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Hi, my name is jonathan betz, and im from dallas, texas, and im an anchor for al jazeera america. I started in a Small Television station in rural arkansas. Its a part of the country that often gets overlooked. But there are a lot of fascinating people there, a lot of fascinating stories there. I like that al jazeera will Pay Attention to those kinds of places. What drew me to journalism is i like the idea that we are documenting history. Al jazeera documents it like none other. And to be a journalist, and to be part of a team like that . Thats an incredible blessing. Were talking about women and the problems of rape and Sexual Violence that so many face. First, some context. A recent United Nations report on Sexual Assault in the Asia Pacific Region revealed some disturbing trends. More than 10,000 men from bangladesh, cambodia, papa new guinea were asked questions like, did you ever have sex with your partner when you knew that she didnt want to, but you thought she should because sh
Case since december of last year. The question many people are asking Going Forward how long will this momentum last when it comes to talking about womens rights and womens safety across india. This case has come to an end in terms of offensing. We dont know when the punishment will be handed down given the appeals process likely to take place. But the biggest spotlight is how long can india keep it going when it comes to protecting women across the country. Joining me now from new delhi india is kavika krishnan, a member of the communist party. Has this brought an incident of violence against women out of the shadows . There has been large protest against violence against women, but what this movement did following this terrible incident was to shift the discourse from inside about women needing protection to the question of women needing autonomy and freedom, and the need to safeguard that freedom. So in a way what was new about this movement that followed the december terrible incid
Fifth person presumed dead. 3,000 people remain stranded by the rushing waters. Feel sad about this, and its legitimately a sad thing, but we got work to do now, and a couple of days to mourn, now we got to move on and get to work. Governor Chris Christie is vowing to rebuild the jersey shore. This time after fire tore through the boardwalk of seaside park and seaside heights. Investigators are sifting through the debris looking for a possible cause. Up next, inside story. A horrible crime, a sentence of death. And the world comes to grips with the problem every nation knows. Rape and violence towards women. Youre watching inside story from washington. Hello, im libby casey. It often takes a horrible crime followed by graphic headlines to draw attention to a problem that has been right before our eyes all along. Such is the case in india why a violent sexual attack made a nation come to its feet and stream, no more. But a flash of anger or regret is not enough to end Sexual Violence ag
Out the most . No, what was new about this movement was that there were women as well as men participants. The Womens Movement has the history of several decades, and its been there for quite awhile. But now we saw the Womens Movement being arrest particul articulated by women as well as men. Lets talk about the Death Penalty. Is it justice . We have held consistently, the entire Womens Movement has held that Death Penalty does not really solve as a deterrent to rape. We did not seek the Death Penalty. The others did also did not look for the Death Penalty to rape. It may actually act as incentive incentives to eliminate the rape victims because they may have a chance to appear in the rape trial. A court, an adjustment may be deterred against convicting a rapist because the punishment would be so severe its better not to convict them at all. Yes, its likely we feel to do that, also, if you look at it, you see in the same court today where this verdict came out in very short span of nin