India's Daughter

 

'India's Daughter' was scheduled for release on BBC Four to coincide with International Women's Day on 8 March, but was brought forward and broadcast on BBC Four at 10pm GMTon Wednesday March 04,2015

The BBC has rushed to air 'India's Daughter' on Wednesday night after the Indian government said it would try to ban the programme across the globe.

The NDA Govt has already ordered Indian TV's not to broadcast the exposé on the grounds of "objectionable content" and a "conspiracy to defame India".

In a statement, the BBC said "This harrowing documentary, made with the full support and cooperation of the victim's parents, provides a revealing insight into a horrific crime that sent shock waves around the world and led to protests across India demanding changes in attitudes towards women."
"The film handles the issue responsibly and we are confident the programme fully complies with our editorial guidelines. The BBC will broadcast Storyville - India’s Daughter, in the UK on BBC4. The documentary has the backing of a number other public service broadcasters; however, the BBC is only responsible for transmission of the film in the UK."

The piece, by British filmmaker Leslee Udwin, takes an in-depth look at rape culture and a woman's place in the nation following the brutal sexual assault and murder of 23-year-old medical student Jyoti Singh on 16 December 2012.

The shocking tale of her abuse and death prompted a massive debate on women's rights in the country, which are entrenched in the constitution but rarely considered in practice.

The BBC documentary, made in full co-operation with Jyoti Singh's parents, featured an interview with one of the men convicted and sentenced to death for the abhorrent crime.

Mukesh Singh, who was driving the bus on which Jyoti was gang raped, told the camera she would still be alive "if she hadn't fought back" and claimed victims of rape were more responsible than their attackers.'' Tou can't clap with one hand - it takes two hands''Mukesh told filmmaker Leslee Udwin.

"A decent girl won't roam around at 9 o'clock at night. A girl is far more responsible for rape than a boy. Boy and girl are not equal.
"Housework and housekeeping is for girls, not roaming in discos and bars at night doing wrong things, wearing wrong clothes. About 20% of girls are good."
"When being raped, she shouldn’t fight back. She should just be silent and allow the rape," he added, speaking of Jyoti Singh. "Then they’d have dropped her off after ‘doing her’."
Mukesh Singh still maintains he was driving the bus throughout the attack and did not take part, although the court heard that the perpetrators took turns driving

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