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Oct. 29, 2026, 10:38 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"This [data regarding boys are more favoured than girls in the UK] shows how community pressures - be it husbands of families, are leading to abort girls" (para 6). "'Don't forget, some women are also led to abort girls because they have been brought up to believe boys are better than girls, that boys carry the family name, and girls don't. They feel they are worth more if they give birth to boys"' (para 7). "'I [Rani Bilkhu, founder of domestic abuse charity Jeena International] feel boys in the Indian community have the 'prince syndome.' They are better. This is actually not just an issue about abortion, it is about...more
Oct. 29, 2026, 10:38 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ISSA-PRACTICE-1

"A record number of baby girls are being aborted by Indian parents living in Britain because they prefer boys, a Mail on Sunday investigation can reveal" (para 1). "Hundreds of pregnancies have been terminated on the basis of sex in the past four years - despite Government advice explicitly stating it is against the law" (para 2). "Experts say the figures prove 'sex-selective' abortions are taking place on an unprecendented scale in the community, sparking fears Indian women are being coerced by their families to terminate their unborn daughters" (para 4). "This [data regarding boys are more favoured than girls in the UK] shows how community pressures - be it...more
Oct. 29, 2026, 10:38 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ISSA-LAW-1

"According to the Department of Health guidance, issued to all doctors in 2014: 'Abortion on the grounds of gender alone is illegal. Gender is not itself a lawful ground under the Abortion Act.' However concerns have been raised that proposals to decriminalise abortion via an amendment in the Crime and Policing Bill may open the door to a flood of more sex-selective terminations" (para 23-24). "A spokesman for the Department of Health and Social care said: 'This Government's position is unequivocal: sex-selective abortion is illegal in England and Wales and will not be tolerated. Sex is not a lawful ground for termination of pregnancy, and it is a criminal offence...more
Oct. 29, 2026, 10:38 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ISSA-DATA-2

"Our probe shows that between 2021 and 2025, aorund 118 boys have been born to Indian mothers for every 100 girls, far higher than the national average of 105 boys born for every 100 girls" (para 3).
Oct. 29, 2026, 10:38 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ISSA-DATA-1

"A record number of baby girls are being aborted by Indian parents living in Britain because they prefer boys, a Mail on Sunday investigation can reveal. Hundreds of pregnancies have been terminated on the basis of sex in the past four years - despite Government advice explicitly stating it is against the law.Our probe shows that between 2021 and 2025, aorund 118 boys have been born to Indian mothers for every 100 girls, far higher than the national average of 105 boys born for every 100 girls" (para 1-3). "A Right to Life spokesman said: 'This latest data is deeply concerning. This is likely the tipe of the iceberg when...more
Oct. 29, 2026, 10:38 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1

"A record number of baby girls are being aborted by Indian parents living in Britain because they prefer boys, a Mail on Sunday investigation can reveal" (para 1). "Hundreds of pregnancies have been terminated on the basis of sex in the past four years - despite Government advice explicitly stating it is against the law" (para 2).
Oct. 29, 2026, 10:38 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: ABO-DATA-1

"A record number of baby girls are being aborted by Indian parents living in Britain because they prefer boys, a Mail on Sunday investigation can reveal. Hundreds of pregnancies have been terminated on the basis of sex in the past four years- despite Government advice explicitly stating it is against the law" (para 1-2).
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).
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
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
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).
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
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
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).
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).
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).
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
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).
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
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).
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

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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).
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

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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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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

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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

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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).
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).
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%.
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).