Plan supports calls for reform following attack in India

Following the horrific rape and murder of a young woman in Delhi in December, Plan is supporting the call for fast track courts in India to address all cases of sexual assault and violence against girls and women. The Indian Government should immediately focus on quick reforms of the investigative and judicial procedures. There needs to be sensitive handling of survivors of sexual assault, during medical, police and court procedures, so that they are not further traumatized. This needs to be accompanied by a sustained social campaign to eliminate the stigma attached to rape survivors in the minds of the conservative majority, and should encourage more comprehensive reporting of the crime.

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