What about the rape and murder case in Jind, Hariyana?? http://m.timesofindia.com/city/chandigarh/NCSC-director-visits-Jind-rape-victims-family/articleshow/22083101.cms
On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 5:06 PM, Ranjana <[email protected]> wrote: > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Soma Marik <[email protected]> > *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, 28 August 2013, 13:37 > *Subject:* [feministsindia] Statement on Mumbai and some Recent Rapes > > > *Punish Rapists without Consideration of Identity. No Double standards. > No Communalisation. No death Penalty. Make Homes, Public Places and Work > Places Free from Sexual Harassments* > * * > *Radical Socialist Statement on Recent Rapes* > > Despite the tall claims of the politicians, two rape cases have in the > past few days highlighted the stark reality that even after six months of > the notorious Delhi bus rape case, nothing has changed for women. In Delhi, > the Godman, Asaram Bapu, was accused by parents of a 16 year old girl that > she had been raped by him in his Jodhpur Ashram, in Rajasthan. Given his > high profile identity, Rajasthan police first stepped very gingerly, while > the BJP immediately went on the offensive, claiming that he was a “saint”, > and the charge was motivated by the UPA because he has attacked Sonia > Gandhi. Thus, in typical display of power, a rape charge became a matter of > power politics. According to the latest news, Jodhpur police have decided > to drop the charges of rape while keeping the charges of sexual assault, > against him, while Bapu compared himself to the Buddha. > > In sharp contrast, the gang rape in Mumbai of a photojournalist has been > followed by prompt police action. Yet, what was so terrible was that this > 22 year old young woman, on an assignment from a magazine, had gone to take > pictures in the abandoned Shakti Mills compound on 22 August, accompanied > by a male colleague, and was accosted by a group of men, who passed obscene > remarks, and on that being protested, attacked them, tied up her male > friend, and gang raped and beat her with beer bottles till she fell > unconscious. When she regained consciousness, she untied her friend, and > they went to Jaslok Hospital, where doctors called on the police. An FIR > was registered, and the next morning sketches of the accused were issued. > All the five persons have been arrested. > > The alacrity with which the Mumbai police have moved in this case, due to > public pressure and wide scale protests, is commendable. However, the fact > that such incidents are occurring everywhere in India and even though on > paper the government is committed to take actions against rapes, the state > machinery does not move swiftly, indicating the complete disregard for the > fundamental rights of women. In this particular case, the woman was trying > to pursue a professional assignment. Such violence is both a torture and > trauma inflicted on her, and a blow against all women and their equal right > to mobility at any time and any place, to work. > > The harassment of women professionals in the media among other professions > is rising rapidly along with work-place related sexual harassment, most > women have had to work in sexist atmosphere and are exposed to biased > reactions from employers and colleagues and contractors. This was clearly > observed by the Supreme Court of India in the* *Vishakha Judgement [writ > petition criminal Nos. 666 – 70 of 1992, Vishakha & Ors. Vs. State of > Rajasthan & Ors.]. However ‘The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace > (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 ("*Sexual Harassment Act > *"), passed by the Indian Parliament due to consistent pressure by the > women’s group, is yet to be implemented. > We demand that government, police and employers everywhere take the > responsibility of ensuring that everyone has the right to pursue work of > her/his choice, and that attacks on such rights are under all circumstances > opposed and where such attacks involve in any form a breach of law, duly > punished. > > At the same time, the fact that Raj Thackeray has come out with a > statement that the rapists were Bangladeshis is a deeply disturbing > development. We reject class, caste, or ethnic profiling, and condemn the > selective action against rapes and sexual violence, depending on whether > the accused belongs to the “right” category. > > The selective anger of the Shiv Sena is contemptible. A Shiv Sena MLA, > Anil Kadam, recently threatened to strip women toll plaza workers and was > forced to resign only because his utterances were caught on camera. > > Rapes are occurring in an alarming way all over India. In same month, 23 > August a young adivasi policewoman in Jharkhand was gang-raped on a > National Highway while accompanying her family members for the burial of > her sister. An eleven year old girl with some neurological disorder was > raped in the North Delhi on 14 August, when she had gone out play. The > Park Street rape case in Kolkata started a wave in West Bengal where the > ruling party and its Chief Minister would deny rape, accuse the victims of > lying, of being politically motivated, accuse all protests of being CPI(M) > or Maoist inspired. > > And every time there are rapes and protests, there is the demand, > patronised by those very politicians who in reality have no serious > attitude to sensitising police and judiciary, ensuring speedy trial in > cases of sexual violence, that rapists should be hanged to death. > > National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data shows that incidents of reported > rape in the country have increased by 791% since 1971 (murder increased by > just 240%, and robbery by 178%, kidnapping increased by 630%). And at the > same time, conviction rates for rapes dropped from 41% in 1971 to 26% in > 2010. Further, this 26% is a percentage only of those cases that actually > do go all the way to courts. One estimate suggests that not more than one > out of ten rapes goes to the court. Just