Latest items for India
Oct. 6, 2026, 10:37 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Many of the Delhi University students who took part in the marches said that sexual harassment had become prevalent on campus, and have demanded better accountability mechanisms for reporting assault. The university has not responded. Devyani Sarkar, 24, who is studying for a master’s in English, said: 'Delhi University is one of the most prestigious universities in India right now but there are various cases of women being assaulted by professors, sometimes unfortunately also for grades. It’s despicable, but it’s also a living truth"" (para 19-20).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Many of the Delhi University students who took part in the marches said that sexual harassment had become prevalent on campus, and have demanded better accountability mechanisms for reporting assault. The university has not responded. Devyani Sarkar, 24, who is studying for a master’s in English, said: 'Delhi University is one of the most prestigious universities in India right now but there are various cases of women being assaulted by professors, sometimes unfortunately also for grades. It’s despicable, but it’s also a living truth"" (para 19-20).
Oct. 6, 2026, 10:35 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"The protests [at Delhi University triggered by a series of 5 successive rapes in Delhi] have brought into focus a dilemma faced by many Indian women, who are being educated in greater numbers than any time in the country’s history and have better job opportunities than ever before, but still have to navigate the constant debilitating threats to their safety and the conservative pressures from their families. 'I know so many girls, not just 10 years ago but even today, who end up choosing educational institutions and jobs and other employment opportunities depending on how close they are from their home,' said Wig [a 26-year-old graduate of Delhi University and...more
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1
"The protests [at Delhi University triggered by a series of 5 successive rapes in Delhi] have brought into focus a dilemma faced by many Indian women, who are being educated in greater numbers than any time in the country’s history and have better job opportunities than ever before, but still have to navigate the constant debilitating threats to their safety and the conservative pressures from their families. 'I know so many girls, not just 10 years ago but even today, who end up choosing educational institutions and jobs and other employment opportunities depending on how close they are from their home,' said Wig [a 26-year-old graduate of Delhi University and...more
Oct. 6, 2026, 10:32 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-2
"'We are not marching for safety, we are here to protest for our freedom, for the most basic right to walk in our own streets,' [Vaishnavi Dhruw, a history student at Delhi University] said. 'Again and again, women are told to stay indoors, to not go out at night, to cover ourselves, to protect ourselves. When will society tell men in our country not to rape?' Much of the anger driving the protests has also been prompted by the response by the authorities to the rapes [a series of 5 successive brutal rapes], which women say once again has only been to police their freedoms. Women in Delhi were told...more
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-2
"'We are not marching for safety, we are here to protest for our freedom, for the most basic right to walk in our own streets,' [Vaishnavi Dhruw, a history student at Delhi University] said. 'Again and again, women are told to stay indoors, to not go out at night, to cover ourselves, to protect ourselves. When will society tell men in our country not to rape?' Much of the anger driving the protests has also been prompted by the response by the authorities to the rapes [a series of 5 successive brutal rapes], which women say once again has only been to police their freedoms. Women in Delhi were told...more
Oct. 6, 2026, 10:20 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"According to statistics, a women is raped in India every 20 minutes – though the real scale is believed to be far worse due to chronic under-reporting" (para 3-7).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"According to statistics, a women is raped in India every 20 minutes – though the real scale is believed to be far worse due to chronic under-reporting" (para 3-7).
