Women

The endless Agony
God made every individual equal but human beings brought the word bias.The discrimination on the bases of gender has given rise to violence which in turn creates a rift in the society. A mother, sister, daughter, a woman deserves the right to be respected but ironically most inhuman acts are performed against her. Women from rural as well as urban areas have equal contribution; in the development of culture and society like their male counterparts but with every passing day we see violenct and sexual acts that simply show that we do not respect our women. New Delhi has dubious distinction of being the rape capital. And, its not just about rape. The agony does not end there.

According to a 2013 global review of available data, 35 per cent of women worldwide have experienced either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence. In a developing country like India, cases like gang rapes , naked women parades in; villages and rapes have; become a regular phenomenon. Even after the incident, the pain does not stop. Mr Yogesh Kumar from NGO Pratidhi says that the most difficult period; for a victim is to face the post trauma effects . "The accused undergoes a; lot of depression and then comes the social stigma. Breaking people's perception against the accused is a very important task." According to Mr. Yogesh family support of the victim is required to cope up with the situation .

In the2011 census, National Crime Records Bureau, Amnesty International revealed disturbing facts that rape within marriage is not considered a crime in India if the wife is over 15. The main cause of violence against; women lies in discrimination against women; which denies woman's right; to equality, compared to men .

Organisations like Pratidhi; which is a collaborative society of Delhi and Association for Development(NGO for professional social workers), working for the welfare and rehabilitation of the victim of crime, has played an important role in helping the victims in living a normal life. “ We provide counseling to the victim and all the best possible medical aid; and at the same time we; also provide training to the police and doctors in coping with such cases," says Yogesh Kumar.
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