[Reader-list] Fwd: Avaaz Team

[A. Mani]

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Thanks for joining the campaign to demand justice for the rape victim
in Kolkata!

Send the email below to friends and family, and post this link on your
Facebook wall.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/justice_for_rape_victim/?tta

Thanks again for your help,

The Avaaz team

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Dear friends across India,

After she was raped at gunpoint in a car a mother of two was further
abused by the police and the Chief Minister who claimed the victim was
just stirring up trouble on behalf of opposition parties. Our strong
stand now can start to turn the tide of on and intimidation against
women across India.

Following her rape the victim was dumped on the roadside bloodied and
traumatized. When she came forward to the police the cops jeered her.
This outrage was compounded when the Chief Minister made the bizarre
accusation that she had fabricated her report for political reasons.
Under growing pressure from the media the police have now made some
arrests, yet one of the attackers is still free and the Chief Minister
has not withdrawn her deeply offensive remarks.

Shockingly India is the third worst country for rape cases, and many
women are afraid to report what has happened to them. Let's call on CM
Mamata Banerjee to apologize publicly, punish the errant police
officers and reform the police to improve safety for women. Sign the
petition now and send it to everyone:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/justice_for_rape_victim/?tta

After the 37 year old was raped on the way back from a bar, she was
reluctant to come forward to report the crime. When she decided to
seek justice she was verbally abused by two male police officers who
questioned her morals and mocked her for going out late and drinking
beer. The investigation went to a standstill as the Chief Minister of
the state Mamata Banerjee openly ridiculed her and the commissioner of
police claimed that it was an attempt to malign the police and the
government.

The victim then took justice into her own hands, scanning social
networking sites to find her attackers. She took their scanned photos
to the investigating cops who again rubbished her claim. But this
brave victim did not give up -- she went to the media to bring her
case directly to citizens across the country. This pressure exerted by
one woman is already making waves -- two of the police officers have
been suspended and some arrests made.

If we pile in to support this innocent woman in her struggle to get
justice against massive official odds we can begin the fight back
against the violence and intimidation faced by women across India
every day.. Sign the petition now, and tell everyone:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/justice_for_rape_victim/?tta

A progressive society is defined by the way it treats women. Let's act
together to stand with the victim and ensure justice is done.

With hope,

Alex, Shibayan, Alice, Shivendra, Benjamin, Kya and all of us at Avaaz

Sources:

Mamata terms rape claim of Anglo-Indian as cooked up (India Today)
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mamata-banerjee-terms-anglo-indian-rape-case-as-cooked-up/1/173955.html

WB rape: Govt's response premature, says NCW (Zee News)
http://zeenews.india.com/news/west-bengal/wb-rape-govt-s-response-premature-says-ncw_759646.html

Report recommends suspension of policemen in Kolkata rape case:
sources (IBN Live)
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kolkata-rape-case-suspend-policemen-says-report/232192-3.html

Mamata Banerjee raps cops for cracking rape case (Times of India)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/11970143.cms

Its official: India 3rd worst offender in rape cases (Indian Express)
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Its-official-India-3rd-worst-offender-in-rape-cases/396269/


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