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Indian Activists2 Say New Rape3 Law Falls Short
Consider Purnima Rao, who has lived in New Delhi her entire life. She does not remember a time when she felt safe in the city, whether it was as a young girl or now as a 33-year-old filmmaker.
“You get stared at, you get abusive comments hurled4 at you, sexually abusive comments," Rao said. "If you get into any form of public transport and there are men around, they feel free to grope you, rub against you. It’s there everywhere, it’s there in the workplace, and with the colleagues you are supposed to trust.”
Rao never spoke5 out about what she and many other women suffer on a daily basis. And she says her silence was part of the problem.
She has since been compelled to join the protests that have taken place almost daily in the Indian capital after a young student was beaten and gang-raped aboard a bus on December 16. The 23-year-old victim later died of severe internal injuries in a Singapore hospital.
Six suspects have been charged with rape and murder and a government-appointed panel has recommended measures to protect women against harassment6 and violence.
But women’s rights activist1 Saheba Farooqui says an ordinance7 approved Sunday by President Pranab Mukherjee on leaves out key recommendations by the commission - specifically, punishing those who commit marital8 rape and members of the Indian military who commit sexual assaults.
“We don't have any faith in the government because this is a typical type of government - to defuse the tensions, to defuse the pressures, just bring out some ordinance, bring out some commissions, bring out some other things. I don't think so, we don’t think so, I don’t think they are ready to bring a comprehensive bill.”
The government says the legislative9 process is far from over and that key issues will be addressed.
Purnima Rao says she only hopes leaders will follow through on their promises.
“I would like to see more action, a more sensitive reaction to what the women of this country and really what the men are saying, really, they just want basic human rights, so that is my hope.”
A hope shared by many who know change will likely be a long and uphill battle.
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n.抢夺,掠夺,强奸;vt.掠夺,抢夺,强奸 | |
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v.猛投,用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 );大声叫骂 | |
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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adj.婚姻的,夫妻的 | |
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