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- Mrunal - http://mrunal.org [Women Rights] Nirbhaya Centres, Victim friendly Courts &IPC 376-E: Death Penalty for Rapists
1. Prologue
2. W1: Nirbhaya Centres
1. Timeline of events
2. Salient features of Nirbhaya centres:
3. Criticism against Nirbhya Centre project
3. W2: Courts vs Rape victims
1. Sakshi guidelines not followed
2. Loose Character
3. Quality of a good judge
4. IPC 376-E: Death Penalty for Rapists vs Jholachhap NGOs
5. Mock Questions
Prologue
Relevance? General Studies (Mains) Paper2: Laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the
protection and betterment of vulnerable sections (which includes women and children).
For above section, Im combining three topics from current affairs:
1. September week2: Nirbhya Centres
2. September Week3: Making Indian courts rape-victim friendly
3. April 2014: Jholachhap NGOs oppose Death penalty in Shakti mill rape case.
2013,
Budget
Government setup Nirbhaya FUND with 1000 crores, to support women safety
projects such as CCTV @public places, GPS-Emergency buttons in public vehicles, toll
free numbers and defense classes.
Fund is non-lapsable. Although hardly any money spent so far.
2014, July
Government announced setting up 660 rape crisis centres across India, called Nirbhaya
centres
FUNDING from Ministry of Women and Child Development.
Although not to totally new reform in the world. Such centres have been setup in Malaysia,
Bangladesh, Thailand since mid 90s.
2014,
September
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Loose Character
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Mock Questions
(GS2) Comment on following statements, 200 words each
1. To help the women in crisis, much needs to be done beyond piecemeal gestures such as Nirbhaya
fund and Nirbhaya centres.
2. Laws and institutional arrangements alone are insufficient to reduce the trauma of the victims of sexabuse.
Write Essay on following topics:
1. Todays victims are tomorrows perpetrators hidden in plain sight. (UNICEF- in context that child
victims of extreme violence in their early years, end up as perpetrators themselves.)
2. When women are safe, nations are safe
3. Has Indian Society has become silent to injustices?
4. Can girl-child grow without fear in India?
5. Only sustained and systematic efforts in families, communities and in society can end violence against
women.
Published on 10/10/2014 @ 9:21 pm under Category: polity
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