Begum Rokeya Annual Lecture “Towards Evolving A Survivor Centric Approach” By Flavia Agnes Majlis, Legal Center Mumbai

CENTRE FOR WOMEN'S STUDIES, SSS, JNU

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Begum Rokeya Annual Lecture

 

Towards Evolving A Survivor Centric Approach

 

BY

 

Flavia Agnes Majlis
Legal Center Mumbai

 

 

CHAIR: PROF. SUDHA PAI

RECTOR, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY

NEW DELHI

 

 

Even thirty years after the anti rape campaign was launched during the early 1980s; we are yet to evolve a viable victim support programme. The demand of the anti rape protests has been to render the law more stringent (death penalty, life imprisonment, denial of bail to the accused, etc.) rather than emphasizing the need to provide long term support to victims to transform them into survivors. The rape trials continue to be harrowing, the cross-examination grueling and victims continue to be humiliated in police stations and in courtrooms.  The conviction rate continues to be dismal and a popular perception that "acquittals = false cases" prevails.  In 2011, Majlis started a victim support programme, RAHAT, which has recently published a report based on analysis of 490 cases in which we provided support, as well as 140 trial court judgments. The findings are revealing and break popular myths about rape and highlight the need for evolving a viable victim support programme, beyond the legal case.

 

 

DATE: 28^TH OCTOBER, 2015

TIME: 4:00 P.M.

VENUE: AUDITORIUM, SSS-I, JNU

 

ALL ARE WELCOME

 

 

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