The Indian federal home ministry told the country’s Supreme Court that “a man does not have a fundamental right” to force sex on his wife, but there were enough laws to protect married women against sexual violence.
The top court is hearing petitions seeking to amend a British-era law that says a man cannot be prosecuted for rape within marriage.
Violence within marriage is rampant in India - according to a recent government survey, one in 25 women have faced sexual violence from their husbands.
It is not safe for women to exist in India. I saw other articles about a girl raped repeatedly by her brother and is now pregnant. With a quote I’ll paraphrase that said women used to only worry about men when going outside the house and this is no longer the case.
