WALK TO EQUALITY: ENSURING SAFETY AND EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN

A HEALING TOUCH

Ashwin.S Lalitha.P Akash.N.C Akshaya .D Siva.S

Dr.Mahalingam college of engineering and technology, Pollachi. (an autonomous institution)

TEAM NAME: 4HOPE

Crimes against women

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India ranks SECOND in the rape crimes reported in the

world

A.P

Kerala

M.P

Delhi

Tamil nadu

Chattisgarh

Total reported molestations in India : 24,206 (2011)

56 Acid attacks reported in Delhi in last 3 months!!

UNAUTHORIZED SALE OF ACIDS

CRIME

REASONS FOR CRIME

Structural changes

Treatment

Psychological support

Awareness

Enhances empowerment

Women

Rights

Welfare Safety

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3 ASPECTS OF OUR PRESENTATION

PROJECTING TOWARDS..

The laws should be made Stringent & no clemency should intervene the convicted on any ground which would allay the fear of perpetrators.

Some valid points to regulate sales of acid

A system that will ensure women who are victims to violence such as ACID ATTACKS,MOLESTATION with medical aid and safety.

A scheme to ensure psychological assistance, financial support and security which will enable the victim to face the world back again.

There is a huge raise in the need for safety for women every hour in India. Increase in such heinous crime against women is

due to less “fear of law”! It’s high time we started focusing on the above concepts to walk into gender equality & give a secured India to Women!

SUPREME COURT

JUDICIARY

POLICE FORCE

WOMAN POLICE FORCE

COMBAT TRAINER

DGP

ADGP

SP

DSP

INSPECTOR

SUB INSPECTOR

ASST.SUB INSPECTOR

HEAD CONSTABLE

CONSTABLE

STATE GOVERNMENT

DOCTORS AND

CHEMISTS

TEACHERS

ACID COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES ADVOCACY

AWARENESS CAMP FOR

SCHOOL AND COLLEGE

STUDENTS

HEAL (A Research Institute)

MEDICATION

CHIEF DOCTOR

DOCTORS

SKIN SURGEONS

PATHOLOGISTS

DERMATOLOGISTS

PHARMACISTS

DIETICIANS

NURSES

SECURITY

RESEARCH

SCIENTISTS

RESEARCH SCHOLARS

SENIOR LAB ASSISTANTS

LAB ASSISTANTS

CHEMISTS

STUDENTS

FORENSIC INVESTIGATIION

MORAL HEALTH

PSYCHOLOGISTS

SKIN DOCTORS

COUNCELLORS

CONSULTANTS

PHYSICAL TRAINEES

PROPOSED HIERARCHY

• A team of Psychiatrists, Physical & academic education trainers, entrepreneurs

• Revive them from the grief & giving artistic catharsis.

Action plan sequence….

JUDICIARY

• Advocacy department is entrusted to take over the entire scene within 24 hours.

• Victim is secured and taken to HEAL institute safely.

• All media and local police reports will be passed through after strict monitoring by the advocacy department.

• Victim family is given a legal assistance and social security.

ADVOCACY

• After taking the victim into the HEAL, medication is commenced immediately.

• Victims family is set apart and medical reports are updated through the advocacy.

• Medication procedure is done only by few nurses and a doctor.

• Any leak of information about the mental and physical health of the victim through the hospital is prohibited until a conviction is made.

HEAL

• Women police force takes over the situation under the command of the judiciary.

• Local police and media reports are completely analyzed.

• Suspect is held in custody until the victim speaks.

• Any sort of disturbance in the case is reported to the judiciary and action is taken immediately .

RESUSCITATION HOME

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CURRENT STRENGTH OF WOMAN POLICE FORCE

• The proportion of actual ‘Women Civil Police' to the total ‘Civil Police' was 1:19.3.

• . The Actual strength of Women Civil Police including District Armed Police at the National level was 63,348 against the sanctioned strength 47,978.

• Increase in woman police increases the employment of woman in India.

• Utilizing the current WPF efficiently.

RECRUTING ANG RESTRINING

• A pure women force to focus on the fragile’s need.

• Self defense training is provided to all the woman police force.

• Normal police recruitment process is sufficient and no need for new organization and recruitment.

• Educating the WPF through the problems in the society.

Self defense training is provided to all the woman police force.

Onsite training to students in schools & colleges given by WPF.

Active security in HEAL, VIDEO PIRACY CELL, INVESTIGATION WING & Resuscitation homes

JUDICIARY

• They are the group of judges from supreme court and other legislative wing. WOMAN POLICE FORCE comes under their control & they are fully concerned on the victim’s safety issues.

