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1 online resource (streaming video file) (26 min. 39 sec.) ; 161144999 bytes |
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Even in a place where women and girls are, so often, treated appallingly it was beyond belief. The case of Jyoti and the bus trip home that became a hell-ride of unspeakable sexual violence and inhuman brutality. It stopped India dead in its tracks. Protests rose up screaming 'enough is enough', while the outside world was shocked by the scale of India's endemic, rampant sex crime. Will the plight of one woman change a nation's shameful ways? The case of Jyoti may just be a turning point for all.She was a diligent student with hopes of a career in physiotherapy. She had a boyfriend and a loving family. And unlike many fathers from India's lower stratas, Jyoti's dad was very proud of his beautiful girl. Now he's devastated."Although I am able to breathe I feel like a dead person. I miss her a lot." - Badrinath Singh, Father of JyotiJyoti was with her boyfriend commuting home by bus to see her family when a gang of six men attacked them both. They gang-raped the 23 year old, brutalised her with an iron bar and left her and her partner in a bloody pulp by the side of the road. By the time they were taken to hospital there was little hope for Jyoti."The doctor said, I am sorry. I don't think that your child will survive and if she survives, I don't think she will live a normal life." - Badrinath Singh, Father of JyotiWhen news broke of the attack, something strange happened. Instead of shrugging it off as just another assault on a young woman, India paid attention. Then thousands upon thousands of people got angry. Protests massed around the country, decrying the appalling treatment of Jyoti. Calls were issued for justice to be swift, instead of the normal meandering, inconclusive indifference that marks the way police and courts deal with rape cases. The trial of the six was expedited.In the space of days, India had demonstrated a willingness to deal with a rampant problem. Sex crime and violence against women. But will it bring sustainable change?"Even in the last year there have been cases of extremely brutal, awful incidents of rape that didn't create the sort of revolution this one did. So now with this one case - how many leaves can fall on a roof before it caves in? In this case maybe was the last straw." - Leeza Mangaldas, ActressIn this revealing and disturbing Foreign Correspondent, reporter Zoe Daniel meets many of the people who hope it will and who are doing their own bit to elevate the plight of women in India. From the father and family of Jyoti hoping for justice, to brave young women stepping forward to tell their stories of abuse and to expose their attackers and on to groups like the Red Brigade - a growing team of young women training in self defence to take on their would-be attackers |
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Broadcast 2013-03-05 at 20:00:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Gang rape.
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Murder victims.
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Protest movements.
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Self-defense for women -- Study and teaching.
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Sexual abuse victims.
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India -- Delhi.
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Streaming video
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Daniel, Zoe, reporter
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Kalsan, Rajat, contributor
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Malik, Ashok, contributor
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Mangaldas, Leeza, contributor
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Singh, Badrinath, contributor
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Vishwakarma, Usha, contributor
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