ARTICLES RELATING TO INDIA BUS RAPE

Rape victim's mom pleads for justice

2013-05-17 22:14

The mother of a 23-year-old Indian student, who was fatally gang-raped in New Delhi last December, has appeared in court to plead for justice.

Indian man held for raping 4-year-old

2013-05-09 14:01

Indian police have arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of raping and sodomising a 4-year-old girl, the latest incident of sexual violence to shock the country.

2nd suspect held over Indian girl's rape

2013-04-22 09:01

Indian police have arrested a second suspect in their investigation into the abduction and rape of a 5-year-old girl in New Delhi last week, officials say.

Indian child critical after brutal rape

2013-04-19 21:15

A 5-year-old Indian girl has been battling for her life after being kidnapped and brutally raped in the latest incident of sexual violence, which has triggered nationwide protests.

Delhi rape suspect's arm broken in jail

2013-04-05 19:23

A lawyer for men accused of raping and killing a young woman on a bus in India's capital says one of the defendants has been beaten so badly in jail that his arm was fractured.

Tourists sexually assaulted in Rio

2013-04-02 10:07

Two foreigner tourists were held for hours and brutalised and one, a woman, was sexually assaulted aboard a public transport van in Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach neighbourhood, say police.

India: Sexist Ford ads spark outrage

2013-03-26 14:00

A series of car ads, including one showing women bound and gagged in the trunk of a Ford driven by former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, has prompted internet outrage in India.

Delhi gang-rape suspect taken to hospital

2013-03-25 13:03

A defendant in the New Delhi bus gang-rape trial has been admitted to hospital y with chest pains, a fortnight after his brother and co-accused was found dead in a prison cell, says a report.

Media ban on Delhi gang-rape trial lifted

2013-03-22 11:00

An Indian court has overturned a gagging order preventing media access to the trial of four men charged with gang-raping a student on a bus in New Delhi last December, says a prosecutor.

Rape fears fuel tourist anxiety in India

2013-03-19 16:01

The fatal gang-rapes of an Indian student and more recently a Swiss tourist have shed light on high levels of sexual violence and has spread unease among foreigners visiting India.

Swiss tourist gang-raped in India

2013-03-16 11:49

A group of eight men have allegedly raped a 39-year-old Swiss tourist and assaulted her husband in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Delhi rape suspect died from hanging

2013-03-12 18:38

A post-mortem on a man suspected of leading the gang-rape of a student on a New Delhi bus last December, has concluded he died by hanging.

Gang-rape suspect's death a 'major lapse'

2013-03-11 14:00

India's home minister has called the death of the main suspect in the New Delhi gang-rape case a "major lapse", which he has promised will be investigated.

2 women abducted, gang-raped near Delhi

2013-03-07 13:59

Two women have been kidnapped and gang-raped near Delhi, say police, in two separate incidents that have highlighted the persistent risk of sexual assault in India.

India to set up 'women's bank'

2013-02-28 17:35

India's government says it will set up a new public sector bank for women as part of efforts to address gender imbalances in a country still reeling from protests over a fatal gang-rape.

Doctor to testify gang rape case

2013-02-25 15:44

A Singapore doctor, who performed a post-mortem examination on an Indian gang-rape victim, is to testify via video link in the trial of five men accused of her murder, a defence lawyer says.

India: 3 sisters, aged 5-11, raped, killed

2013-02-21 16:43

Police say they have launched a manhunt for men suspected in the rape and killing of three sisters, aged 5 to 11, in the latest case of sexual violence to grip India.

Girl, 6, raped, dumped in India

2013-02-16 12:38

A 6-year-old girl has been kidnapped, raped and dumped by a roadside in New Delhi in the latest of a series of violent sexual attacks that have shocked the country.

Police fire water cannon at protestors

2013-02-08 14:54

Riot police have fired water cannon at hundreds of protestors in the Indian state of Kerala demanding the resignation of a lawmaker over allegations he raped a schoolgirl 17 years ago.

India's gang rape murder trial to begin

2013-02-04 14:02

The trial of five men accused of the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old Indian student in New Delhi in December is due to begin on Tuesday.

India: S Korean allegedly drugged, raped

2013-02-01 12:50

A South Korean student holidaying on her own in India has allegedly been drugged and raped by the son of a hotel owner as she visited a tiger reserve in central India, police say.

Gang rape victim's dad seeks law changes

2013-01-29 11:04

The father of an Indian student who died after being gang-raped on a bus has called for changes in the law to allow a teenage suspect to be tried as an adult.

India rape case: Defence arguments heard

2013-01-28 14:05

Lawyers for five men accused of the gang-rape and killing of a 23-year-old student have opened their defence arguments in a fast-track court in New Delhi.

Tougher laws after Indian gang rape

2013-01-23 10:00

A government commission tasked with looking at India's sex crime laws after the gang-rape of a student is expected to recommend tougher sentences on offenders.

India rape accused a minor - lawyer

2013-01-21 16:29

A lawyer for one of five suspects, who have gone on trial for the fatal gang-rape of a student on a New Delhi bus, says his client was under 18 and should appear before a juvenile court.

