Polite Indian

Times Of India reports

In a virtual repeat of the Imrana case, a mother of four has been driven out of her village in Murshidabad district by a Muslim panchayat after being allegedly raped by a local man over three months ago.

The panchayat ruled her marriage stood annulled in the wake of the incident and neither could she live with her husband nor could she enter the predominantly Muslim village, about 200 km from Kolkata.

At least the husband has not disowned the victim here

“I want to keep my wife as it is not her fault, but people are not allowing me to keep her. Who will look after our four children?” her husband told reporters here.

His family was opposing his wife’s stay in the house after the incident and the matter was taken up by the panchayat of the village.

She was also not allowed to stay at her father’s house by her stepmother, and this left her virtually homeless.

It is shameful that women get mistreated for no fault of theirs. Instead of punishing the perpetrator the victim is being punished.

I agree with confused about the Uniform Civil Code. It is about time India adopted the UCC but so far I have not come across a sane discussion on the UCC in the desi-blogospehere. Maybe someone can point me to one.

Seven Iranian Women have been ordered to be stoned to death. Eteraz has the details. Sign the petitions that Eteraz has provided links to.

3. Spread word about this rally in Rome protesting the decisions by the Iranian government.

4. Sign these two petitions which refer to the two of the seven women sentenced. Activists in the US have gotten personal confirmation that Iranian officials were influenced by petitions when they previously ordered stays of executions. The first is for a woman named Kobra. The second is for a woman named Malak.

 

 

Looks like the Iranian govt in the past have changed the death sentences based on the petitions. So please go ahead and do your bit.