According to the article listed below, India, which has a
population of more than 1.3 billion people, has recorded 24,000 cases of rape
in the last year. Rape cases have increased 25 percent just in the past six
years. After reading these statistics, it is not a shock that a 23 year old female
college student died December 26th due to a gang rape attack. The woman had to
be flown to Singapore because her intestines needed to be removed due to a
metal rod used during the rape, but the severity of the trauma resulted in her
death. Preceding this, protests were held in New Delhi demanding police and judicial
system start protecting women from sexual assault. The woman’s tragic death
sparked another article (posted below the first), that concerns sexual abuse in
India and the lack of protection from police and action from the judicial
system. A government sponsored study reported that in 2007 53% of children
based on interviews with 12,500 children had been sexually abused in some way,
but only 3% of the cases were reported to police.
The second article, a “spin-off” of the first goes into
detail as to why the crimes against children is so high and tries to explain
why there is a gap between reports and incidents of sexual abuse. The article
is a cause and effect in a significant way. A girl was brutally attacked, and
later died from injuries which sparked a demonstration which then caused Human
Rights Watch to release a report which urged the government to better shield
children from sexual abuse. This is significant in the way it is bringing
attention to the problem, forcing India to take action. India has signed an
international treaty that protects children against sexual violence but also
offer help and support to those who have been violated. Now it is up to India’s judicial system and
police officers to make good of their word and to help protect and facilitate
sexual crimes.
Deborah Hilton
2/12/2013
8:15 PM
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