Cyber sexual assault against women – Vulnerability and remedies
- The Indian Police Journal
- 68(4), Oct-Dec, 2021: p.90-97
Crimes against women and girls are taking on new shapes with the ever-increasing rate of Internet access globally, the wider use of digital technologies and other communication technology which has opened new avenues for gender violence. Online and technology-facilitated crime against women happens on different platforms and using a variety of tools like video games or other videoconferencing platforms. These crimes are often committed across multiple jurisdictions without considering the responsibility and liability of intermediaries and perpetrators. In this article various aspects of Cyber sexual assault against women vis a vis their vulnerability and subsequent remedies have been discussed. Reproduced
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