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Kolkata: Deaf and mute woman gang-raped, four held
Categorized as News Reports | Tagged under crimeFour men with speech and hearing impairment were arrested on Monday for allegedly raping a woman with similar disabilities over several days more than... View Resource
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Ignoring Sexual Abuse of Disabled Children Shows India’s Lack of Commitment
Categorized as Op-eds | Tagged underIt is a reality that children with disabilities are doubly at risk of sexual abuse. The lack of proper data with relevant authorities in... View Resource
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Madras HC confirms life sentence for raping mentally challenged woman
Categorized as News Reports | Tagged underThe Madras High Court has confirmed the conviction and life sentence imposed on an individual for having raped a woman suffering from moderate mental... View Resource
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Document prepared by Sruti Disability Rights Centre dated February 2008 and submitted to Ministry of Social Justice
Categorized as Advocacy and Legal Material | Tagged underGender Specific Recommendations on PWD Act 1995 View Resource
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Disabled Bodies Navigating Abuse & Violence: #DisabledWomenRiot
Categorized as Op-eds | Tagged underWomen with disabilities face non-traditional and not easily recognisable forms of abuse where the perpetrator is most often someone we are dependent on for... View Resource
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Deaf-mute girl raped in Madhya Pradesh
Categorized as News Reports | Tagged under crimePolice said the minors aged between 15 to 17 have been held while the two other accused have been arrested. Published on October 01,... View Resource
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Chhattisgarh: Caretaker Of Training Centre For Differently-Abled Children Arrested For Rape
Categorized as News Reports | Tagged underA caretaker of a training centre for children with disabilities in Jashpur was arrested on charges of rape and molestation by police in Chhattisgarh.... View Resource
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SC finds mentally ill woman’s account credible, upholds conviction of rapist
Categorized as News Reports | Tagged underThe testimony of a mentally challenged woman who had narrated the incident of rape committed upon her in question answer form before the trial... View Resource
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UP: Four years after blind girl, 16, recognised her rapist from his voice, court awards him life term
Categorized as News Reports | Tagged underFour years after a blind 16-year-old girl was raped by a 20-year-old youth, a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) court has awarded... View Resource
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‘Invisible Victims’ of Violence: A Gender and Disability Perspective of Coronavirus in India
Categorized as Op-eds | Tagged underThe outbreak of COVID-19 has led to an unprecedented rise in the cases of domestic violence. Women with disabilities are located at such a... View Resource