[mukto-mona] FW:Protest against Justice Bhaktavatsala on Monday September 10, 2012 from 12.30 pm

              The instance of the Hon'ble Justice making those obscene remarks are unacceptable and, to echo the the letter-writers' point, downright unconstitutional.
            I have heard that wife-beating cases in US Family Courts do not fare much better and the offenders end up receiving a slap-on-the-wrist treatment. Anybody who thinks misogyny is not a global problem is mistaken.  It is an on-going struggle, alas!

               Farida

NB.  Who are the signatories of this excellently written letter?  This should be widely distributed.

 

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te: Sat, 8 Sep 2012 08:26:43 -0400
Subject: [indiaT-unity] Fwd: Protest against Justice Bhaktavatsala on Monday September 10, 2012 from 12.30 pm [1 Attachment]

 

[Attachment(s) from ggjey1 included below] (by a group called Vimochana) see below

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From: ESG India <esg@esgindia.org>
Date: Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 10:08 AM
Subject: Protest against Justice Bhaktavatsala on Monday September 10, 2012 from 12.30 pm
To: ESG Media Karnataka List <media_karnataka@lists.esgindia.org>, ESG Media India List <media_india@lists.esgindia.org>, editors_india@lists.esgindia.org, foreign_media@lists.esgindia.org
Cc: vimochana79@gmail.com

Dear Sir or Madam:

In the wider public interest and to safeguard our Fundamental Rights, we are circulating an appeal from Vimochana (Forum for Women's Rights) and various other groups, requesting your support to protest certain remarks and actions of Justice Bhaktavatsala, Judge of the High Court of Karnataka.

Kindly respond directly to Vimochana at <vimochana79@gmail.com>.

In solidarity

ESG Team

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Subject:	Protest against Justice Bhaktavatsala on Monday September 10, 2012, 12.30 pm
Date:	Fri, 7 Sep 2012 17:51:32 +0530
From:	VIMOCHANA V <vimochana79@gmail.com>

Dear Friends,

Justice Bhaktavatsala's remarks in the High Court legitimizing the criminal act of domestic violence have horrified the city and indeed the entire country.

To protest such absolutely misogynistic mindset reflecting the dominant attitudes of society that sanction violence against women, we are gathering in protest on Monday September 10, 2012 from 12.30 pm onwards.  If you wish to join us in the protest, kindly email us in advance so we can inform you (later) about the site of the protest.

Please come dressed in black and we will stand in silence with placards to express our outrage over Justice Bhaktavatsala's actions.  (If you prefer to bring your own messages, please note that displaying them will be subject to review by Vimochana and other organisers).

Following the protest we will present the attached memorandum to the Chief Justice. If you wish to endorse the memorandum, please email us your name, affiliation and contact details no later than Sunday night (9th September).

We look forward to your endorsement and/or your presence in the protest.

All of us from Vimochana.

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VIMOCHANA
Forum for Women's Rights
33/1-9, Thyagraj Layout
Jaibharath Nagar, Bangalore 560033
INDIA
Tel: +91-80-25492783, 782, 781
http://www.vimochana.in

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