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insensitive verdicts (for instance sermonising the rape victim to marry her rapist). Judiciary needs an overhaul.
in its approach. Any judge who has made remarks or passed judgements which justify any violence on women and.
go against gender equality, must be made to quit..
.
Ø Police: Gender sensitization training modules to be introduced in all police stations, including procedural instruction.
and training for dealing with rape complaints. Proper infrastructure and rape investigation kits to be made available.
in all police stations. Punitive measures including dismissal in case of failure to register cases of rape, sexual.
violence and sexual harassment..
.
Ø Hospitals: A separate ward for medical and psychological care of rape victims and proper infrastructure for.
handling pathological-forensic investigations in hospitals which is crucial for conviction..
.
Ø Ending the Culture of Justifying Gender Violence: An end to ANY justification of sexual violence, `honour'.
crimes or domestic violence. Those public servants including elected representatives or police officers or judges.
who indulge in victim-blaming must be made to quit..
.
Ø Restorative Support: Social, medical, legal, psychological, and economic support - at Government's cost - for.
rape survivors..
.
Ø Prevention and Education: Gender Equality be made an essential part of the school curriculum, to be drawn.
.
How people who hold responsible positions react to rape and sexual violence:.
.
Ø The DGP of Andhra Pradesh blamed the rise in rape cases on women wearing `fashionable' clothes.
.
Ø Karnataka's Women and Child Welfare Minister C C Patil (later caught watching porn in the Assembly) said.
women should avoid dressing provocatively.
.
Ø Following a series of instances of rape in West Bengal, the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee first denied the.
rapes, cast aspersions on the morals and veracity of the complainants, and then... announced restrictions.
on timings of bars, nightclubs etc..
.
Ø Following the gang rape of a woman employee of a nightclub in Gurgaon, the Haryana Government first.
announced a ban on women's employment in late-night jobs..
.
Ø The Delhi Police Chief recently said that women who chose to go out, unescorted by a brother or husband.
at 2 am should not complain of rape..
.
Ø Following the rape of a woman student and call-centre employee in Delhi some years ago, principals of.
several colleges asked why the woman had been out at night near a dhaba..
.
Ø In a booklet issued by Delhi Police some time back, women from the North East were asked to dress `decently'.
to avoid sexual harassment and violence..
.
Ø Mamata Sharma, Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) said in an interview about.
violence on women, that women should "take their Indian culture along with them when they leave their.
homes," in order to protect themselves..
.
Ø In Raipur Central Jail, Soni Sori has been victimised, sexually assaulted and abused in the worst possible.
manner. Police superintendent Ankit Garg, in whose custody she went through horrific tortures, was awarded.
a Police medal for "gallantry"! Till date, no action has been taken against the police officers in question..
.
It is precisely this justification of rape and violence that results in these pathetically low conviction rates..
As long as rape continues to be justified by the powers-that-be under some pretext - when army personnel or.
the police rape women, when the victim is told she dresses "provocatively" for instance - we will continue to see.
increasing instances of rape and violence, however good our laws might be. The point is: in cases of sexual.
harassment and violence, instead of the accused being put on trial, why do the complainants face a trial.
of character and morality? Why are victims of custodial, casteist and communal rapes denied justice?.
Why do army and police officers who rape and torture Soni Sori, and raped and killed Neelofer and.
Asiya in Kashmir, and Manorama Devi in Manipur, escape scot free?? When will the rapists of Priyanka.
Bhotmange (dalit girl raped and killed at Khairlanji) and Bilkis Bano (raped by communal mobs in Gujarat).
be punished?.
.
Clearly, the need of the hour is to address this issue in its entirety - to understand the linkages between sexual.
harassment and violence, and maintenance of the patriarchal gender hierarchy, to understand that rape and.
violence are NOT about lust but an assertion of patriarchal dominance and power..
.
Akbar, President, AISA, JNU Ashutosh Kumar, Jt. Secy, AISA, JNU.
..
