Times of India Newspaper: Women besieged: How to make it a safer world for women
Times of India
Bangalore : Women have been pulled, punched and abused in front of a paralysed public in the heart of town over the last 10 days. It
didn't matter what you wore: salwar kameez or a spaghetti top. Random violence had made Bangalore ask urgently: `How do we combat this menace?'
The most practical and effective is a community-oriented response. Human rights organizations, women's organizations, student unions, teacher bodies, social organizations, lawyers' collectives like Alternative Law Forum should band with the police to offer a solution. (more…)