Sara Tasneem was married at 15 in a hotel room in Los Angeles. Today, she is one of America's most prominent child marriage abolitionists. As the US celebrates 250 years of independence, only 17 of its 50 states have banned the practice entirely and 33 states still allow it.
Read Full ArticleAllahabad HC acquits man in 2005 marital rape case, holding that the Supreme Court’s Independent Thought ruling applies only prospectively.
Senior advocate Mahalakshmi Pavani’s “Women Laws – From the Womb to the Tomb” shines as a vital guide on women’s legal rights, remedies, and gender justice in India.
SC quashes rape FIR against husband, citing marital rape exception under IPC. Court finds no prima facie case, noting victim married of her own free will.
Supreme Court defers hearing on plea to criminalize marital rape, as CJI Chandrachud expresses inability to conclude before his retirement on November 10.
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