Make the country a safer place for women©

Why women are not safe at any corner in India?

A Country headed by a woman President , powerful women's as Chief Ministers of four influential States should have been the safest place in the world for women .... But it is not in reality......

Women actively participating in political space, demands for 33 percent reservation in parliament and assemblies by way of reservation.

All the measures have not stopped India becoming the 4th most dangerous country for women to live with respect and dignity.

India is the fourth most dangerous country for women, as per a gender poll that gauged perceptions of threats ranging from domestic abuse and economic discrimination to foeticide and other crimes against women. The survey was conducted by the UK-based Thompson Reuters Foundation.

Women don't feel safe anymore. Women don't feel they can walk or talk freely in our societies. Women feel threatened to lead their lives on their own terms. Over the past few months, one has seen a number of incidents that humiliate and endanger women in private and public spaces.

There are Recent Guwahati Molestation Case , Many Several Rape Cases and Murder Cases of women.....

What's also deeply worrying is the increase of assault on women by law enforcement personnel who are supposed to protect citizens from violence. The inadequacy of laws against such violence, the prejudices prevalent in our social consciousness against women who are faced with such violence and the prolonged legal mechanisms to seek justice add to the already vile situation. Standing at this point, it often seems a useless task to go out and raise a voice. And yet, in a democracy, raising your voice is one of the few options left to express your anger and disgust in a peaceful manner.

Here's how the government can make the country a safe place for women.

1 The government should immediately organize public hearings to solicit suggestions that enable the Criminal Law Amendment Bill, 2010 to effectively tackle the spectrum of sexual violence against victims of any gender and marital relationship to the perpetrator. The cases can be graded non-bailable offences of sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, and sexual offences, based on the concepts of harm, injury, humiliation and degradation.

2 Rape cases should be investigated not by general police but by specially trained all-woman police units in each state consisting of a team that includes a psychiatrist trained in handling post-traumatic stress. Also, a rape crisis government helpline must be made available and widely publicized along with walk-in shelters for women dealing with domestic violence and domestic sexual abuse.

3 All cases of custodial violence or violence perpetrated by the police or armed forces should be fast-tracked through the legal system to rapidly rid law enforcement of its criminal and misogynist personnel.

4 A CBI investigation into rape as a weapon of war by the Indian armed forces should begin in order to assess the extent of the rape crisis perpetrated by Indian soldiers in areas of conflict such as the North-East, Kashmir, and the Maoist belt in central India.

5 Relook our educational materials for children to ensure gender sensitive education for all.

© Official Bhavesh Raje Paithane's Research Paper