Indian activists say new rape law falls short
<p><span word="Demonstrations">Demonstrations</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="December">December</span> 16 <span word="brutal">brutal</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="rape">rape</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>. <span word="Residents">Residents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="activists">activists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Delhi">Delhi</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ordinance">ordinance</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="adequate">adequate</span>.</p><p><span word="Consider">Consider</span> <span word="Purnima">Purnima</span> <span word="Rao">Rao</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Delhi">Delhi</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> 33-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="filmmaker">filmmaker</span>.</p><p>“<span word="You">You</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="stared">stared</span> <span word="at">at</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="abusive">abusive</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="hurled">hurled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="sexually">sexually</span> <span word="abusive">abusive</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>," <span word="Rao">Rao</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grope">grope</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="rub">rub</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workplace">workplace</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trust">trust</span>.”</p><p><span word="Rao">Rao</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="compelled">compelled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gang">gang</span>-<span word="raped">raped</span> <span word="aboard">aboard</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="December">December</span> 16. <span word="The">The</span> 23-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>.</p><p><span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rape">rape</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="murder">murder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span>-<span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="panel">panel</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recommended">recommended</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="harassment">harassment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="women">women</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="activist">activist</span> <span word="Saheba">Saheba</span> <span word="Farooqui">Farooqui</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ordinance">ordinance</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Pranab">Pranab</span> <span word="Mukherjee">Mukherjee</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="recommendations">recommendations</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commission">commission</span> - <span word="specifically">specifically</span>, <span word="punishing">punishing</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="commit">commit</span> <span word="marital">marital</span> <span word="rape">rape</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="commit">commit</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="assaults">assaults</span>.</p>
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