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“Dear Friends, Perhaps rape is the only crime where the burden of 'shame' falls on the victim. This illogical idea of 'shame' is what causes many rape victims in India to commit suicide. That's why there is a law in India that prevents the media from naming a victim of rape. The young woman in the recent gang rape attack in a bus, in New Delhi, was given different names by the media, because of this reason. Her real name is 'Jyoti Singh Pandey.' It is very important that we change this social attitude towards rape, so that women are not further victimized by this illogical stigma. Please support this move, to name the new law on sex crimes against women, after Jyoti Singh Pandey, so that other victims will have the courage to come forward and report rape as crime against them.” — Rita Banerji (cause founder)
