Friday 29 March 2013

Vote for Sapana Chaurasiya for Hindustan Times woman 2013

Sapana Chaurasiya nominated for Hindustan Times woman 2013. It is a request to the people residing in Uttar Pradesh please vote to her by sending SMS HTW 51(HTW space 51) at 54242 by your mobile. People outside Uttar Pradesh please email in her support to Ms.Sunita Aron,Resident editor:Hindustan Times at her email number: saron@hindustantimes.com

Monday 18 March 2013

Life of the poor people is waiting the mercy from Hon’ble President of India

Peoples’ Vigilance Committee on Human Rights is concerned about the death by hanging of Mr. Suresh Chuahan & Mr. Ramji Chauhan of Varanasi under section 302, 307 and 449. This is MERCY PETITION to the President of India to save the lives of these two people. Please write to the Hon’ble President of India (presidentofindia@rb.nic.in) and also ask your friends & colleagues to do so.

http://www.pvchr.net/2013/03/life-of-poor-people-is-waiting-mercy.html

Wednesday 6 March 2013

Reality of violence against women: a story of patriarchal local thinking bringing impact on international media


On the eve of international women day PVCHR is delighted to share the video “The Man In The Guava Tree: A Story on Media Ethics and Global Responsibility” http://vimeo.com/59711847.

One of founder of PVCHR Shruti read the story published in media and she immediately doubt on patriarchal manipulation from local media people. After she shared the story and her doubt to the activist of PVCHR.  

Immediately the activist went to verify the information and talked with Sanjay his mother Kushma Devi and also with Sanjay Sister Nisha.

After knowing the one side fact the activist went to meet with Sanjay’s wife Tara. She said that I was a branded as a witch and they asked me to leave the house along with children and they dragged me out. I started crying and asked my mother in law that where I would go with children. My sister in law said there was no space for evil spirits inside the house.

I had to spent days without food and whenever I got something I shared it with my children. One day my sister in law dragged me on road from near the house and I came to my mother’s house with children. Upset and in tension my husband climbed up a Guava tree.

I don’t want my husband to climb down the tree which he is living on due to my mother in law and my sister in law. I don’t want to stay with my in laws and once my husband gets down I will bring him to my parents house. My children are crying for their father and I am crying for my husband. Until I am able to live with my husband and children I will not get relief. I fear what my husband might be eating and when I try to eat something I cry.
But it is mostly a story about the media's chase for news with a sensational value of patriarchal mind set at the expense of the truth-value to whom Sanjay and his wife Tara fell victims. 

But without knowing the fact few media published “Man lives in tree for nine months - and won't come down until wife says sorry for cheating on him.” http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2250695/Man-lives-tree-months--wont-come-wife-says-sorry-cheating-him.html

Cuckolded Indian man lives in tree for nine months waiting for apologyhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/9755653/Cuckolded-Indian-man-lives-in-tree-for-nine-months-waiting-for-apology.html
During that time an volunteer Ms. Sofie Rordam from Denmark was in PVCHR for technical assistance in corporation with Dignity : danish Institue against torture.She went along with activists and prepared the documentary. Please watch the story and fight back patriarchy in India in particulars and in world in general.