Senates Standing Committee approves Anti-Rape Bill

Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to adopt The Golden State's Yes means yes law to combat rape in the state of New York. Cuomo is reportedly concerned with very specific institutions at this time. Recently, he enforced the law on all State University of ...

Think about all the Mukhtaran Mais and the Kainat Soomros and the many faceless, nameless, sufferers in silence who have yet to receive justice just because a simple use of biotechnology is being kept away from the public. PHOTO: REUTERS They ...

The brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old paramedic student on December 16, 2012 in the national capital witnessed huge uproar and protests with thousands of people out on the streets demanding justice for the victim and severe punishment for the culprits. Even ...

FEW would argue that Pakistan's societal realities are such that render it a deeply hostile place for women and children in particular. Nevertheless, slow though it may be, in terms of legislation some progress is being made to address this concern.

Main change requires under-18s to have parental consent Anti-abortion protesters rally in Madrid last year. Some believe the proposed reforms are too timid. Photograph: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/ Guy Hedgecoe Topics: News World Europe Alberto Ruiz ...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) In the wake of the House abruptly abandoning (for now) an extreme anti-abortion bill, Republicans are finger-pointing and arguing over how to deal with what Sen. Lindsey Graham called "this definitional problem of rape." ...

Indian students of Saint Joseph Degree college participate during an anti-rape protest in Hyderabad on September 13, 2013. — AFP pic LUCKNOW, Feb 19 — India police are investigating the suspected rape and hanging of a low-caste teenage girl, an ...

Imagine what might happen if you survive rape, and seek justice. Prepare to be questioned about your character, especially about your sexual history. Now imagine this happening to you in an open court. If it saddens your heart to think about the ...

Should the rape of a woman be legal if it's committed on a private property? Misogynist blogger Roosh V thinks so , according to Raw Story . The anti-feminist figure believes that legalizing rape on private properties would give women learning ...