Arrest Nityananda, seal ashram: K’taka govt

Last Updated: Monday, June 11, 2012, 18:57

Karnataka govt ordered arrest of controversial Hindu religious guru Nityananada Swami and sealing of his ashram complex.

Orissa HC directs state govt to proble rape allegations

Last Updated: Saturday, March 17, 2012, 14:54

Orissa HC has issued notices to the state govt to investigate allegations of sexual exploitation of tribal girls in govt-run residential schools.

Ashram owner arrested for sexual exploitation

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 15:25

Rajasthan police have arrested the owner of an `ashram` on charges of sexually exploiting children belonging to poor families, police said Wednesday.

Kerala nurses are being exploited at home

Last Updated: Friday, December 16, 2011, 14:32

Nurses in Kerala`s leading private hospitals are up in arms and have brought work to a standstill demanding a fair compensation for their hard work.

‘Don’t exploit workers under globalisation garb’

Last Updated: Friday, September 2, 2011, 22:03

Globalisation/liberalisation in the name of growth cannot be at the human cost of exploitation of workers.

Kerala: Minor girl sexually exploited by 100 odd

Last Updated: Monday, June 20, 2011, 23:29

The action came after the girl revealed to police about her sexual exploitation, including by her own father.

Lady constables’ exploitation case gets murkier

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 16:29

The case of sexual exploitation of 11 lady constables undergoing training at Kolhapur Police Training School turned murkier, Wednesday, after reports claimed many high-profile people may be involved in it.

`Girls Gone Wild` founder cleared of ‘underage exploitation’ charges by all-female jury

Last Updated: Saturday, April 9, 2011, 15:14

‘Girls Gone Wild’ founder Joe Francis has won a court case against four women in Florida, who claimed the filmmaker took advantage of them when he taped them flashing their breasts and engaging in other X-rated behavior.

Tribal practice exposes girls to exploitation

Last Updated: Monday, March 7, 2011, 11:20

A tribal practice prevalent in pockets of Orissa`s backward Kandhamal dist in which young couples elope from a local fair and tie the knot exposes girls to social and legal exploitation for want of legally valid marital status.

I was sold every few months: Pakistani woman

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 2, 2011, 13:05

Recounting a harrowing tale of rape, torture and exploitation, a Pakistani woman who escaped after a year in captivity says she was sold to someone new every few months since being abducted by her husband`s friend.

B’deshis raise voice against sexual harassment

Last Updated: Saturday, June 19, 2010, 12:33

Rising incidents of sexual harassment and increasing public anger in protest has prompted the B’desh govt, headed by a woman, Sheikh Hasina, to take action.

Protect children from exploitation during CWG: NGOs

Last Updated: Friday, June 11, 2010, 16:14

Over five lakh children in the national capital are likely to succumb to prostitution during the upcoming Commonwealth Games, estimate rights activists.