PaRCha - JNU - AISA chits - 2012 ID-13879
.
insensitive verdicts (for instance sermonising the rape victim to marry her rapist). Judiciary needs an overhaul.
in its approach. Any judge who has made remarks or passed judgements which justify any violence on women and.
go against gender equality, must be made to quit..
.
Ø Police: Gender sensitization training modules to be introduced in all police stations, including procedural instruction.
and training for dealing with rape complaints. Proper infrastructure and rape investigation kits to be made available.
in all police stations. Punitive measures including dismissal in case of failure to register cases of rape, sexual.
violence and sexual harassment..
.
Ø Hospitals: A separate ward for medical and psychological care of rape victims and proper infrastructure for.
handling pathological-forensic investigations in hospitals which is crucial for conviction..
.
Ø Ending the Culture of Justifying Gender Violence: An end to ANY justification of sexual violence, `honour'.
crimes or domestic violence. Those public servants including elected representatives or police officers or judges.
who indulge in victim-blaming must be made to quit..
.
Ø Restorative Support: Social, medical, legal, psychological, and economic support - at Government's cost - for.
rape survivors..
.
Ø Prevention and Education: Gender Equality be made an essential part of the school curriculum, to be drawn.
.
How people who hold responsible positions react to rape and sexual violence:.
.
Ø The DGP of Andhra Pradesh blamed the rise in rape cases on women wearing `fashionable' clothes.
.
Ø Karnataka's Women and Child Welfare Minister C C Patil (later caught watching porn in the Assembly) said.
women should avoid dressing provocatively.
.
Ø Following a series of instances of rape in West Bengal, the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee first denied the.
rapes, cast aspersions on the morals and veracity of the complainants, and then... announced restrictions.
on timings of bars, nightclubs etc..
.
Ø Following the gang rape of a woman employee of a nightclub in Gurgaon, the Haryana Government first.
announced a ban on women's employment in late-night jobs..
.
Ø The Delhi Police Chief recently said that women who chose to go out, unescorted by a brother or husband.
at 2 am should not complain of rape..
.
Ø Following the rape of a woman student and call-centre employee in Delhi some years ago, principals of.
several colleges asked why the woman had been out at night near a dhaba..
.
Ø In a booklet issued by Delhi Police some time back, women from the North East were asked to dress `decently'.
to avoid sexual harassment and violence..
.
Ø Mamata Sharma, Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) said in an interview about.
violence on women, that women should "take their Indian culture along with them when they leave their.
homes," in order to protect themselves..
.
Ø In Raipur Central Jail, Soni Sori has been victimised, sexually assaulted and abused in the worst possible.
manner. Police superintendent Ankit Garg, in whose custody she went through horrific tortures, was awarded.
a Police medal for "gallantry"! Till date, no action has been taken against the police officers in question..
.
It is precisely this justification of rape and violence that results in these pathetically low conviction rates..
As long as rape continues to be justified by the powers-that-be under some pretext - when army personnel or.
the police rape women, when the victim is told she dresses "provocatively" for instance - we will continue to see.
increasing instances of rape and violence, however good our laws might be. The point is: in cases of sexual.
harassment and violence, instead of the accused being put on trial, why do the complainants face a trial.
of character and morality? Why are victims of custodial, casteist and communal rapes denied justice?.
Why do army and police officers who rape and torture Soni Sori, and raped and killed Neelofer and.
Asiya in Kashmir, and Manorama Devi in Manipur, escape scot free?? When will the rapists of Priyanka.
Bhotmange (dalit girl raped and killed at Khairlanji) and Bilkis Bano (raped by communal mobs in Gujarat).
be punished?.
.
Clearly, the need of the hour is to address this issue in its entirety - to understand the linkages between sexual.
harassment and violence, and maintenance of the patriarchal gender hierarchy, to understand that rape and.
violence are NOT about lust but an assertion of patriarchal dominance and power..
.
Akbar, President, AISA, JNU Ashutosh Kumar, Jt. Secy, AISA, JNU.
..