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![India’s Supreme Court Takes Step Toward Gender-sensitive Rulings India’s Supreme Court Takes Step Toward Gender-sensitive Rulings](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-22-094012.jpg)
India’s Supreme Court Takes Step Toward Gender-sensitive Rulings
By Kavita Chowdhury
It has issued a handbook that lists misogynistic language to be avoided in court rulings and draws attention to the impact of gender stereotypes on verdicts.
![Sexual Violence Against India’s Most Vulnerable Sexual Violence Against India’s Most Vulnerable](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-08-07.jpg)
Sexual Violence Against India’s Most Vulnerable
By Bansari Kamdar
A Dalit girl was gang-raped, murdered and forcibly cremated in New Delhi.
![High-Profile Rape Trial Continues India’s Sordid Tradition of Victim-Blaming High-Profile Rape Trial Continues India’s Sordid Tradition of Victim-Blaming](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-06-09-9.jpg)
High-Profile Rape Trial Continues India’s Sordid Tradition of Victim-Blaming
By Sudha Ramachandran
The judge’s report in the case against Tarun Tejpal sparked outrage for its misogynistic scrutiny of the plaintiff.
![Violence Against Women in India Must End. Now. Violence Against Women in India Must End. Now.](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-10-05-2.jpg)
Violence Against Women in India Must End. Now.
By Sudha Ramachandran
A recent brutal attack on a 19-year-old Dalit woman once again highlights India’s terrible track record on gender and caste violence.
![Addressing Rape in India Addressing Rape in India](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-21-1.jpg)
Addressing Rape in India
By Neeta Lal
7 years after an infamous rape and murder case, India has made little progress in preventing crimes against women.
![White: The Deafening Silences of India's Rape Epidemic White: The Deafening Silences of India's Rape Epidemic](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-vlcsnap-2017-08-13-13h57m13s187.jpg)
White: The Deafening Silences of India's Rape Epidemic
By Avinash Giri
A new silent film by an Indian indie filmmaker highlights the unending horrors of the aftermath of rape.
![The Rape That Shook India The Rape That Shook India](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-picture-3.jpg)
The Rape That Shook India
By Um-Roommana
The rape and murder of an 8-year-old sparked protests across the country, starting in Jammu & Kashmir.
![India’s Outrage Over Gang Rape, Murder of 8-Year-Old Girl India’s Outrage Over Gang Rape, Murder of 8-Year-Old Girl](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-1.jpg)
India’s Outrage Over Gang Rape, Murder of 8-Year-Old Girl
By Avinash Giri and Nantha Kishore from StoriesAsia
Photos from a protest in Delhi's Jantar Mantar area.
![Helping Women Travel Alone Amid India’s Rape Problem Helping Women Travel Alone Amid India’s Rape Problem](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-womentravelindia.jpg)
Helping Women Travel Alone Amid India’s Rape Problem
By Vishal Arora
Malini Gowrishankar's start-up encourages women to travel by themselves, without fear.
![Kill the Rapist? – Bollywood Grapples with Rape in Upcoming Film Kill the Rapist? – Bollywood Grapples with Rape in Upcoming Film](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sizes/thumbnail/19335_5280a9df5934e.jpg)
Kill the Rapist? – Bollywood Grapples with Rape in Upcoming Film
A film aims to make “every rapist shiver with fear before even thinking of rape.”
![Can the Delhi Verdicts Change India’s Treatment of Women? Can the Delhi Verdicts Change India’s Treatment of Women?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sizes/thumbnail/12552_525386e981dde.jpg)
Can the Delhi Verdicts Change India’s Treatment of Women?
The Delhi gang-rape verdict is forcing India to think about a deep social ill.
![Is There Hope for Indian Women? Is There Hope for Indian Women?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/538_5242a9d9dbf0e.jpg)
Is There Hope for Indian Women?
The recent gang-rape in Mumbai underscores just how far India has to go in its treatment of women.
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