WOMAN POLICE FORCE

Integrated online & formal education to girls in schools & colleges on their rights by teachers.

Syllabus for educating girls must be framed by the NGO’s research institutes & universities globally.

Weekly once video will be uploaded and assignments are given to individuals.

This course is made compulsory for all students to know their importance in the society

Acid safety and precaution to be handled are taught as a part of awareness by chemists, doctors and acid company representatives.

Self defense training is given by WPF to the students.

All types of combat operations are thought for woman.

Provision of pepper sprays –a less harmful weapon as free for all school and college students.

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A team of lawyers to influence the government in decision making on the crime. They also restrict the media influence & assure the reach of aids to the victim within 24 hours of attack & further provide security to the victim’s

family. They take care of the awareness program in schools and colleges.

EDUCATION SAFFETY PRECAUTION

AWARENESS SCHEME-A PART OF ADVOCACY

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ADVOCACY

HEAL-Launch & function schema A research institute under the judiciary that focuses on the medication of the victims

and finding new remedies for burn attacks.

Launch

Infra

Scholars

•A headquarters in the national capital with branches in metropolitan cities.

• Research laboratories to exclusively analyze remedial measures for before & after -math

•Ex: Usage of bases like sodium bicarbonate to neutralize the acid.

• Tie-up with the doctors, professors from the top ranking institutions all over the world

•Research analysts & students

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RESUSCITATION HOME… P

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• Trainer/doctor analysis the mental stress and emotional states.

• The imagery sessions will incorporate internal (imagination) and external (video demonstration) of performances

• The two main psychological skills which will be improved within this program are anxiety and self-confidence

• Qualified practitioners and psychiatrists must assist the victim to enhance their health & self-confidence

Fin

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• Individual accounts for patients receiving financial aid from philanthropic institutions will be maintained and costs incurred by the patient will be debited to the account.

• Government funds will help to reduce financial burden on the family of the victim while providing the costly medical services.

• Financial assistance is provided to patients, below poverty line, under treatment in any of the research foundation.

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• The woman must be given job opportunities within the premises according to her qualifications .

• Entrepreneurship must also be ensured.

• The rehabilitation period must not be an impediment for the girl’s education.

• Facilities to presume their education and work must be made available.

• Allocating a separate quota.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CEMENTING THE LOOP HOLES IN THE JULY 15 2013 ACID AMENDMENT LAW…

Licensing

•Emphasis on sellers to have license for acid sale.

•Authorizing & limiting the quantity of supply to users directly.

Research

•A detailed notification of the contents & usage constraints in the product.

•Making the chemical a less corrosive one without changing its properties.

Database

•A report proof of the quantity produced and sold.

•Purpose of the purchase & quantity sold with the valid details of the buyer.

• A woman was attacked with acid in northeast Delhi on Friday, just five weeks after the Supreme Court put in place interim rules to curb acid sales in the capital. The lethal liquid continues to be freely sold

• TOI was easily able to procure concentrated acid from shops in east and west Delhi - A shopkeeper in Mayur Vihar when asked for a bottle of acid asked why it was required. On being told it was "for a school experiment", he handed over concentrated hydrochloric acid for Rs 25.

• Acid can also be brought online. • Can be made in home with specific reagents.

LOOP HOLES IN THE ACID AMENDMENT LAW:

IMPACTS

• PREVENTION – Importance is given to

awareness which will help in reduction of number of cases

– Fear of law and strict system will ensure women with rights

– Respect to the female gender is increased and India will gain a name on a global platform

– Increase in employment

• CURE – The system proposed if

implemented will first of its kind in India.

– It not only ensures timely justice but also protection, assistance to the victims

– Support and security interface through advocacy principle will maintain the dignity of the grieved.

– Opening for medical tour will enhance the medical facility.

CONCLUSION AND REFERENCE

1. CRIME AGAINST WOMEN

2. "Breaking the Silence: Addressing Acid Attacks in Cambodia“ - Cambodian Acid Survivors Charity.

3. "It was like a burning hell": A Comparative Exploration of Acid Attack Violence". Center for Global Initiatives: UNC Global.

4. Combating acid violence in Bangladesh, India and Cambodia A Report by the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice at Cornell Law School, the Committee on International Human Rights of the New York City Bar Association, the Cornell Law School International Human Rights Clinic, and the Virtue Foundation

5. Indian Police: An Introductory and Statistical Overview http://bprd.nic.in/writereaddata/linkimages/1645442204-Volume%201.pdf

6. Police strength, expenditure and infrastructure

7. All India institute of hygiene and public health

http://aiihph.gov.in/pages/display/100-epidemiology

8. Journalism website- Thomson Reuters http://in.reuters.com/news/top-news