Changes to the laws governing rape set out in the report would make it much harder for defendants to claim they genuinely believed that their "victim" had consented to sex.
K. Anand, a lawyer for one of the defendants, said Thursday that he would petition the Supreme Court to have the rape trial moved out of New Delhi because he doesn't believe his client could get a fair hearing in the capital.
Speak out against the rape of individuals in SA (South Africa).
And the ripples from the Delhi gang-rape case haven't petered out yet.
Reeva Steenkamp, a model who spoke out on Twitter against rape and abuse of women, was shot four times in the predawn hours in the home, in a gated community in the capital, Pretoria, police said.
Also, as leading women's right's lawyer Flavia Agnes points out, a third of rape cases in India are filed by parents against boys with whom their daughters have eloped.
Cumbria Police said at the time of the false rape allegation, they were also investigating a report of another rape in the city, which also turned out to be untrue.
Over the past year, Indian courts have handed out three death sentences in cases relating to rape and murder.
Five men have been charged with kidnapping, rape and murder, among other offenses, for allegedly carrying out the Dec. 16 attack and could face the death penalty if convicted.
The new laws also prescribe the death penalty - which is carried out very rarely in India - in cases of rape that cause death or leave the victim in a vegetative state.
Rishi Kant says there is a need for fast-track courts - like the court being used to try the suspects in the latest gang-rape case - to prosecute perpetrators, and make it more difficult for them to get out on bail.
An article in Ebony by Zerlina Maxwell lays out the problem: we need a paradigm shift in the way we look at rape in this country.
The case is similar to one that played out in court this year in Steubenville, Ohio, where two star football players were convicted of rape for assaulting a girl who had too much to drink.
The case has drawn comparisons to one that played out in court this year in Steubenville, Ohio, where two star football players were convicted of rape for assaulting a girl who had too much to drink.
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