India: Sunitha Krishnan - Rape survivor to saviour. Gang-raped by eight men when 15, Indian activist fights back by helping trafficked women find shelter. "Half of you will not even accept a rape victim as a domestic help! How do I talk about any rehabilitation?" There is anger in her words - for the judiciary that she believes is failing most expectations, for the law which is sans justice, for the media that refuses to draw a line, and for the society for being so indifferent yet so intrusive. The anger is understandable, as none knows better than Sunitha Krishnan what it is to be subjected to a vicious rape in India, where victims face stigma, isolation and social ostracism, apart from the trauma. Gang-raped by eight men when she was 15, Krishnan has had to deal with all that and more. Though violated, she refused to be broken and she gave birth to an instituion that assists trafficked women and girls in finding shelter. Measuring no more than four feet and six inches (140cm), Krishnan today is perhaps one of the tallest figures of hope in contemporary India. She has braved threats and physical assaults - one particular attack left her with an irreparably damaged ear - but an undaunted Krishnan has managed to rescue some 8,000 girls. Those rescued are rehabilitated through vocational training, jobs and marriage... Read more:
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 15:57:45 +0000
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