On Feb 23, 2016, an Indian women, within hours of giving birth by C-section, was raped in a hospital near New Delhi. Some in India took consolation in the fact that at least she was not, like Nirbhaya—the 23-year-old female physiotherapy intern—beaten up after being raped.
A few days later, on March 8, 2016, on Women’s day, a 15-year-old girl was raped and set on fire.
For those who don’t remember, in December 2012, Nirbhaya was beaten with iron rods, gang raped, and tortured in a private bus while she was travelling with her boyfriend. As a result of an international outrage over her assault and subsequent death, new laws and new fast-track courts were promised. More women are now willing to report rape cases. But even two years after Nirbhaya, her father claims that the promises of reform were unmet, and that justice in India has failed his daughter and other women like her.
Indeed, Amnesty International reports that authorities have not effectively implemented new laws on crimes against women. The majority of the rape cases still go unreported. In Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s India, the problem, instead of abating, has become worse: Full story...
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A few days later, on March 8, 2016, on Women’s day, a 15-year-old girl was raped and set on fire.
For those who don’t remember, in December 2012, Nirbhaya was beaten with iron rods, gang raped, and tortured in a private bus while she was travelling with her boyfriend. As a result of an international outrage over her assault and subsequent death, new laws and new fast-track courts were promised. More women are now willing to report rape cases. But even two years after Nirbhaya, her father claims that the promises of reform were unmet, and that justice in India has failed his daughter and other women like her.
Indeed, Amnesty International reports that authorities have not effectively implemented new laws on crimes against women. The majority of the rape cases still go unreported. In Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s India, the problem, instead of abating, has become worse: Full story...
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