Following the depressing news of the rape case in India, the National Crime records Bureau India has official crime statistics. Search the website by keyword to find some materials. The President of India and the parliament have issued recent press releases and there is newspaper coverage in the:
The Center for Social Research is a Delhi based non-governmental organization which works for women’s and girls’ rights in India. Its website has background materials on sexism, abortion and domestic violence.
For international coverage of related issues see
Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI).
UNWomen has details and measurement of levels of violence against women. It includes the Secretary General’s database which has country files on measure of the problem and government schemes and programmes. See the entry for India; this includes links to legislation and statistics.
The Virtual knowledge centre to end violence against women and girls has tools and training for social workers.
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