Petition calling for the fair treatment of sexual assault victims during trial

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We are calling for the judges of the courts of India to maintain the decorum of their courtrooms and prevent the defence council in sexual assault cases from attacking the victims moral character in an attempt to suggest the attack was invited. This calls for the 2002 amendment of the Evidence Act to be upheld and implemented in Indian Courts. The amendment reads as follows:

Amendment of section 146 - In section 146 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), after clause (3), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- Provided that in a prosecution for rape or attempt to commit rape, it shall not be permissible to put questions in the cross-examination of the prosecutrix as to her general immoral character."

We, the undersigned, are concerned citizens who urge the Indian High Commission and the Bar Associations of India to act now to ensure Section 146 of the Indian Evidence Act 1872, 2002 Amendment is enforced by judges in the courts of India.

347 Signatures

  • Richard Pipe
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  • Staffan Ankardal
    • Comments
    • Well this seems highly reasonable.
  • Leonie Cooper
  • Marie Gallen
  • Elizabeth Robinson
  • Aida Teshome
  • Aisha Hyder
  • Tom Hollingworth
  • Abigail Severn
  • Meryem Torun
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    • Women deserve fair treatment!
  • Catherine
  • David Stewart
  • Annabel Jones
  • Richard Eldridge
  • Holly Pickering
  • Zoe Atkins
  • Franchesca Ricot-Gomez
  • ursula sam
  • Abberline
  • Mimi Richman
  • Emily Chappell
  • Nell Beecham
  • Barnard Borham
  • Dorothy-Rose Wilkins
  • James Stables
    • Comments
    • Do the right thing :)
  • Nigel Olalla
  • Matt Malone
  • Peter Cooper
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    • i hope ur ok
  • Laurie Jackson
  • Natasha Blackwell
  • hasan
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    • yeah!
  • Jamie Spiers
  • Kaya eldridge
  • John Hopprich
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    • Amendment of section 146 should be upheld
  • Angela dudhill
  • Allyson Ridley
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  • Talyn Rahman
  • Pat Peck
  • Matt Cooper
  • Siobhan Wornell
  • Achtelik Katarzyna
  • jessica harper
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    • women should never be classed a second class citizens and should be treated with more respect and have the same rights as men.
  • Ben Sellers
  • ned crowther
  • Taherali Gulamhussein
  • Antony Struselis
  • Jill Ferguson
  • Lecost
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    • В
  • marty lee tonks
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    • if its the law they shud uphold it
  • Katarzyna Trzpiola
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