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On Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008. CNNIBN reported about the news about the dowry
” In a shocking case of dowry harassment, a Chennai-based woman was forced to flee from US and take refuge with her family in Tamil Nadu. Muthumari Bhadrinath says she escaped her husband’s torture after eight years of marriage.
Finally in the safety [...]

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Is India a safe place for foreigners?

On Jan 23, 2008, in New Delhi, The Times of India newspaper reported about the news below:
” ‘Incredible India’, which saw over 5 million foreign tourist arrivals in 2007, seems to have become a scary place for women travellers due to a “spate” of sexual attack cases.
But tour operators and other [...]

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On Jan 11, 2008, The Statesman reported about a housewife who was molested by a doctor.
” A housewife, Mrs Shilpi Dhali, brought molestation and harassment charges against a doctor here today. The alleged victim has registered a complaint with the Human Rights Commission seeking and has also informed the Islampur SDO, Mr Jagdish Meena, and the superintendent of Islampur sub-division hospital, Dr [...]

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On Jan 11, 2008, in Kolkata, The Yahoo news reported about the new below:
” India (Reuters) – Authorities in eastern India have teamed up with prostitutes as the officials accelerate a drive against the trafficking of girls into the trade.

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 On Jan 12, 2008, in New Delhi, ExpressIndia reported the news about the school principal held for attempt to rape an eight year old girl.
” The principal of a private school in Maujpur in North-east Delhi was arrested on Saturday for attempting rape on an eight-year-old student. Police said that the accused, Chandra Kethu Nirala [...]

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Woman dies because of dowry

On Jan 13, 2008, The Times of India reported about the death of woman because of dowry.
“  A 24-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her in-laws for not fulfilling their demand of dowry. The incident was reported in Ghazipur police circle in the state capital on Friday.
The police claimed that the victim [...]

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 On Jan 05, 2008, The NewYork Times reported the news about the outsourcing the wombs:
“The legal issues in the United States are complicated, having to do with that the surrogate mother still has legal rights to that child until they sign over their parental rights at the time of the delivery. Of course, and there’s [...]

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On Jan 04, 2008, In Mumbai,  The Indian Express newspaper reported about the molestation of two women in front the hotel in Juhu on New Year’s eve.
“  Fourteen men who were arrested for molesting two women on January 1 outside a hotel in Juhu were on Friday produced in a magistrate’s court in Andheri, where [...]

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Church priest arrested on rape charge

On Jan 04, 2008, In Katni, The Times of India reported the story about the church priest who raped a woman.
” A church priest was arrested for allegedly raping a woman on January 1 in the Majhgava forest area near Katni, police said
The priest of the local Gayatri Nagar church was arrested and [...]

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On Jan 1, 2008, In Kolkata ,The statesman reported about the statistics of the woman trafficking:
” Despite sustained campaign against woman trafficking and state government’s claim of success in dealing with such cases, West Bengal continues to top the list of states selling girls for prostitution. The latest report of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) [...]

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