A new law allegedly allowing men accused of abusing women under the age of 18 to avoid punishment if they marry their victims, is set to be debated in the Turkish parliament.&nbsp;
The contentious 'marry-your-rapist' bill will essentially introduce a loophole for rapists to escape punishment, say experts.&nbsp;
Women's rights activists&nbsp;and the opposition, Peoples&rsquo; Democratic Party is opposing the law, saying it will legitimise child marriage and statutory rape.
A similar bill which pardoned punishment to rapists in cases where "force, threat, or any other restriction on consent" was presented in the Turkish parliament in 2016, but was dropped after global outrage.

A new law allegedly allowing men accused of abusing women under the age of 18 to avoid punishment if they marry their victims, is set to be debated in the Turkish parliament. The contentious 'marry-your-rapist' bill will essentially introduce a loophole for rapists to escape punishment, say experts. Women's rights activists and the opposition, Peoples’ Democratic Party is opposing the law, saying it will legitimise child marriage and statutory rape. A similar bill which pardoned punishment to rapists in cases where "force, threat, or any other restriction on consent" was presented in the Turkish parliament in 2016, but was dropped after global outrage.

The National Commission for Women has received over 250 complaints since the countrywide lockdown was imposed to control the spread of coronavirus. Out of these 69 were cases of domestic violence, which the NCW&nbsp;says&nbsp;has been increasing every day.&nbsp;NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma said the number of cases of domestic violence must be much higher but the women are scared to complain due to constant presence of their abuser at home. She added that because of the lockdown, women are not able to reach out to the police.&nbsp;

American TV channel Hallmark has reinstated ads featuring same-sex couples.&nbsp;
Hallmark's parent company Crown Media, faced severe backlash after they removed the ads on wedding planning site Zola, featuring two brides kissing at the altar, after a complaint from a conservative group.
Celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres and William Shatner criticized the move, with the hashtag #BoycottHallmarkChannel was trending on Twitter at one point.
Hallmark&nbsp;was also slammed by late night TV hosts and 'Saturday Night Live.'&nbsp;The TV network has now apologised for their decision, adding that&nbsp;it will strive to ensure that they work towards being more&nbsp;inclusive.

Women&rsquo;s rights activist Trupti Desai has said that she will visit Sabarimala shrine and will move court with a contempt plea if her entry to the Lord Ayyappa temple was blocked. Desai, who has landed in Kochi, has said that she has already informed the chief minister's office as well as the DGP about her visit. Accompanied by Bindu Ammini, one of the two women who for the first time made it to the temple last year.

An activist, who was one of the two women who first entered Sabarimala shrine in Kerala in January, has alleged an attack on Tuesday morning. Activist Bindu Ammini has alleged that a man sprayed sprayed chilli and pepper at her face outside Ernakulam city police commissioner's office. Ammini had said that she will visit the shrine again with activist Tupti Desai on Tuesday. Devotees have been up in arms against women of menstruating age trying to visit the Ayappa shrine since the SC opened its doors to all women last year

Political parties, right-wing outfits and devotees in Kerala are keeping their fingers crossed as the Supreme Court is set to pronounce Sabarimala verdict today. Petitions were filed to seek review of the top court's decision to allow entry of women of all age groups in the Sabarimala Temple. Kerala had witnessed high drama and protests by devotees and right-wing activists last year against the CPM-led LDF government's decision to implement the top court's order.

The Vatican has rejected the appeal of a Kerala nun against her dismissal from Kochi-based Franciscan Clarist Congregation. Sister Lucy Kalappura was expelled by the Congregation in August for her lifestyle, which allegedly violated the church rules prescribed for the nuns. Her alleged violations included speaking in support of a nun who accused Bishop Franco Mullackal of rape and driving a car. Sister Lucy continues to live at the convent in Wayanad, where she lives a life of isolation, with other nuns reportedly refusing to interact with her.

Prime Minister Modi was not the only Indian to be felicitated by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on Tuesday. Payal Jangid, a&nbsp;17-year-old from Rajasthan&nbsp;was conferred the prestigious&nbsp;Changemaker Award for her campaign to end child labour and child marriage. Jangid who herself was forced to get married at a young age protested against the social menace with the help of an activist in the area. She then took the initiative to discourage child marriages&nbsp;by organising rallies, printing posters and campaigning door-to-door in her village, persuading parents to educate their children.&nbsp;

