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Delhi High Court challenge to marital rape exemption in Indian law sparks fierce debate
A marital rape exemption in Indian law – meaning husbands cannot be prosecuted for raping wives – has been around since colonisation.
Rights advocate Aanya Wig, founder of Girl Up Rise, said it was time for that law to change.
- Joshua Boscaini
- ABC
“We live in the 21st century today and marriage should no longer be seen as an alliance of unequals,” she said.
“Rape is rape regardless of where it takes place and how it takes place, regardless of what [the] relationship is between a man and a woman.”
Her comments come as the Delhi High Court prepares to decide whether the marital rape exemption in India’s law is unconstitutional.
The court proceedings have set off fierce debate in India and…