Marital Rape Ruling Highlights India’s Problem With Consent
Category
Adolescents and Youth, Child Marriage, Violence Against Women and Girls
News Organization
The Daily Beast
Publication Author
Amana Fontanella-Khan
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ICRW’s research, indicating the one in five Indian men admit to forcing their wives into sex, is highlighted in this Daily Beast piece about a recent ruling by a Delhi court, which says that forced marital intercourse is not considered rape.
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