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In a December 2013 interview, Nirbhaya's parents, Badri Nath Singh and Asha Devi, said they were trying to get the juvenile law changed in such crimes as the rape and murder of their daughter. They petitioned the Supreme Court to try the juvenile in a criminal court instead of a Juvenile Justice court.
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 (popularly known as Nirbhaya Act) is an Indian legislation passed by the Lok Sabha on 19 March 2013, and by the Rajya Sabha on 21 March 2013, which provides for amendment of Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence Act, and Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 on laws related to sexual offences.
The documentary was released in 2014. It is an Indian filmmaker Vibha Bakshi's journey in the aftermath of the 16 December 2012 gang rape. [6] [4]Vibha says "It was the brutality of the incident and the intensity of public protest for justice that compelled me to make this documentary.
People protesting for justice for the victim in Kolkata. The incident was widely covered in the media and triggered outrage across the nation. Within the medical community, student unions and colleagues of the deceased demanded justice and improved security measures on campus. [11]
When Nirbhaya's case came into light, she as a law trainee at that time participated in various protest demanding for justice. [10] She officially became Nirbhaya's lawyer in 2014 demanding capital punishment for all four adult convicts as soon as possible. On 24 January 2014, she joined Nirbhaya Jyoti Trust as a legal adviser. [11]
As of 2008 she served as national advisor of the National Legal Services Authority of the Ministry of Law and Justice. [6] As of 2010 she was the president of the NGO Sudinalay. [7] Known as Nirbhaya Didi in Kolkata, she was involved with the process of rehabilitation of rape victims and providing toilets to women. [4]
The story remains one Burgess can’t let go of because he can’t find the missing piece to get justice for Leaphart: a living relative who has standing to file for a pardon from South Carolina ...
Nirbhaya Fund was a ₹1000 crore corpus announced by Government of India in its 2013 Union Budget, in the aftermath of the 2012 Delhi gang rape. The Finance Minister P. Chidambaram announced the fund to support initiatives protecting the dignity and ensuring safety of women in India.