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 parli

Turkey preparing to bring controversial 'marry-your-rapist' bill

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.

வேலை வாங்கித் தருவதாக மோசடி செய்த வழக்கில் முன்னாள் அமைச்சரும் தற்போதைய திமுக கரூர் சட்டமன்றத் தொகுதி வேட்பாளருமான செந்தில்பாலாஜி மீது குற்றப் பத்திரிகை மார்ச் 27 பத

வேலை வாங்கித் தருவதாக மோசடி செய்த வழக்கில் முன்னாள் அமைச்சரும் தற்போதைய திமுக கரூர் சட்டமன்றத் தொகுதி வேட்பாளருமான செந்தில்பாலாஜி மீது குற்றப் பத்திரிகை மார்ச் 27 பதிவு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது.
மத்திய குற்றப் பிரிவு தாக்கல் செய்துள்ள இந்த குற்றப் பத்திரிகையில் அப்போதைய போக்குவரத்துத் துறை அதிகாரிகள் உள்ளிட்ட ஆறு பேர் பெயர்களும் இடம்பெற்றுள்ளன.
மத்திய குற்றப் பிரிவின் வேலை வாய்ப்பு மோசடி தடுப்புப் பிரிவிடம் கொடுக்கப்பட்ட புகாரின் அடிப்படையில் 2011- 2015 அதிமுக ஆட்சி காலகட்டத்தில் போக்குவரத்துத் துறை அமைச்சராக இருந்த செந்தில்பாலாஜி, அரசுப் போக்குவரத்துக் கழகத்தில் வேலை பெற்றுத் தருவதில் அதிகாரிகளுடன் இணைந்து மோசடியில் ஈடுபட்டதாக குற்றம் சாட்டப்பட்டது.
மத்திய குற்றப் பிரிவின் இறுதி விசாரணை அறிக்கையில், &ldquo;போக்குவரத்துக் கழக மேலாளர்களின் துணையோடு விண்ணப்பதாரர்களின் முழு விவரங்களையும் சேகரித்து, யார் யாருக்கு பணி வழங்க வேண்டும் என்ற புதிய பட்டியலை அந்தந்த நிர்வாக இயக்குனர்களுக்கு அனுப்பியுள்ளார். ஜூனியர் இன்ஜினியர் உள்ளிட்ட பணியிடங்களை நிரப்பியதில் இட ஒதுக்கீட்டு விதிமுறைகளைப் பின்பற்றாமல் இந்தப் பட்டியல் சட்டவிரோதமாக தயாரிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது&rdquo;என்று குறிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.

கிரிக்கெட் வீரர் சச்சின் டெண்டுல்கருக்கு கொரோனா உறுதி செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது . சிறிய அறிகுறிகளுடன் கொரோனா இருப்பதால் வீட்டில் தனிமைப்படுத்திக் கொண்டுள்ளேன் என சச்

கிரிக்கெட் வீரர் சச்சின் டெண்டுல்கருக்கு கொரோனா உறுதி செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது .
சிறிய அறிகுறிகளுடன் கொரோனா இருப்பதால் வீட்டில் தனிமைப்படுத்திக் கொண்டுள்ளேன் என சச்சின் டெண்டுல்கர் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.
மேலும் எனது குடும்பத்தில் பரிசோதனை செய்ததில் யாருக்கும் கரோனா இல்லை என்றும் அவர் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.
இலங்கைக்கு எதிரான விழிப்புணர்வு கிரிக்கெட் போட்டியில் இந்திய ஜாம்பவான் அணி கேப்டனாக சச்சின் பங்கேற்றார்.
அவருடன் இந்திய கிரிக்கெட் வீரர்கள் விரேந்திர ஷேவாக் யுவராஜ்சிங் இர்பான் பதான் யூசுப் பதான் போன்றோரும் இணைந்து விளையாடினார் என்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.

