Violence against women is legitimized by social norms, beliefs and institutions.

Almost ten years ago, Jyoti Singh’s brutal gangrape and murder in the heart of New Delhi in December 2012 received an inordinate amount of media attention and coverag

Decades of campaigning has led to signiicant changes and reform in the rape law.

The report highlighted the alarming figures and information on child sexual abuse in India. Social taboo and stigma attached to child sexual abuse and lack of faith in the system’s ability to respond and deliver emerged as key factors that kept children away from reporting abuse.

Women experience disadvantage and oppression differentially, based on their status, context and location.

This study attempts to look at the extent, causes, manifestation and the interventions made on trafficking of children in the country.