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Israel, Russia 'on notice' for sexual violence in conflict zones, says UN Chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned Israel and Russia of being put on the blacklist of parties that have been

Published on Aug 13, 2025 09:40 PM IST

No SIT officer refused to probe mass burial case: Parameshwara

State home minister G Parameshwara on Monday dismissed reports that any officers appointed to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged mass burials in Dharmasthala have sought to be relieved from duty (PTI)

Published on Jul 22, 2025 08:12 AM IST

VV Ganeshananthan: “Writing isn’t activism; it doesn’t actually change anything”

Author VV Ganeshananthan at JLF 2025 (Jaipur Literature Festival)

Published on Jul 21, 2025 04:29 PM IST

USAID cancelled rape survivor kits for Congo as conflict erupted

A USAID flag flutters outside the USAID building in Washington on February 3.(Reuters)

Updated on Jul 01, 2025 08:29 PM IST

Prolonged droughts linked to rise in sexual violence against women in poor nations: Study

Prolonged droughts linked to rise in sexual violence against women in poor nations: Study

Updated on Jun 27, 2025 04:05 PM IST

Curbing sexual violence targeting non-adults

A badly needed intervention among adolescents and youth today is correcting skewed notions of gender and gender performance, especially masculinity and the so-called incel culture (AFP)

Updated on May 12, 2025 11:49 PM IST

21-yr-old woman threatened with death, gang-raped by two in Mohali’s Nayagaon

Mohali police said all the absconding accused would be apprehended soon. (HT File)

Published on May 01, 2025 09:02 AM IST

Delhi HC issues guidelines to ensure prompt assistance to minor rape survivors

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said clear protocols must be in place to provide timely legal guidance and medical care to vulnerable survivors of sexual violence (FILE PHOTO)

Updated on Apr 18, 2025 04:31 PM IST

Gerard Depardieu sexual assault trial marks a cultural reckoning for post-#MeToo France

Gerard Depardieu sexual assault trial marks a cultural reckoning for post-#MeToo France

Published on Mar 23, 2025 10:13 PM IST

UN: Sudan war is world's worst humanitarian crisis: 30 million need aid, 16 million of them kids

UN: Sudan war is world's worst humanitarian crisis: 30 million need aid, 16 million of them kids

Updated on Mar 14, 2025 12:56 AM IST

Infants as young as one among victims of sexual violence in Sudan: UNICEF

In this photograph released by UNICEF, a 16-year rape victim rests on a mattress at a UNICEF office in Sudan, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP FILE )

Updated on Mar 04, 2025 08:28 PM IST

Study reveals what college students really think about sexual consent

Tipsy consent? The alarming assumptions students make about alcohol and willingness.(File Photo)

Updated on Jan 12, 2025 11:03 AM IST

Hospitals are bound to give free treatment to survivors of sexual violence, acid attacks: HC

The Delhi high court. (Mint File Photo)

Updated on Dec 25, 2024 08:47 AM IST

Gisele Pelicot's husband held guilty of drugging, inviting strangers to rape her

Gisele Pelicot arrives at the courthouse in Avignon.(AFP)

Published on Dec 19, 2024 02:37 PM IST

France: Hundreds of activists rally ahead of Gisèle Pelicot rape trial verdict

Gisele Pelicot poses for a photograph in Avignon on October 23, 2024, during the trial of her former partner accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in the small southern town of Mazan. (AFP)

Published on Dec 15, 2024 12:38 AM IST

Absolutely the best books by women in 2024

The Many Lives of Syeda X

Published on Dec 08, 2024 08:15 AM IST

Man gets 20-year RI in POCSO case in Bahraich

(Pic for representation)

Updated on Nov 19, 2024 07:58 AM IST

Women in Sudan commit suicide to escape rape amid escalating violence: Report

The UN independent international fact-finding mission for Sudan has revealed that paramilitary forces are specifically targeting women. (AFP)(AFP)

Updated on Oct 31, 2024 08:02 PM IST

Invisibilisation of sexual violence against women with disabilities

Crime (HT Photo)

Published on Oct 07, 2024 01:16 PM IST

The government will not recognise marital rape as a crime

Martial Rape(Livelaw)

Published on Oct 06, 2024 08:15 AM IST

Diddy reveals his party ‘ingredients’ in a resurfaced interview clip

Diddy outlines his party essentials, including multiple alcohols, water for women, and heat instead of air conditioning.(REUTERS)

Published on Oct 05, 2024 06:07 AM IST

India asks top court not to toughen marital rape penalties

India asks top court not to toughen marital rape penalties

Published on Oct 04, 2024 12:01 PM IST

Diddy accused of spiking drink: Woman claims she awoke ‘torn & sore’ in his bed

Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces over 100 lawsuits alleging sexual assault, including accusations from minors. One lawsuit claims he drugged a pregnant woman at a party.(REUTERS)

Published on Oct 02, 2024 08:15 AM IST

Australia's online dating industry adopts code of conduct to keep users safer

Australia's online dating industry adopts code of conduct to keep users safer

Published on Oct 02, 2024 03:54 AM IST

Georgia prison conditions 'horrific and inhumane': US Justice Dept

Georgia prison conditions 'horrific and inhumane': US Justice Dept

Updated on Oct 02, 2024 03:14 AM IST

Doctors aid group says Congo had 25,000 victims of sexual violence last year

Doctors aid group says Congo had 25,000 victims of sexual violence last year

Published on Oct 01, 2024 02:10 AM IST

French women rally to support Gisele Pelicot, woman at the centre of a mass rape trial

French women rally to support Gisele Pelicot, woman at the centre of a mass rape trial

Published on Sep 14, 2024 08:30 PM IST

French women rally to support Gisele Pelicot, woman at the centre of a mass rape trial

French women rally to support Gisele Pelicot, woman at the centre of a mass rape trial

Published on Sep 14, 2024 08:30 PM IST

New book to look at cases of sexual violence, including one that unmasked Malayalam cinema

New book to look at cases of sexual violence, including one that unmasked Malayalam cinema

Published on Sep 09, 2024 11:25 AM IST

Trans Indians fear sexual violence under new justice system

Trans Indians fear sexual violence under new justice system

Published on Sep 06, 2024 04:14 PM IST

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