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Kavita Upadhyay The concern in the eyes of my parents in the 70s when Sanjay and Geeta Chopra case shook the nation when two young school going siblings were attacked by Ranga Billa, raped and killed, we feel the same magnitude of concern for our daughters. Times have not changes the issue of sexual crime against women. The 16th December 2012, Nirbhaya case would not have been there if the governance of the country had shown consideration earlier. Rightly, Justice Verma reiterates that it is the failure of governance which is the root cause of crime against women. Millions in one voice cried for justice against the ever-increasing rape cases in India.<\/p>\n The voice finally shook few from their slumber and the outcome is in the form of Justice Verma Committee report. The report, though rules out death penalty but says life imprisonment must always mean imprisonment for the entire natural life of the convict. It recommends punishment for trafficking and instructs stalking should be viewed as a serious offence. The police has been asked to be more gender sensitive and to register cases of sexual assault without harassing the victim. Underlying the recommendation made by the Verma committee is a new charter of the rights for sexual offence victims. The degree to which India succeeds in becoming a liberal country and combat patriarchy and violence against females will be decided by a single factor and that is to what extent these legal rights are actually conferred on the women of India.<\/p>\n The report comes at a time when the situation has become gruesome, brutal and difficult to control. NCRB data suggests rape crime has gone up by 829% since 2001. What are we waiting for? 50% of the countries population is unsafe and on the verge of living under constant threat of being sexually harassed at any point of time and at any place. A constant upsurge in sexual violence cases against women have been recorded for years but ignored because of lack of political will and frequent involvement of authorities in such crimes.<\/p>\n The youth of the country took to the streets in a peaceful way asking for a good governance, law and order in the country to make life safe for females. Thanks to Justice Verma and his team to accept that, an attitude change is expected in the older generation and so for the governance to bring safety in the lives of girls. Of course, this is a mammoth task when the target groups involve insensitive brutal people like Ram Singh who perceive women as an object and nothing else. Strict implementation of laws is obviously a much needed tool to bring this change in the attitude. Inclusion of gender sensitivity program in school curriculum is urgently required at all levels of education.<\/p>\n As ordinary citizens, our role increases manifold to help each other understand the importance and advantage of an egalitarian society where both boys and girls survive happily. Empowering of girls does not mean disempowering boys. It is simple respect and giving a chance to live freely to the girls.<\/p>\n Kavita Upadhyay Study Hall School The concern in the eyes of my parents in the 70s when Sanjay and Geeta Chopra case shook the nation when two young school going siblings were attacked by Ranga Billa, raped and killed, … Continue reading
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