marital rape
India Plans to Criminalize Marital Rape, So Some Men Are Boycotting Marriage
Young men in the “marriage strike” movement say they won’t get married to avoid prosecution from what they call “false” rape allegations.
Men Who Rape Their Wives Can Still Get Away With It in Many States
In Virginia, a person accused of marital rape can be ordered to just go to therapy—and avoid imprisonment entirely.
This Artist Captures the Not-So-Happy Endings of Indian Marriages
Check out a hard-hitting series that attacks marital rape, domestic abuse and dowry in a country that regards the institution of marriage as the ultimate sacred bond.
Women's Rights Advocate Resigns After Taking Smiling Selfie with Rape Victim
When a member of the Rajasthan Commission for Women met with the victim of a brutal gang-rape, she took a photo—inciting mass outrage.
The Legendary Women's Rights Activist Who Mailed Obama a Coat Hanger
Laura X led the campaign to outlaw marital rape across the USA in the 1970s and 1980s. We talk to the 75-year-old about the state of women's rights, how young women today can be political activists, and "Miss Congeniality 2."
A 15-Year-Old Girl Who Was Raped and Set on Fire in India Is Fighting for Her Life
The girl is in critical condition with burns on 95 percent of her body after she was raped, beaten, and set alight on the rooftop terrace of her family’s home.
It's Still Legal for a Man to Rape His Wife in India
Despite the strides recently made around sexual assault in India, for women, their wedding day is the day they permanently sign over their ability to consent.
India's Government Doesn't Seem to Care That Husbands Can Legally Rape Their Wives
Indian officials have rejected the urging of the UN and human rights activists that they amend the country's penal code to make sexual assault within marriage a criminal offense.