Gender Right to Privacy India

The Unconstitutionality of the Marital Rape Exemption in India

May 21, 2020

Written by: Oxford Human Rights Hub

The marital rape exemption reinforces the patriarchal stereotype that women have no sexual freedom or autonomy within marriage.

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