Here, helplines , help centers , shelters, trainings in self-defense and sexual education are demanded as a way to act preventing. Further overcrowded infrastructure and similar situations need to be avoided. Also, matters of marital and mass sexual violence must finally be acknowledged by law. Last, but not least, it is stated that extreme penalties […]
Here, especially, the myth that a sex worker cannot be rape, is addressed and it is drawn attention to the issues that sexual assault in this milieu is extremely frequent with insufficient recognition. Also state violence plays a significant role here. Further, specifically trans gender sex workers need better recognition. Further, the letter goes on […]
The famous rape survivor Bilkis Bano and her mentors demand specifically for a stronger focus of sexual violence during the episodes of targeted identity-based violence on a single and mass level. They here ask for a recognition of this as aggravated sexual assault under law. Further they recommend a reform in Cr.P.C and the evidence […]