“Slutwalk” sex harassment protest held in Delhi
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A rally has taken place in Delhi inspired by the “Slutwalk” protests held in a number of countries.The protest is to challenge the notion that the way a woman looks can excuse sexual abuse or taunting – “Eve teasing” as it is known in India, BBC reported.Hundreds took part in Delhi, though there was little of the skimpy dressing that has marked protests elsewhere.The protests originated in Canada after a policeman said women could avoid rape by not dressing like “sluts”.One protester told BBC: “Every girl has the right to wear whatever she wants, to do whatever she wants to do with her body. It’s our lives, our decisions, unless it’s harming you, you have no right to say anything.”Most of the marchers in Delhi were soberly dressed in jeans and T-shirts or traditional shalwar kameez, the report said.
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