Oct. 6, 2026, 10:19 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"The trigger [to mass protests on Dehli university campuses] was a series of brutal rapes that have taken place in Delhi in recent weeks, including the alleged gang-rape of a 17-year-old in a public park close to Delhi University by three men who posed as police officers. Just a week earlier, another 17-year-old was gang-raped and murdered in Delhi’s Swaroop Nagar neighbourhood after she went to meet friends. The accused allegedly raped her, stabbed her to death and dumped her body in a field, where it was discovered days later half eaten by dogs. Rapes of an 11-year-old and a six-year-old were reported in the same month. Last month, a...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"The trigger [to mass protests on Dehli university campuses] was a series of brutal rapes that have taken place in Delhi in recent weeks, including the alleged gang-rape of a 17-year-old in a public park close to Delhi University by three men who posed as police officers. Just a week earlier, another 17-year-old was gang-raped and murdered in Delhi’s Swaroop Nagar neighbourhood after she went to meet friends. The accused allegedly raped her, stabbed her to death and dumped her body in a field, where it was discovered days later half eaten by dogs. Rapes of an 11-year-old and a six-year-old were reported in the same month. Last month, a...more
Oct. 5, 2026, 10:55 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The posters, just like the women holding them, were taking no prisoners. 'Girls don’t need curfews, rapists need consequences,' read one. 'Lock your dicks rather than your women at home,' read another. As hundreds of women walked from the gates of their university campus into the streets of Delhi – where sexual harassment, assault, catcalling and molestation are a constant, daily threat – they shouted together in a chorus of rage and defiance: 'We want justice.' The fury that has erupted on India’s university campuses over the past week has been double-edged. The trigger was a series of brutal rapes that have taken place in Delhi in recent weeks, including...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The posters, just like the women holding them, were taking no prisoners. 'Girls don’t need curfews, rapists need consequences,' read one. 'Lock your dicks rather than your women at home,' read another. As hundreds of women walked from the gates of their university campus into the streets of Delhi – where sexual harassment, assault, catcalling and molestation are a constant, daily threat – they shouted together in a chorus of rage and defiance: 'We want justice.' The fury that has erupted on India’s university campuses over the past week has been double-edged. The trigger was a series of brutal rapes that have taken place in Delhi in recent weeks, including...more
Aug. 17, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Kapila [Dr Kriti Kapila, the author of the study] said that a dowry was historically a ritual offering to compensate the groom’s family for taking on a daughter. After it was outlawed, it mutated into an 'extractive demand' where grooms could 'command a price' based on caste, class, education and professional status. The dowry became a 'premium on the male child', tied to his economic potential, she said. When the bride’s family could not meet inflating demands, the groom’s family could retaliate by inflicting physical and psychological violence on the bride" (para 9-10).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Kapila [Dr Kriti Kapila, the author of the study] said that a dowry was historically a ritual offering to compensate the groom’s family for taking on a daughter. After it was outlawed, it mutated into an 'extractive demand' where grooms could 'command a price' based on caste, class, education and professional status. The dowry became a 'premium on the male child', tied to his economic potential, she said. When the bride’s family could not meet inflating demands, the groom’s family could retaliate by inflicting physical and psychological violence on the bride" (para 9-10).
Aug. 17, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Dowry deaths in India no longer provoke the public anger they once did, despite thousands of women’s lives still being lost every year, according to new research. The killings – women who are murdered or driven to suicide following dowry disputes between families – have also faded from political debate, despite an increase in cases" (para 1-2). "While dowries have been banned in India since 1961, demands from a bridegroom’s family persist and remain widespread, according to the research, and women who fail to provide them can face abuse, harassment and, in some cases, murder" (para 7).
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"Dowry deaths in India no longer provoke the public anger they once did, despite thousands of women’s lives still being lost every year, according to new research. The killings – women who are murdered or driven to suicide following dowry disputes between families – have also faded from political debate, despite an increase in cases" (para 1-2). "While dowries have been banned in India since 1961, demands from a bridegroom’s family persist and remain widespread, according to the research, and women who fail to provide them can face abuse, harassment and, in some cases, murder" (para 7).
Aug. 17, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"In 2022, there were 6,516 dowry deaths in India compared with 1,841 in 1988, according to the paper. Last August, Nikki Bhati, a 28-year-old from Greater Noida, a new satellite town outside Delhi, died from burns after being set alight by her husband in front of their six-year-old son in a case linked to a dowry dispute. As her murder was filmed and shared on social media, there was some outrage online and protests briefly erupted in Delhi before reaction to the case lost momentum" (para 3-4).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"In 2022, there were 6,516 dowry deaths in India compared with 1,841 in 1988, according to the paper. Last August, Nikki Bhati, a 28-year-old from Greater Noida, a new satellite town outside Delhi, died from burns after being set alight by her husband in front of their six-year-old son in a case linked to a dowry dispute. As her murder was filmed and shared on social media, there was some outrage online and protests briefly erupted in Delhi before reaction to the case lost momentum" (para 3-4).
