After gang rape of a 23-year-old student dead, a national outcry over the mistreatment of women. After many rapes there have been many protests ignited in New Delhi. One major case concerned a five-year-old being raped by two men in New Delhi. Authorities say the little girl was abducted, locked in a house and raped repeatedly. They found her semiconscious three days later. When this girl went to the hospital, doctors found foreign objects in her genitals. The problem in India is that authorities cannot provide protection for this young girl as well as other cases. The girl's family even declared that the police bribed them to be quiet about the case. Protestors are becoming angry alleging corruption and ineptitude among the police force. Then, later on, a Delhi police officer was taped pushing a female protestor on Friday, which caused more outrage. Even a police officer named Dengle said "Things have not improved." Many more cases have proceeded and most natives are not optimistic in the future of prejudice gender issues. On a given week, sexual violence appears daily. Most cases are reported attacks on women and children. Earlier this month, India's president signed a law creating harsher laws on rape, even introducing the death penalty for repeat offenders. Children are not safe and even vulnerable. Many girls don't feel safe walking to and from school and going to public restrooms. The Asian Centre for Human Rights reported that child rape cases went from 2,113 cases in 2001 to 7,112 in 2011 in India. Rape violence is a big issue in India.
Because of the big issue in sexual violence, many attempts at trying to fix this problem have been brought, but slow progress has been shown and they seem far away from achieving their goals. This ties in with the previous article with Js Verma trying to stop sexual violence in India. This is a big issue that is not only sad, but imperative to change for a safe, healthy country.
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http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/22/world/asia/india-rape-sexism/index.html
Wow I cannot believe the police officers. They really are making it unsafe out there for them. What sick people would do that, I mean only mentally crazy ones who need help.
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