An Indian teenager was raped by her father. Village elders had her whipped.
India's traditional councils impose their own version of justice - and impose social mores.
Tue May 10 2016
Village in India's Gujarat bans mobiles for single women
Members of the Suraj village council in Mehsana, the premier's home district, passed a resolution in early February outlawing the use of mobile phones for teenage girls and young women.
Sat Feb 20 2016
Indian village council denies ordering rape of sisters
A village council in northern India has denied allegations that it ordered two young sisters to be raped because their brother eloped with a higher caste woman.
Thu Sep 03 2015
India village council loosens iron grip on rural life
For generations, the council had banned men marrying women from neighbouring villages or different castes, assuming that they were already related, and also because of caste prejudice.
Sun Jul 06 2014
Indian village council orders gang-rape of woman as punishment
A woman was gang-raped by some 12 men on the orders of a village council in eastern India as punishment for apparently having an affair.
Thu Jan 23 2014