Aug. 17, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"While dowries have been banned in India since 1961, demands from a bridegroom’s family persist and remain widespread, according to the research, and women who fail to provide them can face abuse, harassment and, in some cases, murder" (para 7). "Kapila [Dr Kriti Kapila, the author of the study] said that a dowry was historically a ritual offering to compensate the groom’s family for taking on a daughter. After it was outlawed, it mutated into an 'extractive demand' where grooms could 'command a price' based on caste, class, education and professional status. The dowry became a 'premium on the male child', tied to his economic potential, she said. When the...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5
"While dowries have been banned in India since 1961, demands from a bridegroom’s family persist and remain widespread, according to the research, and women who fail to provide them can face abuse, harassment and, in some cases, murder" (para 7). "Kapila [Dr Kriti Kapila, the author of the study] said that a dowry was historically a ritual offering to compensate the groom’s family for taking on a daughter. After it was outlawed, it mutated into an 'extractive demand' where grooms could 'command a price' based on caste, class, education and professional status. The dowry became a 'premium on the male child', tied to his economic potential, she said. When the...more
Aug. 17, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ISSA-PRACTICE-1, ISSA-DATA-2
"The study [by Dr Kriti Kapila] also points to sex-selective abortion becoming more prevalent as a way of avoiding future debt [caused by doweries], citing how India’s 2001 census revealed a skewed child sex ratio, with a national average of 927 girls for every 1,000 boys. In one part of Punjab, the number of girls declined to 754 for every 1,000 boys" (para 16).
Variables: ISSA-PRACTICE-1, ISSA-DATA-2
"The study [by Dr Kriti Kapila] also points to sex-selective abortion becoming more prevalent as a way of avoiding future debt [caused by doweries], citing how India’s 2001 census revealed a skewed child sex ratio, with a national average of 927 girls for every 1,000 boys. In one part of Punjab, the number of girls declined to 754 for every 1,000 boys" (para 16).
June 10, 2026, 11:04 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: LRW-LAW-4
Given the following documentation, there is no exoneration in the law allowing an individual accused of rape to have their criminal charges dismissed or overturned by subsequently marrying the victim. However, it should be noted that this only accounts for the legal framework and now what societal pressures may be in practice (ERD - CODER COMMENT).more
Variables: LRW-LAW-4
Given the following documentation, there is no exoneration in the law allowing an individual accused of rape to have their criminal charges dismissed or overturned by subsequently marrying the victim. However, it should be noted that this only accounts for the legal framework and now what societal pressures may be in practice (ERD - CODER COMMENT).more
March 31, 2026, 10:40 a.m.
Countries: Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
“On the top end of the range are Norway, Australia, and Sweden, with 24% to 27% of their senior leadership teams made up of women. In the middle we have the United Kingdom at 18% and France at 13%. On the bottom end of the range are Brazil, Germany, and Mexico with 8% women (although Germany is increasing quickly after implementing quotas), and then India at 5% and Japan at 3%” (para 7).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3
“On the top end of the range are Norway, Australia, and Sweden, with 24% to 27% of their senior leadership teams made up of women. In the middle we have the United Kingdom at 18% and France at 13%. On the bottom end of the range are Brazil, Germany, and Mexico with 8% women (although Germany is increasing quickly after implementing quotas), and then India at 5% and Japan at 3%” (para 7).
Feb. 12, 2026, 3:52 a.m.
Countries: Bahamas, Central African Rep, Chad, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Iran, Kenya, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Moldova, Mongolia, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Slovakia, Suriname, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
Variables: DV-SCALE-1
3
Variables: DV-SCALE-1
3
Feb. 1, 2026, 8:28 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Ethiopia, India, Somalia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3, LRW-LAW-4
"Though ‘marry-your-rapist’ laws now only exist in a tenth of the countries in the world, the absence of such a law doesn’t always translate to the end of such practices. There is a gulf between de jure provisions and de facto practices. In countries like India, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, and Somaliland, where no such laws exist, the practice still continues" (para 10).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-3, LRW-LAW-4
"Though ‘marry-your-rapist’ laws now only exist in a tenth of the countries in the world, the absence of such a law doesn’t always translate to the end of such practices. There is a gulf between de jure provisions and de facto practices. In countries like India, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, and Somaliland, where no such laws exist, the practice still continues" (para 10).