 

Delhi gang-rape accused in prison 'attack'

2013-05-15 13:01

A defendant on trial over a fatal gang-rape of a student on a bus in India last December is in a "very critical" condition after being attacked by fellow prisoners, says his lawyer.

Porn star dragged into Indian rape debate

2013-04-24 13:04

As India casts around for reasons to explain a series of horrifying sex crimes, pornography is under scrutiny and has led some to call for a popular porn star to be jailed.

Delhi rape victim, 5, 'stable, alert'

2013-04-20 17:08

A 5-year-old Indian girl who was abducted, repeatedly raped and tortured in New Delhi is alert and in a stable condition but may need surgery, say her doctors.

Gang-rape accused deny being in bus

2013-04-11 20:17

Two defendants in the New Delhi gang-rape and murder trial have claimed they were not in the bus, on which the 23-year-old student was repeatedly raped.

Acid attack on four Indian sisters

2013-04-03 09:01

Four sisters in north India have suffered burn injuries after two men threw acid on them as they were returning from school, say police, with one victim admitted to hospital.

Delhi cops report surge in sex crimes

2013-03-30 20:09

Police have announced a sharp jump in sex crimes reported in the Indian capital since the fatal gang-rape of a student and attributed the rise to more confidence among victims to report complaints.

Woman gang-raped in moving car in India

2013-03-26 10:00

A 21-year-old woman was abducted and gang-raped in a car in India's northern city of Amritsar, police say.

UK woman in India jumps to escape 'rape'

2013-03-24 17:08

A British woman who jumped from a hotel balcony in India fearing a sexual assault says she shouted for help for more than an hour before she jumped.

India gets tough on rape

2013-03-21 16:27

India's Parliament has passed a sweeping new law to protect women against sexual violence in response to a fatal gang rape and beating of a young woman.

India: 2 more sought in Swiss tourist rape

2013-03-18 08:26

Two other suspects are being sought after five men confessed to raping a Swiss woman who was attacked in central India while on a cycling vacation with her husband, police say.

'Historic' UN statement on women secured

2013-03-16 10:16

Muslim and western nations have overcome deep divisions to agree a historic United Nations declaration setting out a code of conduct for combating violence against women.

Dead gang rape suspect 'drank heavily'

2013-03-11 15:03

Ram Singh, the 34-year-old Delhi gang rape suspect who has died in an apparent suicide, was a heavy-drinking migrant who was ready to accept his punishment, family and neighbours say.

India rape case suspect kills himself

2013-03-11 07:26

The main accused in the fatal gang rape of a student on a bus in New Delhi last December has hanged himself in jail, prompting outrage from the victim's family.

Cops probe rape of girl, 7, in New Delhi

2013-03-01 18:19

Police are investigating the rape of a 7-year-old girl inside a state-run school in the Indian capital.

Teen pleads not guilty to Delhi gang rape

2013-02-28 16:18

An Indian teenager has pleaded not guilty to charges that he took part in the gang rape and murder of a trainee physiotherapist in New Delhi, a juvenile justice official says.

India shocked by rape and killing case

2013-02-22 14:00

Police say investigators are searching villages in western India for suspects in the rape and killing of three young sisters.

Indian PM pushes for new anti-rape law

2013-02-18 17:32

India's prime minister says he hopes parliament, which resumes this week, would enact a tough law against rapists following the fatal gang-rape of a student in New Delhi.

Top Indian cop happy to see slapping

2013-02-12 18:45

A senior Indian policeman has suggested that citizens should "slap" suspected criminals to help his officers bring them to justice.

Friend testifies in India gang rape trial

2013-02-05 20:17

The trial of five men charged with gang-raping and murdering a young woman on a bus in New Delhi has opened with closed-door testimony from the friend with whom she was attacked.

India OKs death penalty for some rapes

2013-02-03 18:11

India's president has approved harsher punishments for rapists, including the death penalty, after a brutal gang-rape in New Delhi sparked national outrage and triggered demands for tougher laws.

Delhi gang rape verdicts 'very soon'

2013-01-29 17:26

Verdicts for five men accused of the fatal gang-rape of a student on a New Delhi bus will be handed down "very soon", says a defence lawyer.

Gang rape accused to be tried as juvenile

2013-01-28 16:53

A court has ruled that the sixth suspect in the deadly gang-rape of a student on a bus in New Delhi will be tried as a juvenile, meaning he will face a maximum prison term of three years.

Indian party gives knives to women

2013-01-24 15:01

A far-right political party is distributing thousands of knives to women in a western Indian state to help them protect themselves after a recent fatal gang rape alarmed the country.

Ruling on India rape trial venue delayed

2013-01-22 13:07

India's Supreme Court has postponed a ruling on whether the trial of five suspects for the fatal gang-rape of a student on a New Delhi bus should be moved out of the capital, say officials.

Indian women face daily sexual harassment

2013-01-21 12:51

Indian women face daily sexual harassment while using public transport; two women share their experiences.

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