"The horrific rape of a student sparked a remarkable movement against sexual violence in India which has forced the government to change the laws on gender violence. While the struggle continues, a new organisation in Britain, the 'Freedom Without Fear Platform', redefines the notion of solidarity. READ MORE
This article, by Amrit Wilson, was published online on Open Democracy, 8 April 2013
FREEDOM WITHOUT FEAR was set up in London UK, in solidarity with the anti-rape movement in India. It is an arena for Black, South Asian and 'Minority Ethnic' women to lead discussions on the violence against women and girls; to counter imperialist racist discourse that UK mainstream media bombards us with and; to highlight the co-opting of violence against women and girls issues by various groups who seek to further their own racist/ anti-immigration/ Islamophobic agendas.
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