A photoshoot of Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin has become the centre of controversy in the nation, after the 34-year-old was pictured wearing a blazer with no shi

A photoshoot&nbsp;of Finland's Prime Minister Sanna&nbsp;Marin has become the centre of controversy in the nation, after the 34-year-old was pictured wearing a blazer with no shirt underneath.&nbsp;
Marin was viciously attacked by trolls for her 'low-cut' jacket look&nbsp;on the cover of Trendi magazine. Trolls went on moral policing rager&nbsp;asking whether she was 'a model or a prime minister?'&nbsp;
The comments angered another section of social media who came out in full support of Marin by posting their own photos wearing a similar look. Women and some men questioned&nbsp;gendered roles and expectations from male versus female politicians.

Chaitanya Venkateswaran from New Delhi had the unique opportunity to spend last Wednesday as the UK’s senior-most diplomat in India under the mission's initiative aimed

Chaitanya Venkateswaran from New Delhi had the unique opportunity to spend last Wednesday as the UK&rsquo;s senior-most diplomat in India under the mission's initiative aimed at empowering and highlighting the challenges faced by women across the world.
The&nbsp;18-year-old woman from New Delhi is the fourth young woman to take over as the British High Commissioner in an annual competition run by the UK mission in celebration of International Day of the Girl Child on October 11.
Venkateshwaran said her day was full of diverse experiences helping&nbsp;broadened her perspective on the role of women and their representation in fields of media, policing and STEM. Adding that experience made more determined than ever to help promote equitable treatment of women everywhere.

A large-scale report by humanitarian organisation Plan International has revealed some truth about social media use that most women know all too well. The survey found

A large-scale&nbsp;report by humanitarian organisation Plan International has revealed some truth about social media use that most women know all too well. The survey found that&nbsp;more than half (58%) of girls and young women worldwide&nbsp;have been&nbsp;cyberstalked, sent explicit messages and images, or abused online.
Covering 14,000 15 to 25-year-olds from 22 countries, the report found that attacks are most rampant on Facebook&nbsp;at 39% but similar problems are common on other platforms like&nbsp;Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, Twitter and TikTok.&nbsp;
What's more,&nbsp;one in five girls (19%) have left or significantly reduced use of a social media platform after being harassed, while another one in ten (12%) have changed the way they express themselves.
As if that wasn't enough, more than a third (37%) of girls who are from an ethnic minority and have suffered abuse say they are targeted because of their race or ethnicity.&nbsp;

The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said transgender persons who wish to declare their sex will no longer need to undergo a medical examination for thi

The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said transgender persons who wish to declare their sex will no longer need to undergo a medical examination for this purpose, reports Indian Express. The ministry&nbsp;issued the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules 2020 on Monday, a draft of which was first issues in July asking for critique from the community.&nbsp;
The draft was heavily criticised by LGBT&nbsp;groups who said that the rules took away their dignity by mandating the need for third-party verification for certifying a person's gender.&nbsp;Now, the district magistrate will issue the certificate based on an affidavit filed by a transgender, declaring their sex as self-perceived by them.&nbsp;

In an effort to become more inclusive, Japan Airlines (JAL) is dropping the phrase 'ladies and gentlemen' from its greeting announcements. The airline will switch to ex

In an effort to become more inclusive, Japan Airlines (JAL) is dropping the phrase 'ladies and gentlemen' from its greeting announcements. The airline will switch to expressions like 'attention all passengers' and, 'welcome, everyone' starting October 1 on all flights and airports worldwide.&nbsp;
A JAL&nbsp;spokesperson&nbsp;told AFP&nbsp;that the Tokyo-based airline aims to&nbsp;abolish expressions that do not promote&nbsp;gender inclusivity.&nbsp;
JAL is the first Asian airline to adopt this practice.&nbsp;Before this, Air Canada also announced last year that they're making a switch from gender-specific to gender-neutral greetings including 'everybody.'&nbsp;

A female student in Paris was reportedly denied entry into one of France's most popular art museums, Musée d'Orsay. The woman was wearing a low-cut dress and was asked

