Who will save our sisters?
Talks, panel, discussions + exclusive video
Date: Friday 6th September 2002
Time: 6-9pm
Venue: Old refectory, Birkbeck University of London, Malet Street London, WC1E 7HX.
Violence against Women
"I saw Farzana being raped by Guddu Chara. Farzana was about 13 years old. She was a resident of Hussain Nagar. They put a saria (rod) in Farzana's stomach. She was later burnt. 12 year old Noorjahan was also raped. The rapists were Guddu, Suresh and Naresh Chara and Haria. I also saw Bhawani Singh, who works in the State Transport Department kill 5 men and a boy."
Source: Azharuddin, 13 years. He witnessed the rapes while hiding on the terrace of Gangotri Society. The Chara basti is located just behind Jawan Nagar.
State Involvement
"Arre ye Narendra Modi ne hi sab kuch kiya. Hamara zindagi barbaad kiya."
(That Narendra Modi, he did all this. He is the one who has ruined our lives) - This is how the Muslim women of Gujarat see their Chief Minister as the man who has ruined their lives forever.
There is evidence of state and police complicity in perpetuating crimes against women. No effort was made to protect women. No police were deployed. There is no existing institutional mechanism in Gujarat through which women can seek justice.
