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The Hathras gangrape victim passed away.
Speak about the reality of assaults on Dalit women and girls. Connect dots, show larger picture of structural violence against Dalits, Dalit women. Don't isolate, exceptionalise this case as a gruesome aberration.
Speak about the reality of assaults on Dalit women and girls. Connect dots, show larger picture of structural violence against Dalits, Dalit women. Don't isolate, exceptionalise this case as a gruesome aberration.
With 51,824 cases of crime against SCs registered under PoA Act between 2009 and 2018, UP ranks 1st among in the category with 22.38% of total crime. Speak about justice in those 51824 (& more) cases if you're interested in justice for the #Hathras victim. https://www.newsclick.in/crimes-dalits-adivasis-increasing-worrying-trend-report
Cases of atrocities against dalits & adivasis have increased by 281.75% & 575.33%, respectively, from 2009 to 2018, recorded under PoA Act, which also has abysmally low conviction rate. How many prime time TV anchors, shedding tears for #Hathras victim now, spoke of this?
Of all crimes committed against the members of the Scheduled Castes, the highest are against Dalit women—the 2016 National Crime Records Bureau, the last data released nationally, show. https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2019/may/19/four-dalit-women-are-raped-every-day-with-several-on-multiple-occasions-1978741.html
A good example of how media shd report on a case like #Hathras gang rape? This report on Alwar gang rape in @NewIndianXpress https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2019/may/19/four-dalit-women-are-raped-every-day-with-several-on-multiple-occasions-1978741.html
Report on specific struggles for justice, specific hurdles faced by survivors, victims' families. Also, always show the larger picture to push for systemic change. Change the mindset that denies caste based atrocities.
"Why mention caste of victim in a case of rape" - common question. 1) If the woman was raped BECAUSE she is Dalit, as Bhanwari Devi (see next tweet for deets) was, her caste matters. 2) A Dalit woman has greater difficulty accessing justice in the system (Bhanwari case for eg)
Bhanwari Devi, a Dalit saathin educating communities against child marriage in Rajasthan, was gang raped by upper caste men as her husband Mohan was forced to watch. Court said it didn't happen coz upper caste men wouldn't touch a Dalit woman. https://www.counterview.net/2018/10/metoo-movement-justice-eludes-bhanwari.html?m=1
The court also shamed Mohan ji, her husband, saying would any man stand by and watch his wife raped? He must be lying. Bhanwari and her husband faced ostracisation for pursuing the case (no justice yet). Mohan ji, who stood by her through thick & thin, passed away yesterday
Will any media outlet, outraging about #Hathras gangrape, remind you that no justice for gangrape of Dalit woman Bhanwari Devi, emboldens such gang rapes? Will they pay tribute to Mohan ji, such a remarkable man who himself was victim of the atrocity inflicted on his wife?
