Inde : les vaches sacrées mieux protégées que les femmes

De nombreuses Indiennes violées

Le viol de deux ados, qui ensuite ont été brûlées vives, a relancé le débat sur le sujet délicat des agressions sexuelles, en Inde. Pour rappel, pas moins de 40 000 viols ont été enregistrés dans l’ensemble du pays, en 2016.

En réaction aux violences sexuelles faites aux femmes indiennes, la photographe Sujatro Gosh a fait une série de photos politisées pour alerter l’opinion publique. A travers ses clichés, l’artiste souhaite notamment sensibiliser sur le sort réservé aux femmes dans le pays. Elle a photographié des femmes en tenue traditionnelle ou avec un look contemporain. Sur chaque photo, le visage est caché derrière un ‘imposant masque de vache’.

 

The Taj Mahal, one of seven wonders of the world which attracts around six million tourists every year, but it has failed to feature in Uttar Pradesh’s latest tourism booklet. The department displayed most of the other cultural and heritage sites in the State, particularly those associated with the Hindu religious tourism. The brochure has raised eyebrows, especially as it comes a few months after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had said the Taj Mahal did not represent Indian culture, but the Ramayana and the Bhagavad Gita did, triggering criticism. On the other hand, Adityanath said he was concerned about the safety and security of women in Tripura. “Women here are not protected and incidents of rape and molestation were happening frequently,” he said, and added that empowerment and education were required for the development of women. In a mystifying assertion, Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh’s chief minister, has claimed that under his rule, law and order has been under control, “crime against women is minimal. No riots have been reported under the 10 month rule of BJP.” According to latest NCRB data, in 2016, Uttar Pradesh reported 4,816 cases of rape – among the highest in the country. Tripura reported 207 cases. The other two states with the highest rates of crimes against women were Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, both ruled by the BJP. According to data produced in the UP state Assembly, 803 incidents of rapes were reported in the first two months of Yogi’s tenure. As per the own figures of UP police, between March 15 and June 15, 2017, the state witnessed a 44% increase in kidnapping and 40% increase in rape cases. After coming to power, Adityanath’s most notable step towards making Uttar Pradesh a safer place for women has been the creating of anti-Romeo squads, which, under the grab of “protecting” women, have become agents of moral policing. Ironically, reports have stated that the squads have hit women’s independence instead. #thecowmaskproject #tajmahal #sevenwonders #feminism #unesco #india #cow #taj #monument #welcome #summer #activism #mask #photography @unwomen #white @humanrightswatch #heritage #architecture #culture #icon #yoga #imwithher

Une publication partagée par Sujatro Ghosh (@sujatroghosh) le

26 Avril 2018 à 4 :45 PDT

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Droits bafoués

Interviewée par le magazine Alternatives économiques, S. Gosh a confié que les ‘Indiennes sont moins bien loties que les vaches sacrées’.

En effet, en juin 2017, un homme suspecté d’avoir en sa possession de la viande de vache a été victime d’un lynchage par la foule. En revanche, les agresseurs sexuels, dans la plupart des cas, s’en sortent impunément sans être inquiétés.

 

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7 Févr. 2018 à 5 :25 PST

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