Violence against women is legitimized by social norms, beliefs and institutions.
Decades of campaigning has led to signiicant changes and reform in the rape law.
Women experience disadvantage and oppression differentially, based on their status, context and location.
The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (ITPA), formerly known as the Suppression of Immoral Traffic in Women and Girls Act (SITA), is an Indian law aimed at preventing human trafficking, particularly for commercial sexual exploitation.