India: Rage against rape

| | imported blog post Monday January 14, 2013 23:13 by Bristol Socialists

"This system’s mind-set perpetuates hatred against women and disregards the fundamental right of women for freedom"

By New Socialist Alternative (CWI India)

Protests have broken out across India following the gang rape of a young women on a bus in Delhi which are now likely to continue following the victim’s tragic death. These protests, and the initial brutal attacks on protestors in Delhi, have brought to the fore the questions not just of women’s safety and rights but also of police and political corruption and oppression rooted in both India’s feudal legacy and modern capitalist development. Following this link you will find a statement which New Socialist Alternative, CWI supporters in India, has produced.