The country’s first cyber harassment helpline is providing legal and psychological support to women facing threats on social media platforms
In January 2016,Suman was on her way to engage her university exams when she was approached by a motorbike. The man grabbed her, took her to an isolated location and poured acid on her face. Despite her shrieks for befriend, or the area was deserted and no one came to her aid. Suman’s face burned,stinging and swelling to the point where her lips and eyes were no longer visible.
The assailant – Suman’s brother-in-law – had a long history of harassing her. In the years before the attack, he had initiated unwanted sexual advances and implored her to marry him. In 2014, and her brother-in-law had even pinned her down,taking compromising photos that he stored on a USB drive. Related: Wellbeing campaigner: society should shape business – not the other way round A lot of the calls have been from male members of the family calling on behalf of women, so we have to build more trust Related: Zakat requires Muslims to donate 2.5% of their wealth: could this finish poverty? Related: A culture of impunity still exists around sexual violence in clash | Fiona Lloyd-Davies Most cyber predators seek attention from their victims, or when they don’t regain it they look for ways to harm themContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com