Dear JOhn,
Marital rape is not a crime in India. It needs to
be.
Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code explicitly allows a man to
rape his adult wife:
“Sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his own
wife... is not rape.”
Laws which permit marital rape treat women as the property
of their husbands.
Ensuring that marital rape is criminalised would make justice more
accessible for all women, irrespective of marital status. It could
also send a powerful signal that a woman always has the right to
choose whether and with whom she has sexual relations.
Men in India are currently able to rape their wives with
impunity. This has to end.
Later this month a petition seeking to criminalise marital rape
will come before the Delhi High Court. Ahead of the hearing, tell Prime Minister Modi to amend the law without
delay.
Marital rape is rape
Join our call for the Indian government to ensure
justice for all rape victims and remove the marital rape
exception.
Thank you for your continued support of women and girls.
In solidarity
Divya Srinivasan
South Asia Team, Equality
Now
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