2 Sisters Sentenced To Be Gang Raped And Paraded Naked By An Unelected All Male Court

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2 Sisters Sentenced To Be Gang Raped And Paraded Naked By An Unelected All Male Court

It's more than disturbing - it's deranged. Young girls and women are continuously violated and abused under the guise of religion and archaic, misogynist laws. News of another extreme case is sweeping social media and people are reacting. Amnesty International has created PETITION to stop the rape sentence of two sisters in India's Baghpat District.
 

An unelected all-male village council in India has ordered that 23-year-old Meenakshi Kumari and her 15-year-old sister be raped and paraded naked.

The ‘sentence’ was handed down as punishment after their brother eloped with a married woman.

Nothing could justify this punishment. It’s not fair. It’s not right. And it’s against the law. Demand that the local authorities intervene immediately.
Unelected village councils such as this are widespread in parts of India. More often than not they are made up of older men from dominant castes, who prescribe rules for social behaviour in villages.

The supreme court of India has branded their decrees illegal, yet in some states they continue to operate – and their punishments are carried out.

The whole family, including the eloped woman, are at risk of reprisals. A brother of the sisters, Sumit Kumar, said, “In the panchayat [village council], the Jat decision is final. They don’t listen to us. The police don’t listen to us. The police said anyone can be murdered now.”

Act now. Demand the Director General of Police, Jagmohan Yadav, ensures the safety of Meenakshi Kumari, her sister and family.

Please sign and share the Amnesty International PETITION in hopes of stopping this atrocity, as well as sending a message to the world that these horrific abuses against women will not be tolerated.

Related:

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter continues to speak out against the abuses of women worldwide. Here is an excerpt from: Jimmy Carter: 'Losing My Religion For Equality'

This discrimination, unjustifiably attributed to a Higher Authority, has provided a reason or excuse for the deprivation of women's equal rights across the world for centuries.

At its most repugnant, the belief that women must be subjugated to the wishes of men excuses slavery, violence, forced prostitution, genital mutilation and national laws that omit rape as a crime. But it also costs many millions of girls and women control over their own bodies and lives, and continues to deny them fair access to education, health, employment and influence within their own communities.

The same discriminatory thinking lies behind the continuing gender gap in pay and why there are still so few women in office in the West. The root of this prejudice lies deep in our histories, but its impact is felt every day. It is not women and girls alone who suffer. It damages all of us.

To learn more about the work of Amnesty International visit here, or follow Amnesty International on Facebook.

ORIGINALLY POSTED TO LESLIE SALZILLO ON TUE SEP 01,