Opinion: India doesn t respect sexual harassment survivors
The verdict in the Tarun Tejpal case, in which a former top magazine editor was acquitted of rape, highlights the fact that Indian courts almost always protect perpetrators. It s up to survivors to prove their innocence.
Indian women are well-aware of the consequences they face for speaking up
In May, an Indian court in the coastal state of Goa acquitted Tarun Tejpal, the former editor of a leading news magazine, of raping a young female colleague in a high-profile case that made headlines across the country.
Tanika Godbole is a DW correspondent based in Delhi
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An observation made by the Goa Sessions Court that acquitted journalist Tarun Tejpal of rape charges against his former co-worker has sparked off a fresh controversy. The judge said the woman who accused Tarun Tejpal of sexual assault did not behave like a rape victim. This is not the first time that judges have made adverse remarks on women lodging a case of sexual assault. Some of these observations have been considered outrageous, here a few examples
Target judicial patriarchy, not the judge
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The controversy over the CJI’s recent remarks should lead to greater gender sensitivity in observations and judgments
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The controversy over the CJI’s recent remarks should lead to greater gender sensitivity in observations and judgments
A survey by the Thomson Reuters Foundation in 2018 had rated India as the most dangerous country for women. According to a National Crime Records Bureau report (2019) as many as 32,032 rapes were reported in 2019 or 88 incidents of rape a day. Every hour, 39 instances of crime against women including four instances of rape are committed in India. Reported rape cases have increased by 88% over a decade. Four lakh cases of crimes against women were reported in 2019.
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