Safety of Women: India vs U.S.

Bangalore: As the repercussions of the gang rape and death of the Delhi girl, the country has sparked off a debate over the treatment of women. It is being questioned whether sexual abuse is worse in India or other countries too, reported Tom Wright for WSJ’s India Real Time.

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Altamas Kabir said "It's good to know that after the Dec 16 tragic incident, people have started raising their voice on crime against women," as reported by IANS.

However, Indians working to make the country safer for women say emphasizing that rape is also a concern in the U.S., Europe and other countries is irrelevant to their fight. Vrinda Grover, a Supreme Court lawyer who has worked for two decades on women’s issues said “It’s a bad analogy, it just means there’s equal cause for concern everywhere,” reported India Real Time.

India may not be alone in facing a rape problem. For instance a document from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime revealed that there were 1.8 incidents of reported rape in India per 100,000 people in 2010 compared to 27.3 in the U.S. But Indian activists say this kind of comparison would be misleading.

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