Protest on Human Rights Violation against Women in the name of Community Honour and Safeguarding Traditions
Praveer Peter JHARKHAND India
At 3.30 pm on 12th August 2010 -Mission Chowk (Purulia Road)
Adivasi and Women's rights Organisations will be on protesting against the unjust act against a tribal girl, by her own community in the name of honour, just because she was interacting with a boy of another community.
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For nearly 10 kilometres, she was made to walk naked across three villages. She is 17, and at every step, men molested her, filming themselves on their mobile phones. Hundreds of people watched and cheered.
This is the incensing story of an adivasi girl from a village on the border between Bengal and Jharkhand. The incident took place four months ago. The local panchayats in the region informed nobody of what she suffered.
It was only after MMS clips of the girl went into wide circulation that the police reacted. Five of the men who molested her have been arrested. The West Bengal Women's Rights Commission has decided to take up the teenager's case.
She was reportedly being punished because she fell in love with a boy from a different community.
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Praveer Peter
Solidarity Centre
c/o Sajjad Khan, 331 Sarna Toli, Kadru, Ranchi 834002.
Jharkhand (India)
Phones : +91-651-2341780, 09430367949
Email : solidarity.c...@gmail.com