At present it is very
common to find the news of sexual harassment and rep in the dailies. Is very
shameful to our nation that when we unfold the newspaper we have to read the
news of rape and sexual harassment. Even it is found that a child aged between
5-10 is being raped by a man aged between 20-40. How inferior we are! Hearing
such kind of news our hearts gets wrenched. The question arises the in wind.
Are we human being? Are we the best creature of universe? Is it the task of the
best creature?
Violence against women
is a major problem all over the world. A survey shows that in America two out
of each five women aged between 18-30 are raped. The matter of the rapists are their
next of kin! Another survey shows that in India three girls become the victim
of daily on average. And the age of rapist is with between 17-24. What a awful
news! But the incident which has touched the heart of the people of the world is the pathetic death of a medical
college student caused by gang rape. She was coming back at home at night from
a cinema with her male friend. On the bus she had become the victim of rape.
After rape she along with her male friend were thrown on the street from the
running bus out of the window.
Women in Bangladesh are
suffering from the same agonies. Women are being embarrassed in public everyday.
When women talk through a busy place, market or pavement, a section of men
always try to grope her body!! Some men observe women with a licentious look!
It is not only the young men but elderly ones who commit such heinous crimes as
well. The brutality against a school girl in Tangail only a few days ago
testifies to the fact. According to a study done by Bangladesh national
lawyer’s association. 90 percent of girls aged between 10-18 are victims of
sexual harassment. Now the question may rise what are the form of sexual
harassment? According to the guidelines of the high court, any unwelcomed
sexually determined behavior is sexual harassment. That includes indecent
gesture, teasing through abusive language, stalking, making lewd comments,
insult through letters, telephone calls, SMS, cartoon, factories, classrooms,
washrooms having sexual implication, taking still or video photographs for the
purpose of blackmailing and character assassination, preventing participation
in sports, cultural organizational and academic activities on the ground of sex
or for the purpose of sexual harassment. Exerting pressure or posing threats in
case of refusal of love proposal and attempt to establish a sexual relation by
intimidation, deception or false assurance also fall under the banner of sexual
harassment.
Sexual harassment is
not new in our country. But at present it has been increasing at an alarming
rate. But what are the reasons behind it? Some reasons have been indentified:
# Moral downfall of our
young generation.
#To watch sex-related
film, obscene reality show.
#Tendency of following
Western and Indian culture.
#Bad impact of
satellite TV channels.
#Lack of moral
guidelines in the family.
#To wear indecent dress
by girls.
#Keeping bad company,
taking drugs.
When a teenager or
young person watch obscene films, reality show or any program related to obscenity,
these create a bad impact on their min. In the Indian or Western films even in
Bangla films, heroinappetes are found in a very short dress. They try their
best to spread their sex appeal among the spectators by various kinds of body
gesture! By watching these, spectators vote then to select the most sexy
appealing women. These awake the obscure sexual appetite of our young and
allure them indirectly to practice sexual harassment or rape to their contrary
gender. Believe it or not but it’s the bitter truth.
Almost every day we
find the news of rape or sexual harassment in the dailies. But what is the
attitude of our society to girls who become the victim of rape or sexual
harassment. Does the society treat them in a good way? Probably the answer
which will come is negative. Sometimes it is thought that there was fault in
the girl’s character an attempt to accuse the girls instead of the stalker or
rapist. It is suggested by the police to women that if the victim feels any
threat to lose her life during rape by the rapist, she should not try to create
any hindrance to the rapist. Let him finish his task without any hindrance!! But
if she does not create any hindrance during rape and goes to file a case
against the rapist then the police asks her where is the proof of creating a hindrance
during rape? If you didn’t have any will for rape you would create a hindrance
during rape. It proves that you were interested to become a victim of rape! Sometimes
the victim does not want to express the matter of sexual harassment and rape to
avoid such kind of harassment and because of public shame. So it can be said undoutly
that our society is not favorable to the victims. If a person steals something
from a house then he is one who gets bashed up. The owner of the house is not
accused! Then why does our society still put some sort of responsibility on
girls for being harassed?
Violence against women
is a shame for a nation and also a punishable shame. So we all should raise our
voice against stalkers and rapists. We have laws but there is a lack in implementation
of take necessary steps to stop violence against women. Obscene films and
programs telecast on TV should be banned by law. Exemplary punishment should be
ensured those who committed such heinous crime. The girls should come out in
decent dress. Alongside these a change in mindset is sexual harassment is not
shame for the victim but a crime done by the perpetrator. We have lost many lives
for this problem. Now it is time to wake up and arise our voice against sexual
harassment and rape. So raise your voice males, raise your voice to protect
your own prestige as a male. We don’t want to lose any more lives for such
dreadful crimes.
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