as, unless there is a massive > protest, there will be no trial for Asaram Bapu, and the young girl will be > branded a liar and a tool of the UPA. Under such circumstances, the call > for death penalty will simply mean the selective hanging of a few people, > usually of the “correct’ class/caste/community (lower class, low caste, > minority) while others will get off. > According to the NCRB, offenders were known to the survivors on over 94% > of rape cases. Rapists are not mostly the unknown like assailants of the > Mumbai Rape Case. So death penalty will mean not only judicial and police > reluctance, but even greater social pressure on the victims not to bring in > charges in the first place. > > In the Radical Socialist statement on the Delhi Rape Case in December > 2012, we had commented that “*We oppose the demand for death penalty on > both principled and practical grounds. We are opposed to death penalty per > se and therefore to its extension. But we also assert that in reality, the > enactment of a law making death penalty possible for rape will have the > opposite effect. That is when class as a factor will seriously come into > play. It is the elite who will get away with lesser penalties, or will not > even be convicted as police play an even worse role than now, while one or > two lower class rapists will be hanged as so-called exemplars*”. The fact > that Sushma Swaraj has demanded the death penalty for the rapists in the > Mumbai case while the BJP staunchly stood by Asaram Bapu shows how correct > the foregoing assessment was. > > We condemn: > Ø Gang rapes and all other forms of sexual violence either as blunt > assertion of male power or in the name punishing the enemy party, > community, caste, ethnic groups and class. > Ø Politicization and communalization of sexual violence. > Ø The demand for death penalty instead of addressing the issues of > controlling women’s sexuality, and socially endorsed norms of masculinity > > We demand: > Ø Speedy and impartial investigation, trial and punishment of the guilty > in the Mumbai and all other rape cases. > Ø Immediate arrest of Asaram and action against officials who delayed > the necessary procedures demanded by the law of the land. > Ø Exemplary action against officials at all levels who do not follow the > legal procedure under undue pressure. > Ø States take the responsibilities of gender sensitization training of > the officers at all levels in all seriousness in dealing with cases of > sexual assaults. > Ø Adequate training of the administrative personnel on the laws and > procedures for handling the cases of sexual violence of persons with > disability. > Ø Ensure safety everywhere whether at home or public spaces or work > places > > Trupti Shah > Soma Marik > (Radical Socialist) > (Radical Socialist) > 28 August, 2013 > 28 > August, 2013 > __._,_.___ > Reply via web > post<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/feministsindia/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJyZWQ4c2ZoBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzI1Mjc0NjYwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTAxNTUwMARtc2dJZAMxNTIwMARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNycGx5BHN0aW1lAzEzNzc2NzcyNTk-?act=reply&messageNum=15200> > Reply > to sender > <[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20Statement%20on%20Mumbai%20and%20some%20Recent%20Rapes> > Reply > to group > <[email protected]?subject=Re%3A%20Statement%20on%20Mumbai%20and%20some%20Recent%20Rapes> > Start > a New > Topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/feministsindia/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmbHMybXBxBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzI1Mjc0NjYwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTAxNTUwMARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzEzNzc2NzcyNTk-> > Messages > in this > topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/feministsindia/message/15200;_ylc=X3oDMTM3bTZqNjRxBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzI1Mjc0NjYwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTAxNTUwMARtc2dJZAMxNTIwMARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawN2dHBjBHN0aW1lAzEzNzc2NzcyNTkEdHBjSWQDMTUyMDA->(1) > Recent Activity: > > - New > Members<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/feministsindia/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJnbjI5YXUyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzI1Mjc0NjYwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTAxNTUwMARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2bWJycwRzdGltZQMxMzc3Njc3MjU5?o=6> > 3 > > Visit Your > Group<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/feministsindia;_ylc=X3oDMTJmdGQ4MTNiBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzI1Mjc0NjYwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTAxNTUwMARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzEzNzc2NzcyNTk-> > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/feministsindia/ > > To change settings online go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/feministsindia/join (Yahoo!ID required) > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [email protected] > > [image: Yahoo! > Groups]<http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlZHBhYXY1BF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzI1Mjc0NjYwBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTAxNTUwMARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTM3NzY3NzI1OQ--> > Switch to: > Text-Only<[email protected]?subject=Change%20Delivery%20Format:%20Traditional>, > Daily > Digest<[email protected]?subject=Email%20Delivery:%20Digest>• > Unsubscribe<[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe>• > Terms > of Use <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> • Send us Feedback > <[email protected]?subject=Feedback%20on%20the%20redesigned%20individual%20mail%20v1> > . > > __,_._,___ > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "humanrights movement" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. 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