5. The other Nirbhayas
▪ On 2 January a 17-year-old killed herself using poison after being gang
raped in November. She had hoped for justice, but was allegedly
pressured to drop her case by police officers.
▪ On 13January police arrested six men who had allegedly gang raped a
29-year-old on a bus, just weeks after the same happened to Nirbhaya.
She was sexually assaulted throughout the night by seven men.
▪ On 14January a seven-year-old girl was raped in the bathroom of her
school during recess.The bathroom was directly next to the
headmistress’s office, who was arrested for negligence of duty.
6. Why do these happen?
▪ Degradation of traditional moral values owing to the neglect in
providing value based education to children
▪ Male dominant society
▪ Alcohol consumption
▪ Inefficient system of law and order; poor policing
▪ Women who are not trained to be on their own guard
8. What can be done?
2.Empower women.
But how??
Here are a few tips and tricks that might reduce the risk of
getting raped.
9. Make your world a little more safer. Follow these:
• Do not be distracted, especially by
technology.
Do not jog with your iPod because attackers are
looking for easy, distracted individuals who look-like
they are not paying attention to surroundings.
• Learn to trust your gut instincts.
Use your instincts and be aware of your freeze
instinct. Move quickly ... fight, flight or freeze are
our natural instincts, so be aware that all 3 exist.
• Be aware of your surroundings at all
times.
10. • Understand that your hairstyle could benefit an
attacker.
Ponytails and long hair are the number one styles rapists
seek because long hair and ponytails are easy to grab.
Not how attractive you dress, but how carefully you dress
is what matters. Long, thin skirts that make it hard to run
make you vulnerable. Harder-to-remove clothes are the best.
• Consider how you dress.
• Carry defensive items only if you know how to
use them.
• Yell, shout and draw attention to yourself
incase you are in trouble.
11. Remember..
You have the right to mutilate your attacker.They had even worse
intentions and you have full right to defend yourself. Don't be
afraid or nervous to do anything to them; they deserve it. Be as
aggressive as possible.
NEVER GIVE UPWITHOUT FIGHTINGA BATTLE!!