Tag: Harassment Of Women

Paris: The French police have handed out 447 fines for harassment of women in the street since the new “outrages sexistes” legislation came into effect eight months ago. The law, passed in August 2018, allows for on-the-spot fines of up to 750 euros (650 pounds), the Guardian reported. It covers sexist insults, degrading or humiliating […]

Bhubaneswar: Terming the incidents of harassment of public during enforcement of new rules under Motor Vehicles (MV) Act as ‘unfortunate,’ Odisha Congress has opposed collection of hefty fines under the new act. Alleging that RTO officials, police and traffic personnel are misbehaving with public mostly women and girls, Congress MLA Sura Routray urged Odisha government […]