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[b]Protesters are calling for changes to the laws on violence against women[/b]
Delhi women march against rape
Family remember 'brave' woman
How India treats its women
Five men in India are to be charged with the murder of a medical student who was gang-raped on a Delhi bus.
The 23-year-old victim died at the weekend from injuries she sustained during the 16 December attack, in an incident that sparked national outrage.
If convicted, the five could face the death penalty, which is rarely carried out in India.
A sixth suspect is reported to be under 18 and a juvenile. Police have ordered a bone test for him to confirm his age.
The charges will be presented at Delhi's Saket district court, but the accused are unlikely to be there in person.
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On Wednesday, thousands of women marched through Delhi to Rajghat - the memorial of India's independence leader, Mahatma Gandhi - to protest against the rape and Indian attitudes to women.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was among the protesters, and called for stringent anti-rape laws.
The victim's family has said it would have no objection if a new anti-rape law was named after her, as suggested by India's Junior Education Minister Shashi Tharoor.
Protests have been taking place every day since the gang rape with protesters expressing anger over attitudes to women in India and calling for changes to the laws on violence against women.
The woman and a male friend had been to see a film when they boarded the bus.
Police said she was raped for nearly an hour, and both she and her companion were beaten with iron bars, then thrown out of the moving bus into the street.
On Tuesday, police sources said the driver of the bus had tried to run her over after throwing her out, but she was saved by her friend, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.
[b]Helpline launched[/b]
The Indian government has been heavily criticised for failing to protect women.
According to official figures, a woman is raped in Delhi every 14 hours, while women across the country say they are frequently subjected to sexual intimidation and violence.
Since the bus attack, Delhi officials have announced a series of measures intended to make the city safer for women.
These include more police night patrols, checks on bus drivers and their assistants, and the banning of buses with tinted windows or curtains.
The government has also set up a committee under a retired Supreme Court judge to recommend changes to the anti-rape law.
A telephone helpline has been launched for women in distress, connected with police stations across the city.
But many of the protesters say that women are viewed as second-class citizens, and that a fundamental change in culture and attitudes, backed up by law, is needed to protect them.
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tl;dr Five people have been arrested in connection to the bus gang rape.
[url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-20896031]Source[/url]
I didn't hear that she was with a male friend when it happened, good that he pulled her out from in front of that bus.
Hope those found guilty get what they deserve.
[QUOTE=Chem;39076038]Hope those found guilty get what they deserve.[/QUOTE]
We should find out in 1-2 days. Video in the source states that the government is fast tracking the case.
i was hoping that the title was legit and they'd be raped in prison
would be kind of ironic, rapists getting gangraped
The title made me think of some kind of government appointed prison rapist. A sexecutioner of sorts.
I hope they don't get the death penalty but instead have to live in some seriously shithole prison.
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Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was among the protesters, and called for stringent anti-rape laws.[/QUOTE]
I couldn't help it i laughed at that name
Appropriate avatar.
It would be ironic if it were women raping women.
The local news here reported two things.
When the accused were sent to Tihar Jail, one of the worst prisons in India, even the inmates expressed their rage against the accused, beating the crap out of them and forcing them to eat excrement and drink piss.
On the day Nirbhaya (or Amanat, or Damini, depending on the media covering the event decided to name the victim) died, all the prisoners were found silently praying and then reaffirmed that if they (the accused) were put back into gen. pop. again, they'd be killed.
Those accused are dead men walking - hanging would be too good for them at this point. But given India's track record for rape cases in general, while this may serve as an example of justice served by the Government, a majority of the rape cases that even reach court will not have the same amount of success. I would even go so far as to say that I am skeptical about the proposed amended rape laws that India plans to bring in at this point - the current administration is notorious for making fantastical promises that it couldn't even hope to keep.
[QUOTE=locojaws;39076498]I couldn't help it i laughed at that name[/QUOTE]
There was a talk show host here in New Zealand (guy's name was Paul Henry) who got in a LOT of shit and lost his job ([URL="http://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Book/What-Was-I-Thinking-A-Memoir/10388913/"]and wrote a book about it[/URL]) for making fun of her name.
What the hell is a bone test? Couldn't they just pull up the kids birth certificate?
[QUOTE=Samiam22;39077291]There was a talk show host here in New Zealand (guy's name was Paul Henry) who got in a LOT of shit and lost his job ([URL="http://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Book/What-Was-I-Thinking-A-Memoir/10388913/"]and wrote a book about it[/URL]) for making fun of her name.[/QUOTE]
Admittedly, it is hilarious and it hasn't stopped a lot of Indians making fun of it as well, she is truly inept at her job and a party stooge as well.
I think he caught a lot of flak for it because butthurt people with nothing else better to do found someone to point at and cry "OMG DATS RACIST".
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[QUOTE=mrx5001;39077426]What the hell is a bone test? Couldn't they just pull up the kids birth certificate?[/QUOTE]
This is India - documents can be forged by either paying bribes or deliberately giving false data in some cases. My dad, for instance, was born in mid-november but his actual birth certificate (and thus, also his passport) show him as being born on Christmas day. My grandparents apparently did it so they could admit him to school earlier (Yeah, go figure).
So yeah - in order to remove the possibility that his birth certificate (if issued in the first place, a lot of poor families usually don't have that documentation done properly due to prevailing illiteracy) is forged, they also do a bone test, which can conclusively prove his age and determine if he should be tried as a juvenile or as an adult on the onset.
[QUOTE=Samiam22;39077291]There was a talk show host here in New Zealand (guy's name was Paul Henry) who got in a LOT of shit and lost his job ([URL="http://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/Book/What-Was-I-Thinking-A-Memoir/10388913/"]and wrote a book about it[/URL]) for making fun of her name.[/QUOTE]
[video=youtube;40_2KyoGs-o]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40_2KyoGs-o[/video]
Here we are
[QUOTE=Beefdozer;39076459]The title made me think of some kind of government appointed prison rapist. A sexecutioner of sorts.[/QUOTE]
If I ever get into WWE.
That will be my wrestling name.
I found it hard to read.
Your avatar was shaking its ass constantly. Right time to try and read it again
This is ridiculous, we condemn rapists and then joke about prison rape, why is moral outrage the appropriate response to one but laughter the response to the other.
The title made me think that they had actually been sentenced to be raped.
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