The report of the statutory body’s chairperson to the Department of Health and Family Welfare recommends that rape victims should be given priority and attended to by gynaecologists without delay. The recommendations also aim at curbing delays in conducting medical examination of sexual assault victims at government hospitals.
A local court in Delhi granted bail to a person, who was accused of dragging Delhi Commission for Woman (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal by a car outside the All India Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on January 19, after her hand got stuck in the vehicle’s window
Despite stringent rules, the sale of acid continues unchecked on e commerce sites and elsewhere leading to horrific instances of the victims being disfigured for life. Worse, it takes up to 10 years for an acid attack case to be resolved in court.