India Opposes Marriage Rape Criminalisation
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•India government says criminalising marital rape 'excessively harsh'
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India 's top court is hearing petitions seeking to amend a British -era law that says a man cannot be prosecuted for rape within marriage.
The federal home ministry told the Supreme Court that "a man does not have a fundamental right" to force sex on his wife.
Violence within marriage is rampant in India - according to a recent government survey, one in 25 women have faced sexual violence from their husbands.
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