Dec 30, 2012 | Custodial Rape, Death Penalty, Gender Issues, Undemocratic Laws
PUDR mourns the death of the 23-year-old victim of an intensely violent attack and gang rape. However, rather than giving in to anger caused by this distress, we believe that this is a time to reflect on the constitutive contexts that produce an event and figure out...
Feb 9, 2012 | Custodial Rape, Gender Issues, Others
It is with great dismay and outrage that PUDR condemns the award of President’s Police medal to Dantewada Superintendent Ankit Garg. He is the officer accused by Soni Sori of having inflicted grave sexual violence upon her while she was in his custody in Dantewada....
Jun 5, 2009 | Custodial Death, Custodial Rape
The rape and murder of Asiya Jan and Neelofer Jan by members of the CRPF in Shopian, Kashmir and the subsequent dumping of their bodies in a stream is a horrific crime by any measure, in any society. When the crime is committed by state forces in a situation of armed...
Aug 12, 2007 | Custodial Rape
The prevalence of male custodial rape in children’s homes, police stations and jails is an incontrovertible fact. However, even the statistics compiled by institutions like the National Commission of Human Rights do not include male custodial rape. Today, a policeman...
Mar 27, 2005 | Custodial Rape
In 2004, PUDR investigated six cases of sexual assault that were reported in the press. In five cases, the sexual assault clearly occurred in custody of an employee either of medical institutions or by policeman. These were the sexual assault of a 19 year old girl by...
Dec 30, 2004 | Custodial Rape
A factfinding report into 5 cases of custodial rape in the capital city- Delhi To download the report click below In custody : An Investigation in to Sexual Assault.pdf