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Rising Waves of Feminism or Faltering Steps of Criminal Justice – What Plagues India?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 January 2021

Dipa Dube*
Affiliation:
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
Ankita Chakraborty
Affiliation:
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
*
*Corresponding Author: Professor Dipa Dube, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur721302, India. E-mail: dipa.dube@gmail.com

Abstract

In the recent past, the #MeToo movement has shaken India. A docket of high-flying names, from politicians to celebrities and journalists, have come under scrutiny for alleged sexual abuse of women. Flagged by a Bollywood actress, the #MeToo campaign in India ignited feminists, academicians, and policymakers to re-examine women’s continued abuse in all sections of society. Despite a stringent legal regime enforced after the Nirbhaya tragedy, the abuse of women continues unabated. Feminists opine that violence against women remains an ongoing concern that is heightened in the face of a waning criminal justice system that fails to address their plight. Lack of confidence in the system discourages women from approaching the authorities, something palpable in #MeToo allegations, where women preferred to remain silent in the face of inevitable backlash from society, lack of support and cooperation from police and prosecution and finally, courts, where the victim is positioned as the accused to respond to questions of how and why? This article examines the #MeToo movement against the rising crime graph’s backdrop and the criminal justice system’s consequent failure to respond to the same.

Abstracto

Abstracto

En el pasado reciente, el movimiento #MeToo ha sacudido a India. Una lista de nombres de alto vuelo, desde políticos hasta celebridades y periodistas, ha sido objeto de escrutinio por presuntos abusos sexuales a mujeres. Marcada por una actriz de Bollywood, la campaña #MeToo en India encendió a feministas, académicas y formuladores de políticas para reexaminar el abuso continuo de las mujeres en todos los sectores de la sociedad. A pesar de un estricto régimen legal aplicado después de la tragedia de Nirbhaya, el abuso de mujeres continúa sin cesar. Las feministas opinan que la violencia contra las mujeres sigue siendo una preocupación constante que se agudiza ante un sistema de justicia penal en decadencia que no aborda su difícil situación. La falta de confianza en el sistema desanima a las mujeres a acercarse a las autoridades, algo palpable en las denuncias de #MeToo, donde las mujeres prefirieron permanecer en silencio ante la inevitable reacción de la sociedad, la falta de apoyo y cooperación de la policía y la fiscalía y finalmente, los tribunales, donde la víctima se posiciona como acusada para responder a preguntas de cómo y por qué?

Este artículo examina el movimiento #MeToo contra el telón de fondo del gráfico de la delincuencia en aumento y la consiguiente falta de respuesta del sistema de justicia penal.

Abstrait

Abstrait

Dans le passé récent, le mouvement #MeToo a secoué l’Inde. Un registre de noms de haut vol, des politiciens aux célébrités et journalistes, a fait l’objet d’un examen minutieux pour des allégations d’abus sexuels sur des femmes. Signalée par une actrice de Bollywood, la campagne #MeToo en Inde a incité les féministes, les académiciens et les décideurs politiques à réexaminer les abus continus des femmes dans toutes les sections de la société. Malgré un régime juridique rigoureux appliqué après la tragédie de Nirbhaya, la maltraitance des femmes se poursuit sans relâche. Les féministes estiment que la violence contre les femmes demeure une préoccupation constante qui est aggravée face à un système de justice pénale en déclin qui ne parvient pas à résoudre leur sort. Le manque de confiance dans le système décourage les femmes de s’adresser aux autorités, ce qui est palpable dans les allégations #MeToo, où les femmes préféraient garder le silence face aux inévitables réactions de la société, au manque de soutien et de coopération de la police et du parquet et enfin, des tribunaux, où la victime est positionnée comme l’accusé pour répondre aux questions de comment et pourquoi? Cet article examine le mouvement #MeToo dans le contexte du graphique de la criminalité croissante et l’incapacité du système de justice pénale à y répondre.

概要

概要

在最近的过去,#MeToo运动震撼了印度。从政客到名人和新闻工作者的一系列引人注目的名字正受到有关对妇女的性虐待指控的审查。由宝莱坞(Bollywood)女演员领导的印度#MeToo运动鼓励女权主义者,学者和决策者重新审视社会各阶层中对妇女的持续侵犯行为。尽管在涅rb惨案发生后实行了严格的法律制度,对妇女的虐待仍然没有减弱。女权主义者认为,面对不断减少的刑事司法制度无法解决她们的困境,对妇女的暴力行为仍然是一个持续不断的关切。对系统的不信任使妇女不愿与当局接触,在#MeToo指控中可见一斑,在这种情况下,妇女宁愿面对社会不可避免的反应,警察和检察官缺乏支持与合作以及保持沉默而保持沉默最终,法院将受害者安排为被告,负责回答有关如何以及为什么的问题?

本文在犯罪率不断攀升和随之而来的刑事司法系统未能对此做出回应的背景下研究#MeToo运动。

الخاطئة

الخاطئة

في الماضي القريب ، هزت حركة #MeToo الهند. خضعت قائمة بأسماء رفيعة المستوى ، من السياسيين إلى المشاهير والصحفيين ، للفحص بسبب مزاعم عن انتهاك جنسي للنساء. شجعت حملة #MeToo في الهند ، التي أشرفت عليها ممثلة بوليوود ، النسويات والأكاديميين وصانعي السياسات على إعادة فحص الانتهاكات المستمرة للمرأة في جميع قطاعات المجتمع. على الرغم من النظام القانوني الصارم الذي تم فرضه بعد مأساة نيربايا ، فإن الإساءة إلى النساء مستمرة بلا هوادة. ترى النسويات أن العنف ضد المرأة لا يزال مصدر قلق مستمر يتصاعد في مواجهة نظام العدالة الجنائية المتضائل الذي يفشل في معالجة محنتهن. عدم الثقة في النظام يثني النساء عن الاقتراب من السلطات ، وهو أمر ملموس في مزاعم #MeToo ، حيث فضلت النساء التزام الصمت في مواجهة ردود الفعل الحتمية من المجتمع ، ونقص الدعم والتعاون من الشرطة والنيابة ، وأخيراً ، المحاكم ، حيث يتم وضع الضحية كمتهم للرد على أسئلة حول كيف ولماذا؟ تبحث هذه المقالة في حركة #MeToo على خلفية الرسم البياني المتصاعد

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