A female student in Paris was reportedly denied entry into one of France's most popular art museums, Mus&eacute;e d'Orsay. The woman&nbsp;was wearing a&nbsp;low-cut dress and was asked by museum&nbsp;security to&nbsp;her to cover up the revealing&nbsp;neckline.
The museum, which is home to several bare-breasted paintings and sculptures, faced an outpour&nbsp;of backlash on social media for the incident that occurred on September 8.&nbsp;
After the woman's letter to the museum went&nbsp;viral on social media, officials have now apologised, saying that they deeply regret this and present sincere excuses to the person involved&nbsp;in a statement on Twitter.

New York's Central Park unveiled a statue honouring three suffragettes on August 26, to mark the 100 years of women's suffrage in the United States. The statue honoured

New York's Central Park unveiled a statue honouring three suffragettes on August 26, to mark the 100 years of women's suffrage in the United States.
The statue honoured Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, pioneers of women's rights from the 19th century. The monument, by sculptor Meredith Bergmann, now joins other permanent statues of 23 men and two fictional women, Mother goose and Alice in Wonderland, that are currently placed at the park.
The statue was sponsored by a non profit organisation called Monumental Women which raised $1.5 million to fund it.

As the world grapples with an ongoing pandemic, the French government is faced with another heated issue, concerning women's liberty of sunbathing topless. After police

As the world grapples with an ongoing pandemic, the French government is faced with another heated issue, concerning women's liberty of sunbathing topless.&nbsp;
After police asked bare-breasted bathers to cover up on a Mediterranean beach last week, an uproar ensued. The issue reached&nbsp;all the way to the French interior minister in Paris who tweeted, 'it was unfounded when two women were reproached for their clothing on the beach.'
Topless bathing is legal in France, but authorities can impose clothing rules in specific areas. However, no such restrictions were in place for the beach in Sainte-Marie la Mer&nbsp;and the local police had to end up issuing an apology.

How's this for some on-brand period drama! A research duo analysing the language Shakespeare used in his sonnets claim that they have found probable evidence to prove t

How's this for some on-brand period drama! A research duo analysing the language Shakespeare used in&nbsp;his sonnets claim that they have found probable&nbsp;evidence to prove the playwright's&nbsp;sexual identity.&nbsp;
According to the analysis reported by The Telegraph, Shakespeare, whose sexuality has long been a topic of debate, addressed some texts to men, more to women and quite a few&nbsp;to an intentional 'genderless love interest.'&nbsp;
The scholars parsed through 182 of Shakespeare's sonnets and say, 'the language of sexuality in some of the sonnets, leaves us in no doubt that Shakespeare was bisexual.
The findings, among many others, by&nbsp;Professor Sir Stanley Wells and Dr Paul Edmondson&nbsp;will be published as a book by Cambridge University Press in September.&nbsp;

In an significant judgement, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a daughter is entitled to equal property rights under the amended Hindu Succession Act even if fath

In an significant judgement, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that&nbsp;a daughter is entitled to equal property rights under the amended Hindu Succession Act even if father died before September 9 2005 when the law was amended. The three-judge bench held that rights under the amended law are applicable to living daughters irrespective of when they are born. Pronouncing the judgement, Justice Arun Mishra said: "Daughters must be given equal rights as sons, daughter remains a loving daughter throughout life. The daughter shall have equal rights throughout life, irrespective of whether her father is alive or not."