Jan. 29, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Haiti, India, Iran, Israel, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Taiwan, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Variables: LO-SCALE-3
2
Variables: LO-SCALE-3
2
Jan. 29, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Variables: LO-SCALE-2
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Variables: LO-SCALE-2
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Jan. 29, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Azerbaijan, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Jordan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: LO-SCALE-1
2
Variables: LO-SCALE-1
2
Jan. 20, 2026, 1:13 a.m.
Countries: Albania, Barbados, Belize, Croatia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Guyana, Hungary, India, Israel, Japan, Kosovo, Laos, Mexico, Montenegro, Nepal, Portugal, Rwanda, Serbia, Taiwan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Zambia
Variables: ABO-SCALE-1
2
Variables: ABO-SCALE-1
2
Jan. 17, 2026, 3:23 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ACR-LAW-1
"India was a popular destination for surrogacy, but after reports came out of women being forced to sign contracts they couldn’t read and live in 'gestational dormitories,' away from their families, the government made the commercial trade illegal in 2019" (para 37).
Variables: ACR-LAW-1
"India was a popular destination for surrogacy, but after reports came out of women being forced to sign contracts they couldn’t read and live in 'gestational dormitories,' away from their families, the government made the commercial trade illegal in 2019" (para 37).
Jan. 17, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ACR-PRACTICE-1
"India was a popular destination for surrogacy, but after reports came out of women being forced to sign contracts they couldn’t read and live in 'gestational dormitories,' away from their families, the government made the commercial trade illegal in 2019" (para 37).
Variables: ACR-PRACTICE-1
"India was a popular destination for surrogacy, but after reports came out of women being forced to sign contracts they couldn’t read and live in 'gestational dormitories,' away from their families, the government made the commercial trade illegal in 2019" (para 37).
Dec. 10, 2025, 12:51 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to Annex 10, "National prevalence estimates of lifetime and past-12-months physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence against women aged 15-49 years, 2023" the average lifetime point estimate % for India in 2023 was 29.9%.
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to Annex 10, "National prevalence estimates of lifetime and past-12-months physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence against women aged 15-49 years, 2023" the average lifetime point estimate % for India in 2023 was 29.9%.
Nov. 11, 2025, 7:55 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"While the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act guarantees abortion as a right under certain conditions, POCSO’s mandatory reporting framework has turned healthcare settings into surveillance sites. In practice, young adolescent girls are expected to exercise their right to terminate a pregnancy while simultaneously surrendering their right to privacy and in-effect their safety" (para. 3).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"While the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act guarantees abortion as a right under certain conditions, POCSO’s mandatory reporting framework has turned healthcare settings into surveillance sites. In practice, young adolescent girls are expected to exercise their right to terminate a pregnancy while simultaneously surrendering their right to privacy and in-effect their safety" (para. 3).
Nov. 3, 2025, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that India's laws permit abortion under broad social or economic grounds. Parental authorization/notification required. Abortion permitted in cases of fetal diagnosis and rape. In 2021, India amended its Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (MTP). The amendments further liberalized access to abortion services and removed several restrictions. The amendments increased the upper gestational limit for access to abortion for minors, for women with specified disabilities, and in cases of rape and incest from 20 to 24 weeks, among others. The amendment also removed gestational limits in cases of "substantial fetal abnormalities."
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that India's laws permit abortion under broad social or economic grounds. Parental authorization/notification required. Abortion permitted in cases of fetal diagnosis and rape. In 2021, India amended its Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (MTP). The amendments further liberalized access to abortion services and removed several restrictions. The amendments increased the upper gestational limit for access to abortion for minors, for women with specified disabilities, and in cases of rape and incest from 20 to 24 weeks, among others. The amendment also removed gestational limits in cases of "substantial fetal abnormalities."
