Tag: Rape laws in India
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Activism in Policy Making: Creating Socio Political Change
By Keerthana Chavaly, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi & Gargi Kothiyal, Graphic Era (Deemed University), Dehradun Public policy can be defined as ‘government action to address public issues’. It is essentially a government decision undertaken to pursue a certain goal or objective which may or may not be enforceable at the Central,…
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Disha Bill, 2019: Deterrence for Sexual Offenders?
By Yash Jain, WB National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata Awakened by the heinous and brutal rape in the outskirts of Hyderabad that shook the entire country and made the legislatures realize the need for strict and stringent laws for the punishment of rape and other sexual offences, the Andhra Pradesh Assembly passed the Disha…