A 22-year-old gang rape survivor in Bihar was sent to jail charged with contempt of court while recording her statement in front of a magistrate in Araria. The woman ha

A 22-year-old gang rape survivor in Bihar was sent to jail charged with contempt of court while recording her statement in front of a magistrate in Araria. The woman had insisted that the two activists from NGO Jan Jagran Shakti Sangathan accompanying her, read the statement to her before she signed. The woman along with the activists were booked for contempt of court. The FIR was lodged by the court clerk who alleged that the trio asked for a copy of the victim&rsquo;s statement and threatened the presiding officer. Meanwhile the activists allege that the survivor merely asked for a confidant and the court mistook her nervousness as a personal affront. The police has so far arrested one of the 5 accused in the case.&nbsp;

The Cabinet of Thailand has approved a draft bill that will give same-sex partnerships the same legal rights as married couples. If the bill gets a go-ahead in the Parl

The Cabinet of Thailand has approved a draft bill that will give same-sex partnerships the same legal rights as married couples.&nbsp;If the bill gets a go-ahead in the Parliament, Thailand will become the second region in Southeast Asia after Taiwan to allow same-couples unions. Although the bill does not explicitly condone&nbsp;same-sex 'marriage,' it will allow gay couples to adopt children and merge finances, including inheritances, according to a&nbsp;Bloomberg&nbsp;report.
Couples born with the same sex will be allowed to register their partnership if they are both at least 17 years old and at least one is a Thai citizen. Thailand has not legalised gender change, which means that this will only apply to cisgender&nbsp;couples.&nbsp;

The Gauhati High Court has granted divorce to a man, observing that the refusal to wear shaka and sindoor as per customs by a Hindu married woman amounted to her refusa

The Gauhati High Court has granted divorce to a man, observing that the refusal to wear shaka and sindoor as per customs by a Hindu married woman amounted to her refusal to accept the marriage. The court also observed that preventing the husband from fulfilling his duties towards his aged mother amounts to cruelty on the part of wife. The man and woman were living separately since 2013 and a family court had denied them divorce.

While granting anticipatory bail to a rape accused, the Karnataka High Court on Monday said that it was ‘unbecoming of an Indian woman’ to fall asleep after being raped

While granting anticipatory bail to a rape accused, the Karnataka High Court on Monday said that it was &lsquo;unbecoming of an Indian woman&rsquo; to fall asleep after being raped and &lsquo;that is not the way Indian women react when they are ravished&rsquo;. In a bizarre judgement blaming the rape victim, Justice Krishna S Dixit observed that the woman knew the accused and voluntarily sat in his car having consumed drinks. As she did not raise any alarm while getting in the car, adding that just the 'serious nature' of the crime cannot be the sole criteria to deny liberty to the accused.

Matrimonial website Shaadi.com has gotten rid of a 'skin tone' filter that would let users filter people based on their skin colour. The move came after an online petit

Matrimonial website Shaadi.com has gotten rid of a 'skin tone' filter that would let users filter people based on their skin colour. The move came after an online&nbsp;petition was filed against the desi dating platform demanding the removal of the colour filter, which was signed by more than 1,500 people.&nbsp;According to BBC, the wedding service was quick to remove the filter, saying that the feature 'did not serve any purpose and was product debris we missed removing.'
In the petition, Hetal&nbsp;Lakhani&nbsp;wrote that while getting the filter removed cannot change our mindset, 'it&nbsp;will&nbsp;stop giving users the option to discriminate on the basis of something so shallow and arbitrary.'&nbsp;

A survey on 2,459 people, conducted by researchers from London's Middlesex University and the Mathematical Science Research Institute in Berkeley, California, has found

A survey on&nbsp;2,459 people, conducted by&nbsp;researchers&nbsp;from London's&nbsp;Middlesex University and the Mathematical Science Research Institute in Berkeley, California,&nbsp; has found that men are less likely to wear masks because they find it &lsquo;weak&rsquo; and &lsquo;uncool&rsquo;.&nbsp;The study concluded that men associated the face covering as being 'shameful'.&nbsp;The study comes at a time when research indicates that men are more at risk to get infected by Covid-19. The study&nbsp;says men are also more likely to believe that they will not be impacted by the virus. The survey posits that age and gender play a role in compliance with wearing masks. Research&nbsp;conducted&nbsp;during the earlier&nbsp;SARS outbreak and the 2009 H1N1 epidemic, showed that women were more likely to wear masks as a precaution.

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

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;

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