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India's Mens Rights Group
The gang rape of a young female student in Delhi in December brought the issue of women’s rights and safety into the spotlight in India and ignited an unprecedented debate in the country about how it treats its women. The verdict in that case is expected on Tuesday, the four men accused of kidnapping, rape and murder, have all pleaded innocent.
In the wake of that rape, the Men’s Rights Association raised the issue of “fake rape” cases with the government commission set up to suggest legal changes to better prevent violence against women. The group argued that most reports of rape are false.
The conviction rate in rape cases that come before courts is about 24.2%. “Why [are] the conviction rates so low? Because most of them are false cases,” said Mr. Rajpara.
Women’s rights groups, on the other hand, say the relatively low conviction rate is the result of bias against the female complainants.
Men’s rights activists also complain about the focus on men who face criminal charges for harassing their wives and in-laws for bigger dowry payments.
“A girl marries a man who has a fat salary or has lots of property,” said Pravin, another co-founder. “It is a dowry given to the women but no one notices that,” he added.
The gang rape of a young female student in Delhi in December brought the issue of women’s rights and safety into the spotlight in India and ignited an unprecedented debate in the country about how it treats its women. The verdict in that case is expected on Tuesday, the four men accused of kidnapping, rape and murder, have all pleaded innocent.
In the wake of that rape, the Men’s Rights Association raised the issue of “fake rape” cases with the government commission set up to suggest legal changes to better prevent violence against women. The group argued that most reports of rape are false.
The conviction rate in rape cases that come before courts is about 24.2%. “Why [are] the conviction rates so low? Because most of them are false cases,” said Mr. Rajpara.
Women’s rights groups, on the other hand, say the relatively low conviction rate is the result of bias against the female complainants.
Men’s rights activists also complain about the focus on men who face criminal charges for harassing their wives and in-laws for bigger dowry payments.
“A girl marries a man who has a fat salary or has lots of property,” said Pravin, another co-founder. “It is a dowry given to the women but no one notices that,” he added.
Read the whole thing here:
http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2013/09/09/indias-mens-rights-group/
It's spread from here to there or from there to here, or it's just plain old universal! One things for sure, once the jig is starting to be up, this hate springs up and rises to protect and keep the privilege intact.
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