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NCW SEEKS REVIEW OF CYBER LAWS TO SHIELD WOMEN

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November 05, 2025

THE National Commission for Women (NCW) has recommended a review of existing cyber laws and has sought stricter laws to protect women from cyber bullying and harassment.

- KAVITA BAJELI-DATT @New Delhi

The Commission has proposed harsher penalties for cybercrimes against women and children, penal action for threats to share private and obscene content, a mandatory victim compensation fund and the appointment of district-level psychologists and forensic experts.

In this regard, NCW has submitted its comprehensive report, which includes changes in IT Rules, 2021, Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, Indecent Representation of Women Act, 1986, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and others, to the Union Ministries of Law and Justice, Electronics and Information Technology, Women and Child Development, and Home Affairs.

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