More than 40% of the world’s child marriages take place in India. Worldwide, more than 60 million women between 20-24 were married before they were 18. Child brides become mothers much before their bodies are physically mature for pregnancy,” UNICEF’s Karin Hulshof said.
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More than 40% of the world’s child marriages take place in India
Posted in Children, Health, Hindutva, India Facts, Poverty, Women, tagged India, Kamasutra, Sexual Abuse, Women on January 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
14 Dicks and 1 Pussy
Posted in Crime, Human Rights, tagged Children, Cops, India, Police, Rape, Sexual Abuse, Women on September 9, 2008 | 6 Comments »
17-year-old alleges rape by 14 cops
Pune, September 06, 2008:
Men in uniform came in groups of four, raped me till morning, says her complaint; crime branch to probe
A 17-year-old girl from Hyderabad, who was rescued from a brothel in Budhwar Peth in 2006 has alleged that as many as 14 city police personnel had raped her [...]
India’s Gandharis
Posted in Funny India, Hindutva, Poverty, Women, tagged Anaemia, Anemia, Caste System, Children, Health, Health Survey, Hindu, Human Rights, India, Poverty, Sexual Abuse, Women on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Alas! Israel’s ever thriving security business found more scope in India’s poverty. Now, Indian wombs can protect Israel’s future citizens from a possible rocket attack from Hamas. A recent story from Amelia Gentleman is all about India’s new line up of Gandharis, who rent their wombs for bread.
Hindutva school drop outs will never [...]
Harassed in India: Women face an uphill battle in a culture that devalues females
Posted in Crime, Women, tagged Caste System, Education, Fascism, Gujarat, Hindu, Hindutva, Human Rights, India, Poverty, Sexual Abuse, VHP, Women on February 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In its global campaign to attract foreign tourists, India’s “Incredible India” ads feature a young woman enjoying her morning yoga session on a secluded beach.
In reality, what female tourists experience too often is this: persistent ogling and heckling by Indian men.
“At times I find it hard traveling around as a woman in Delhi. I’ve been [...]
India reported 32,481 murders, 19,348 rapes, 7,618 dowry deaths and 36,617 molestation cases in 2006
Posted in Corruption, Crime, Hindutva, India Facts, Judiciary, tagged Caste System, crimes, Education, Fascism, Hindu, Hindutva, Human Rights, India, Kamasutra, Poverty, Sexual Abuse, UP, Uttar Pradesh, VHP, Women on January 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Delhi tops crime charts for fifth year in a row
A Hindu Sadhu in Kumbh Mela Allahabad, Photo by Bom Shankar, 1977,
NEW DELHI: Delhi continues to be the undisputed ‘crime capital’ of the country. It is not only [...]