Mathrubhumi EnglishDec 5
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor introduced three private member bills in the Lok Sabha, including one to criminalise marital rape, one to amend labour laws for better worker protections, and another to establish a permanent States and Union Territories Reorganisation Commission. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/tharoor-introduces-bill-to-criminalise-marital-rape-c76t4eff?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ShashiTharoor #MaritalRape #Congress #LokSabha
Show threadLazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈Dec 2

"It's the Women's fault for crying rape so often" implies Lammy

What a bizarre point to make....Marital Rape was outlawed I think before I was born, in case you thought Lammy was referencing something recent.

#UKLaw #Lammy #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #Justice #PalestineAction #DefendOurJuries #Patriarchy #MaritalRape

Mathrubhumi EnglishAug 30, 2025
She walked away from years of abuse, found strength in survival and now leads Kerala’s 181 helpline to help women rise — VC Bindu’s inspiring journey from victim to changemaker. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/with-scars-of-a-painful-past-bindu-signed-the-file-to-revive-keralas-181-helpline-for-women-in-distress-ayyxse97?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #women #helpline #kerala #DomesticViolence #MaritalRape
Slavery is violenceOct 23, 2024
She told the court in Avignon she wants women who have been raped to know that "it's not for us to have shame - it's for them".
"I want all women who have been raped to say: Madame Pelicot did it, I can too. I don't want them to be ashamed any longer," she said, referring to her request for an open trial and for the videos of the alleged rapes to be shown.
#Rape #Pelicot #France #MaritalRape #Shame #Justice
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgr2yym0nko
Gisèle Pelicot takes stand in French mass rape trial

She tells a court she wants women who have been raped to know that "it's not for us to have shame - it's for them".

Queer Lit CatsOct 19, 2023
Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: Ohio Might Finally Make It Illegal to Rape Your Spouse https://jezebel.com/ohio-might-finally-make-it-illegal-to-rape-your-spouse-1850942181 #Jezebel #maritalrapelawsbycountry #crimesagainstwomen #violenceagainstmen #sexualconsentinlaw #lawsregardingrape #sexualharassment #kaseyholderbaum #jessicamiranda #sexualethics #socialissues #maritalrape #billseitz #sexcrimes #lawcrime #jones #rape
Ohio Might Finally Make It Illegal to Rape Your Spouse

One woman testified about being turned away by police when she reported her husband raped her: “Why should him being my husband have any difference?”

Jezebel
Show threadSusan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Oct 17, 2023

#SC #Verdict On #SameSexMarriage #Sparks #Debate Around #MaritalRape.

The #SupremeCourt's #statement #emphasising the #State's #role in #domesticspace to #protect the #vulnerable #party #unprotected has once again sparked #debate around the #criminalisation of marital #rape.

https://www.shethepeople.tv/opinion/supreme-court-same-sex-marriages-marital-rape-1561006

SC Verdict On Same-Sex Marriage Sparks Debate Around Marital Rape

The Supreme Court's statement emphasising the State's role in domestic space to protect the vulnerable party unprotected has once again sparked debate around the criminalisation of marital rape.

SheThePeople
whinythepoohJun 14, 2023

https://scroll.in/article/1050829/why-does-indian-law-protect-men-who-rape-their-wives?fbclid=PAAaYlc8x4szXmBliEpuGSX6PmTWP4yBbKcdkEMC8stXzE_vepApmzIiKXzwU

#India #MaritalRape

Why does Indian law protect men who rape their wives?

In July, the Supreme Court will hear petitions calling for the criminalising of marital rape. Activists have refuted every possible argument against the move.

Scroll.in
IndiaNewsWatchMar 20, 2023

How A Men’s Rights NGO Got The Delhi High Court To Hear Arguments To Keep Marital Rape Legal

In more than 150 countries, it is a crime to rape your wife but not in India, a position supported by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Driven by an unwavering conviction that women have been misusing laws to harass men, men’s rights activists in India battle to keep it that way, using legal arguments—the Supreme Court will hear them in March—political lobbying and an aggressive social media campaign.

#rape #MaritalRape #law #DelhiHC #misogyny #MRA #ViolenceAgainstWomen #DomesticViolence #patriarchy #AmitLakhani #SwarupSarkar #SaveIndianFamily #UnionGovt #india

https://article-14.com/post/how-a-men-s-rights-ngo-got-the-delhi-high-court-to-hear-arguments-to-keep-marital-rape-legal-6417d5b090b6e

How A Men’s Rights NGO Got The Delhi High Court To Hear Arguments To Keep Marital Rape Legal — Article 14

A joint effort between lawyers, journalists, and academics, Article14 provides intensive research and reportage, data and varied perspectives on issues necessary to safeguard democracy and the rule of law.

Ashlin MathewMay 11, 2022

RT @[email protected]

Several women expressed hope that #SupremeCourt would take a broader look at the issue so that married women are not discriminated against while applying the existing rape laws #maritalrape @[email protected] https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/women-activists-disappointed-with-delhi-hc-verdict-on-marital-rape-criminalization-bestow-hope-in-sc

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/NH_India/status/1524434357225771011

Women activists disappointed with Delhi HC verdict on marital rape criminalization, bestow hope in SC

Several women expressed hope that Supreme Court would take a broader look at the issue so that married women are not discriminated against while applying the existing rape laws

National Herald
Show threadCPIM TamilnaduMay 11, 2022
திருமணம் சார் வல்லுறவு குற்றம்தான் என்ற பெண்கள் இயக்கங்களின் கோரிக்கை மற்றும் வர்மா கமிஷனின் பரிந்துரை சட்டமாக்கப்பட வேண்டும்.
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மத்தியக்குழு உறுப்பினர், சிபிஐ(எம்)
#Maritalrape #SexualIntercourse #marriedcouple #Sexualact
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