Nirbhaya gang-rape case: Violence against women continues

New Delhi: On the third anniversary of Nirbhaya gang-rape case, activists on Wednesday said that violence against women is continue up till. As three years old under aged named Nirbhaya gang rapped in December 16, 2012 in which her parents opposed to release this event. Women continues to struggle violence in every places either their homes, public transport or at work places since those days. There have been many attacks on women and girls, some accompanied by huge media coverage, but most taking place away from the public blaze," Kavita Krishnan, Secretary of the All India Progressive Women ' s Association said. Krishnan is signatory to a statement endorsed by 108 women activists, students and faculty from DU, JNU and Ambedkar university and progressive leaders, issued on the third anniversary of the December 16 gang-rape case today. The government is using issue of violence against women to push through regressive policies like death penalty, or lowering the age of adult even though the Justice Verma Committee carefully considered and rejected these measures as counter - productive and against the interests of victims of gender violence.