Update (2006-11-06): Join the Safe Delhi Campaign at the Safe Delhi website
- Why are we concerned about women’s safety?
- Report of safe Delhi consultation
- What about safety in public spaces? [link to pdf]
- How to conduct safety audits
- www.metrac.org/index.htm
- Delhi Helpline Booklet [link to pdf]
Over the last few years, the issue of women’s safety has become a major focus of public attention and concern in Delhi. A significant proportion of the respondents in a Public Perception Survey conducted during the preparation of the Human Development Report for Delhi feel that the streets of Delhi are becoming more and more unsafe for women.
One does not need to look at the statistics collected by the National Crime Records Bureau to agree that women in Delhi face high levels of violence – even a random scan of the daily newspapers is enough to support this statement. Women are certainly unsafe on Delhi streets, running the daily risk of harassment, attack, assault, rape and murder. On the other hand, they do not seem to be very safe at home either – official statistics show that, in Delhi as elsewhere, most crimes against women are committed by close relatives within the four walls of the home… Click here for more.
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