
Should India ban #IndiasDaughter?
Is India right in banning the broadcast of 'India's daughter'? Or is this instead a wider symptom of the country's reluctance to address the issue of violence against women?
On Wednesday evening, viewers in the United Kingdom were able to watch a documentary called 'India's Daughter'. The film features an interview with a man facing the death penalty over the 2012 rape and murder of a medical student on a bus in Delhi, in which he expresses no regrets for his actions.
A court order is preventing any part of the film from being broadcast in India - and the country's home minister has even threatened action against the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ for airing the film on UK soil.
On social media, many are using the hashtags #BanÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, #IndiasDaughter, and #NirbhayaInsulted to share their reaction to the ban - and whilst some have called for tough action against the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, others have said rape and ignorance - not a film - should be banned from Indian society.
But was the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ right in including an interview with a convicted rapist? Is India right in banning the broadcast of the film? Or is this instead - as some say - a wider symptom of the country's reluctance to address the issue of violence against women?
Photo: Antirape protest in New Delhi (AP)
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