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हैदराबाद और उन्‍नाव के बलात्कार और हत्याओं के खिलाफ WSS का बयान

हैदराबाद और उन्‍नाव के बलात्कार और हत्याओं के खिलाफ WSS का बयान

6 दिसम्बर 2019 को तेलंगाना पुलिस ने चार निहत्थे लौरी मज़दूर जिनकी उम्र 20 से 24 साल की थी को उस जगह अपनी गोलियों से मौत के घाट उतार दिया जहां उन्होंने कथित रूप से एक हफ्ता पहले एक 26 साल की महिला के साथ सामूहिक दुष्‍कर्म कर उसकी हत्या की थी। ठीक इसी दोपहर उन्‍नाव की एक 23 साल की महिला जो पिछले साल अपने साथ हुए सामूहिक बलात्कार के अ‍पराधियों की पहचान के लिये रायबरेली कोर्ट में गवाही के लिये जा रही थी। इन अभियुक्तों में से एक को गिरफ्तार किया जा चुका था परंतु ठीक जिस दिन कोर्ट में सुनवाई होनी थी उसके एक हफ्ते पहले ही वह जमानत पर छूट चुका था। यह लड़की उस दिन कोर्ट पहुंच ही नहीं सकी क्योंकि उसे रास्ते में ही पांच आदमियों ने ज़िंदा जला डाला। जिनमें से दो उसके बलात्कार के भी अभियुक्त थे। और उनमें से एक वही था जिसे कुछ दिनो पहले ही ज़मानत मिली थी। आग की लपटों से जलती हुई वह एक किलोमीटर का रास्ता तय करके अस्पताल पहुंची। उसका 90 फीसदी शरीर जल चुका था। दो दिन के भीतर ही उसने अपना दम तोड़ दिया। जिस समय उसकी मौत हुई ठीक उससे पहले हैदराबाद के लोग युवा पशुचिकित्सक के कथित चार बलात्कारियों की पुलिस कस्टडी मे हुई हत्या का यह कहकर जश्न मना रहे थे कि ‘न्याय’ हुआ है। Continue reading

WSS Statement Against the rapes and murders in Hyderabad and Unnao

December 9, 2019

WSS Statement Against the rapes and murders in Hyderabad and Unnao

On December 6, 2019 four unarmed men – lorry workers aged between 20 and 24 – were killed by the Telangana police at the spot where they were suspected to have gang-raped and killed a 26-year old woman just over a week ago. That same afternoon, a 23-year old woman from Unnao who spoke out against being gang-raped in December last year, was on her way to the Raebareli court to testify against her rapists. One of the men she had accused of raping her had been arrested but was let out on bail just a week before her most recent court hearing. She never made it to court that day, because she was set ablaze by five men en route. Two of these five men were her accused rapists. One of them was the same person who had been let out on bail just days before. After walking a kilometre, still aflame, she was taken to hospital, her body battling 90% burn injuries. In less than two days she succumbed to her injuries. Just before she died, people in Hyderabad were celebrating the killing of the four men who had allegedly raped the young veterinarian doctor, by the police while they were in custody, crying out that “justice” had been served. Continue reading

Report Of The Fact-Finding Group On Casteist And Sexist Harassment Of Prof. Sujatha Surepally

As part of a fact-finding delegation of women representing various civil society organizations and womens organizations, WSS held a press conference at 12.30 pm at Karimnagar press club on 2 January, 2017 and visited Satavahana University (SU).

Context: On 25 December 2017, dalit bahujan students of Satavahana University in Karimnagar, Telangana, held an event outside the campus gate in front of the Jyotiba Phule Statue to burn “Manusmriti”. This programme is done every year on 25 December to keep the spirit of first such event conducted by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar in 1927 alive. After the students finished the event of symbolically burning text from the Manusmriti (not from a book but words from the text written on large chart sheets), and were walking back to the hostel, a local BJP politician and his supporters from RSS-affiliated organizations arrived at the University with sticks. They came inside the campus and attacked these students who were very few numbers, meanwhile others went to hostel and brought other students to resist this attack by RSS. As this clash continued, RSS members from outside the University joined in hundreds and Satavahana students also came to the scene in big numbers. Not one of these RSS members was from the university and some of them have criminal cases on them. Continue reading

WSS and THITS Statement On The Attack On A Transgender Woman By Army Jawans in Hyderabad

Women Against Sexual Violence and State Repression (WSS) and Telangana Hijra Intersex Transgender Samiti (THITS)

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WSS and THITS condemn the barbaric attack on a transgender woman by army jawans in Hyderabad, demands immediate and stringent action for justice

10th July, 2017, Hyderabad: WSS and THITS express outrage at the brutal physical and sexual assault of a 34 year old transgender woman by a group of army personnel. WSS demands stringent penal action against all the accused, a speedy investigation and trial, as well as complete medical treatment, compensation and legal support to the survivor (name concealed to respect identity).  Continue reading

WSS joint Fact-Finding Report into murder of Pregnant Brick Kiln Worker in Karimnagar

A team of human rights activists from Solidarity Committee for Brick Kiln Workers of Telangana State, Human Rights Forum, and Women Against Sexual Violence and State Repression, as well as professors and students from University of Hyderabad, visited Hanumantunipeta village in Pedhapally block of Karimnagar district today, to conduct a fact finding on the death of Surja Bag, a pregnant woman brick kiln worker from Orissa. Her husband, Jitendra Bag had filed a complaint at the police station stating that she had been lethally kicked by the owner of the brick kiln and the supervisors when she had been unable to work due to high fever. The FIR filed cites S. 304-II and the owner of the kiln, Shyam, and 3 supervisors have been taken into remand on these charges. Continue reading