Coss Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 Two Indian sisters to be raped as 'punishment' after brother eloped Two sisters in India - one aged only 15 years - are to be raped as "punishment" for their brother running away with a married woman from a higher caste in the latest case to shock the country. Meenakshi Kumari, who is 23, and her younger sister, will then be paraded naked with their faces blackened through the streets, according to a ruling from the all-male village council. The sisters have petitioned the country's Supreme Court to be protected from the so-called "eye-for-an-eye" ruling from the village council in Uttar Pradesh state, 50 kilometres from the capital Delhi. The family are from the Dalit caste, historically known as "untouchables". However, the brother fell in love with a woman from the higher, Jat, caste. The woman was forced into an arranged marriage in February with a man from her own caste despite her relationship, according to Zee news, citing the elder sister Meenakshi. The couple eloped in March, but returned to the village after the man's family were allegedly tortured by police. The village council then made its ruling that the Dalit family should be dishonoured to "avenge" the brother's supposed crime. Meenakshi and her sister ran away to the capital after the ruling was handed out and were able to submit their petition for protection for their family at the Supreme Court. However, they are still facing the punishment when they return home. Khap panchayats are the archaic systems of village justice that exist in much of rural India. They are dominated by the Jat caste and are almost always run by male village elders. The "courts" often order honour killings and sexual "punishments" and are frequently allowed to operate completely outside the Indian legal system, despite the Supreme Court labelling them "kangaroo courts". Jats are powerful sources of votes and few politicians have been prepared to challenge the system. Amnesty International has set up a petition against the punishment, stating: "Nothing could justify this abhorrent punishment. It's not fair. It's not right. And it's against the law." Rachel Alcock, Amnesty UK's urgent action coordinator, said: "Rape is a revolting crime, not a punishment. It's no wonder this disgusting 'sentence' has provoked global outrage. "These Khap courts routinely order vile sexually violent punishments against women. India's supreme court has rightly declared such orders illegal. "The government of Uttar Pradesh has an urgent duty to keep this family safe. "There must also be a proper, independent investigation into these barbaric and illegal orders which apparently continue to be issued by the khap panchayat courts." The gang rape of a 23-year-old student in Delhi in December 2012horrified the country and led to mass street protests and the central government vowing reform of the penal code. However, last December, the girl's father said the promises of legal reform had not been met. A BBC documentary called India's Daughter broadcast in March proved highly controversial for its portrayal of how widespread the problem of rape is in India. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/two-indian-sisters-to-be-raped-as-punishment-after-brother-eloped-20150829-gjauvn.html#ixzz3kGSXp6Pg Follow us: @smh on Twitter | sydneymorningherald on Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 Hi, Where the fuck is the logic in this? Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted August 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 So much of India is living in the middle ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 This is outrageous, and not knowing what else I could do. I have sent a message demanding their personal safety to the following recipients via Amnesty International ... Message Recipients: Akhliesh Yadav, Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh; Jagmohan Yadav, Director General of Police; Shri Arun Kumar Singh, Indian Ambassador to the US https://act.amnestyusa.org/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1839&ea.campaign.id=41581&ea.tracking.id=Country_India~MessagingCategory_PrisonersandPeopleatRisk~MessagingCategory_WomensRights~MessagingCategory_WomensRights-ViolenceAgainstWomen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baa99 Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 Yep, and old women have been found guilty of being witches and killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 Not that it would be justified, but do these "village tribunals" ever find that punishment be met out against the males of the family (siblings and father)? What a bunch of horny, old farts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 Up until 2 years ago this was an active piece of legislation in PNG http://www.paclii.org/pg/legis/consol_act/sa1971117/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasathai1 Posted August 31, 2015 Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 So much of India is living in the middle ages. and this "country " has the atomic bomb too. no telling what would piss the off enough to use it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 " This is outrageous, and not knowing what else I could do. I have sent a message demanding their personal safety to the following recipients via Amnesty International ... " Message Recipients: Akhliesh Yadav, Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh; Jagmohan Yadav, Director General of Police; Shri Arun Kumar Singh, Indian Ambassador to the US It seems to have worked ..... http://www.amnesty.o...me#.Vla6vvonzIU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 After I spent the last month in India, I have realized that they have not improved one iota in the past 20 years! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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