Siddharth Chatterjee
Representative @ United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and passionate about advancing humanity & rights of women & children
Sexual / Gender-Based Violence in India: Time to Change the Status Quo
In the aftermath of some high-profile acts of violence against women, the solutions put forth by law enforcement agencies tends towards restricting the movement of women, rather than taking action against the perpetrator or the culture that allows such acts to continue.A version of this article was also published in The Hindu and the Global Observatory. In a survey conducted by Thomson Reuters’ TrustLaw Women, a hub of legal information and legal support for women’s rights, India ranks with Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Somalia as one of the most dangerous place for women. While women in India also face numerous disadvantages–poor health indicators, lower literacy rates, lower income levels, poor female-to-male ratio due to sex-selective…Siddharth Chatterjee6 min read