Date - 06 January 2013 4 pm CET
Indians in Germany hold candle-light
vigil for Nirbhaya. ‘We join our countrymen in mourning and
protest’
Scores of Indians living in Germany accompanied by a
good number of German citizens organized a candle-light vigil Lohr am
Main, Germany in memory of Nirbhaya, the girl gang-raped in a tragic
incident in Delhi. The candle-light vigil which was a tribute to
Nirbhaya and also an avowal from Indians in Germany to join the public
calls of protest and demands of stringent punishment to the guilty in
our country. The participants of the candle-light vigil said Indians
living in Germany join their countrymen to demand a secure
environment, dignity and protection of women in the country. The
participants of the event said like many other Western countries,
people in Germany were appreciative of Indian culture and the social
mores, but the brutal rape and murder of Nirbhaya and series of
incidents of violence against women in other states has made the
Indians in Germany hang their heads in shame. They said like other
Indians spread all across the globe they are deeply anguished and
agitated over the non-functional and dysfunctional organs/
departments of the government including Police.
“We believe that
lackadaisical approach by those who have the legal and constitutional
duty to protect women and punish the offenders not only encourages
the perpetrators to commit crimes against women but helps them to
escape from the clutches of law,” said Indu Jalali who had organized the event along with other Indians and German friends. The
participants extended their solidarity with Nirbhaya, her family and
friends and demanded speedy trial of those involved in this heinous
crime. “We offered to provide all kind of support, to the victim’s
family and we will be privileged if it is accepted,” they
maintained.
Reference to Event - https://www.facebook.com/events/396646280416530/