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat Tuesday released a survey by an affiliate group, which besides many other conclusions concluded that&nbsp;married women are happier than women who&nbsp;are&nbsp;in live-in relationships. In presence of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Bhagwat presented the survey by Drishti&nbsp;Stree&nbsp;Adhyayan&nbsp;Prabodhan&nbsp;Kendra also known as DRISHTI, in which&nbsp;43,255 women&nbsp;were interviewed.&nbsp;The study used parameters like employment, marital status and food habits,&nbsp;comparing women from the spiritual field with others and concluded that spiritual women&nbsp;have higher literacy.&nbsp;

The Centre in an affidavit has told the Supreme Court that women do not have the absolute&nbsp;right to terminate pregnancy. The Centre argued that it is duty-bound to protect its citizens and the reproductive autonomy of the woman 'does not outweigh the interest of the state in protecting the life of the foetus in the womb'. The affidavit came in reply to a plea challenging the constitutional validity of section 3(2) (b) of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. The petitioners have sought an increase in the cap limit of 20 weeks for abortion to 26 weeks and have also sought the removal of the provision which restricts abortions only to cases wherein the pregnant woman's life is in danger.

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the exclusion of around 2000 transgenders from Assam's National Register of Citizens. Petitioner and Assam's first transgender judge Swati Bidhan Baruah said that the NRC was not inclusive for the transgender community. Most trans people do not have documents pertaining to before 1971 and the objection applications did not have the option of 'others' in the gender category. Over 19 lakh people have been left out of the final list that was published on August 31. The government has set up Foreigners Tribunals in the state to deal with cases of the people left out.

After a dress code diktat faced a massive backlash at Hyderabad's St Francis College, the administration has taken down a circular that ordered students to wear kurtis below knee length. The circular called for students to wear long kurtis and prohibited short sleeves and shorts. The college allegedly justified the moral policing saying that long kurtis&nbsp;will result in&nbsp;'good marriage proposals' for the students. The u-turn comes after students blocked the gate of the college and demanded the Principal speak to the protesters&nbsp;at the gate.

There is massive outrage over a dress code diktat by St Francis College, a reputed college for girls in Hyderabad. Under the new rules, students have been ordered to wear kurtis below knee length with long sleeves while shorts, sleeveless clothes have been banned on the campus. In a Facebook post, a former student said that student representatives were told that "a long kurti would get girls good marriage proposals". The college also hired female security guards to check the length of the kurtis. Students are protesting against the bizarre dress code and will be on a dharna on campus on Monday.

Singer Bebe Rexha took to instagram to hit out at a number of designers who she claimed refused to dress her for the Grammys saying that she was too big. Rexha, who wears a size 6-8, defended herself, and all women who wear a size 8 and up, in her video. Rexha has been nominated for Best New Artist and Best Country Duo/Group Performance in the 2019 Grammys.

One of the two women who created history by being first women of menstruating age to enter the Sabarimala shrine after the Supreme Court verdict, has been hospitalised after being attacked allegedly by her mother-in-law, NDTV reported quoting sources. Kanakadurga had returned home on Tuesday after nearly two weeks in hiding because of threats by protesters. Reports said she was hit on her head allegedly by her mother-in-law.

Two women below 50 who started the trek to Sabarimala temple in Kerala on Monday morning have were stopped 2 kms from the shrine amid protests. The two women who were being escorted by a large police team, have now been sent back to the base camp at Pamba. On Sunday a group of 11 women aborted their attempt to go to the hilltop shrine of Lord Ayyappa because of protests

It will take over 200 years for women to earn the same pay as men, said the World Economic Forum. Forum's head of social and economic agendas Saadia Zahidi said the global gender pay gap has narrowed slightly over the past year, however, the number of women in the professional workplace has fallen. He further highlighted that there is not a single country where women are paid as much as men.

In a politically charged atmosphere, our netas indulge in a war of words every day, sometimes they cross the line. Wrapping up campaign, Lok Janta Dal chief Sharad Yadav at a rally in Rajasthan's Alwar resorted to body shaming Rajasthan Chief Minister, he asked voters to give Vasundhara Raje some rest. (byte) "Give her some rest, she is tired and becoming fat."

Women's rights activist Rehana Fathima who was arrested on Tuesday for offensive Facebook post has been suspended by the BSNL where she worked as a telecom technician. Rehana has been arrested for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of people. On September 30, Fathima had posted a picture on Facebook, dressing up like an Ayyappa devotee. Fathima, along with a woman journalist, had gone to the Sabarimala Temple in October but had to return after protests.

As parts of Paris saw clashes between protesters and the police, several thousand others gathered to call for better women's rights. A year after the #MeToo movement took over social media, a group of NGOs called for demonstrators to unite under a new banner: #UsAll, or #NousToutes in French. Organisers called on the government to take strong measures to stamp out domestic violence, gender-based discrimination, and to make women's rights a top priority.

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