Nov. 2, 2025, 1:30 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: AOM-LAW-1
"India, 'the world's largest democracy', has a similar problem. The legal age for marriage is 21 for men and 18 for women, but poverty, tradition and weak enforcement keep child marriage common" (para 48).
Variables: AOM-LAW-1
"India, 'the world's largest democracy', has a similar problem. The legal age for marriage is 21 for men and 18 for women, but poverty, tradition and weak enforcement keep child marriage common" (para 48).
Nov. 2, 2025, 1:30 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Absolute figures distort the scale. India, with an estimated 216.65 million child brides, has a population of 1.4 billion people. China has slightly fewer" (para 37). "UNICEF estimates that at least 1.5 million girls under 18 get married in India every years. Nearly 16 per cent of adolescent girls between 15 and 19 were married at the time data was gathered" (para 49).
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Absolute figures distort the scale. India, with an estimated 216.65 million child brides, has a population of 1.4 billion people. China has slightly fewer" (para 37). "UNICEF estimates that at least 1.5 million girls under 18 get married in India every years. Nearly 16 per cent of adolescent girls between 15 and 19 were married at the time data was gathered" (para 49).
Oct. 29, 2025, 10:12 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion rights in India are improving. In 2022, India’s Supreme Court ruled that all women, whether married or unmarried, should have the right to a safe, legal abortion. Whilst abortion in India has been legal in certain circumstances since the 1970s, the existing law only applied to married women. This meant thousands of unmarried women, girls, trans and non-binary people were excluded, with many forced to seek unsafe abortion methods. Currently, abortion rights in India allow women to have an abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy with the endorsement of a doctor. Abortions after 28 weeks are permitted in cases of foetal abnormality or danger to the mother’s life"...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion rights in India are improving. In 2022, India’s Supreme Court ruled that all women, whether married or unmarried, should have the right to a safe, legal abortion. Whilst abortion in India has been legal in certain circumstances since the 1970s, the existing law only applied to married women. This meant thousands of unmarried women, girls, trans and non-binary people were excluded, with many forced to seek unsafe abortion methods. Currently, abortion rights in India allow women to have an abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy with the endorsement of a doctor. Abortions after 28 weeks are permitted in cases of foetal abnormality or danger to the mother’s life"...more
Oct. 27, 2025, 9:14 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"While [polyandry] is outlawed in India, the custom is protected in some of the country's tribal areas like Himalayan territories where it is known as 'Jodidara'" (para. 6).
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"While [polyandry] is outlawed in India, the custom is protected in some of the country's tribal areas like Himalayan territories where it is known as 'Jodidara'" (para. 6).
Oct. 27, 2025, 9:14 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: DTCP-LAW-1
"Local lawmaker Harshwardhan Singh Chauhan told The Hindu it would be 'a rare house' in Shillai [a town in Northern India] where this kind of [fraternal polyandry] 'has not taken place.' He added that 'we have a customary law to protect polyandry' in a statement to reporters on-ground, The Straits Times reported" (para. 24-25).
Variables: DTCP-LAW-1
"Local lawmaker Harshwardhan Singh Chauhan told The Hindu it would be 'a rare house' in Shillai [a town in Northern India] where this kind of [fraternal polyandry] 'has not taken place.' He added that 'we have a customary law to protect polyandry' in a statement to reporters on-ground, The Straits Times reported" (para. 24-25).
Oct. 27, 2025, 9:14 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: CUST-LAW-1
"Under this kind of [polyamorous] arrangement [practiced by tribes in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh], the family raises any children they have together - but the elder sibling is the legal father. In some cases, children born to these tribal Indian 'throuples' are randomly assigned a father when it is not possible to determine who the biological parent is, a local politician told The Times" (para. 17-18).
Variables: CUST-LAW-1
"Under this kind of [polyamorous] arrangement [practiced by tribes in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh], the family raises any children they have together - but the elder sibling is the legal father. In some cases, children born to these tribal Indian 'throuples' are randomly assigned a father when it is not possible to determine who the biological parent is, a local politician told The Times" (para. 17-18).