of the victim. This close circle may include victim’s partner, ex-partner, friends, some family members, and other relatives and family friends. The term domestic violence will be used for only that violence where there is…
INTRODUCTION: Matrimony or wedlock is a culturally recognized social sanction of connection between two persons, according to a widely accepted definition of marriage. This union helps create rights and obligations between two people who are getting married, as well as their children and in-laws. The sacred institution of marriage, on the other hand, has existed…
Marital rape is the act of coercing your spouse into having sexual relations without their permission. It is an unfair, but not unusual, method of degrading and disempowering women. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) recommended to the Indian government in 2013 that marital rape be criminalized. The same was…
Introduction Domestic Violence is said to be domestic abuse which can be committed by any individual. It is an abuse in a domestic setting like marriage. Domestic violence can take place between same sex relationships, partners, against children as well as elderly people. Domestic violence is a very big word which ranges from physical, emotional…
‘Rape’ is an unlawful sexual activity or sexual intercourse that is performed forcibly and by keeping victim under a threat i.e., against the will. But according to Indian jurisprudence, rape is not an unlawful sexual activity if done by a husband to his wife. Whereas in many other countries like United States, Nepal, Britain etc…
