Campaign: Change India’s Rape Laws
When is ENOUGH, ENOUGH?
We at POW have been extremely shocked and saddened by the brutal Delhi gangrape that happened on 16 December 2012. As we mourn the death of the lady who died as a result of the horrific injuries inflicted on her by her rapists, we mourn with a resolve to join hands to change things for the better. We are likewise appalled at the child rape cases that have been coming to light in India. As a charity that work with children in India we want the protest voices, the voices that are clamouring for a change in India’s archaic rape laws, for a change in the overtly patriarchal mindset, to reach a crescendo.
When the Indian Parliament reconvenes for the budget session on 21 February 2013 the pressure must be kept up on all Parliamentarians to ensure the recommendations made in the Justice Verma Committee report have teeth. Our voices must grow louder. This page will include voices to this effect
Sanam Arora, President of the National Indian Students Union, UK writes: http://desistudent.wordpress.com/2013/01/03/welcome-2013-but-remember-2012-the-call-for-change/
POW founder Priya Virmani rallies for urgent change: http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2012/12/will-protests-against-delhi-gang-rape-reach-rural-india
POW supports the petition of the Indian Society at Queen Mary University of London titled ‘India’s Call for Change’. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/616/907/483/indias-call-for-change/