> Dear all, > If you are endorsing the statement below, please send your endorsement to > [email protected]. > In solidarity, > Jaya > > Public Statement condemning the recent incidents of sexual assault on women > from North East India > > > As women’s groups, child rights groups, sexual rights groups, Lesbian, Gay, > Bisexual, Transgender and Queer rights groups and other progressive groups, > academicians and concerned individuals, we are shocked by the repeated > incidents of sexual assault on women from the North East in the capital of > India in recent months. The incident of rape of a 30-year-old woman in > Dhaula Kuan on 23rd November has again pointed to the failure of the Delhi > government to ensure safety of women and especially of women from the North > East. > On 23rd November, 2010, a 30-year-old woman from Mizoram was coming back > from her office and was picked up by four drunken men near Dhaula Kuan. She > was gang-raped for over 40 minutes in a moving vehicle. When the woman was > picked up, she was with a female friend who managed to escape and who > informed the police immediately. Despite this, the police were unable to > trace the vehicle. Due to thin police presence and virtually no patrolling, > in an area that is known to be particularly unsafe for women, the accused > had a free run. Around 2 pm, the rapists dumped the woman at Mongolpuri > Industrial Estate. > This incident reminds us of another young woman from the North East in 2005 > who was also picked up from Dhaula Kuan and gang raped. In fact, in the past > six months itself numerous other incidents of sexual assault on women from > North East have taken place. On May 26th, a 20-year-old woman from Manipur > was beaten severely by a man in Munirka after she resisted attempted sexual > assault by him. On August 29th, a Manipuri woman was molested by the manager > of a restobar in L-Block, Connaught Place. On October 22nd, a 21-yr-old > Jamia Millia Islamia student from Arunachal Pradesh was molested by group of > school students inside their south Delhi school. On October 25th, a > 19-yr-old Naga woman was murdered by an IIT PhD scholar in Munirka. > These are not stand-alone incidents. Women from the North East face regular > harassment and assault. Often it is assumed that they are ‘available’ and > women of ‘loose character’. The sexual assaults on women from the North > East are even justified by saying that they ‘asked for it’ because of the > way they look and dress. As individuals and groups working on rights we > strongly condemn such social attitudes which ‘blame the victim’. We also > affirm the right of all women to dress, behave and live in a manner they > desire, without their basic right to security being violated. We demand that > the Delhi government take appropriate measures to address and curb sexual > assault on women, and in particular women from the North East who have been > particularly targeted in the recent past. We condemn the recent crime, the > Delhi government and specially the Delhi Police for their failure to provide > security for women as well as redressal when this > security is breached. The Delhi police must be more responsive or else its > claims to make Delhi safe for women will be proved entirely hollow. > We demand the following actions to be taken by the Delhi government: > > The rapists involved in the crime that took place on 23rd November must > immediately be arrested. > The security measures in and around Delhi and particularly in areas that are > more unsafe for women be enhanced. > More effective mechanisms must be instituted to ensure the safety of women > in Delhi, especially women from the North East. > The Delhi government must issue guidelines to BPOs and other employers in > order that they increase security measures when women staff members are > dropped to their residence. > > Undersigned, > Nirantar – a Centre for Gender and Education, New Delhi > > > > -- > Nirantar > Resource Centre for Gender & Education > B-64 (2nd Floor), Sarvodaya Enclave > New Delhi 110 017 > India > Phone: 91-11-26966334, > 91-11-26517726 (telefax) > Website: www.nirantar.net >
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