Male volunteers to march in boxer shorts for 'Rape Roko' campaign

Male volunteers of the DCW's 'Rape Roko' campaign will tomorrow take out a march here wearing only their boxer shorts to give the message that 'clothes do not cause rape, sick mentality does'.
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) had launched the 'Rape Roko' campaign after the brutal rape of an eight-month-old baby in January.
The volunteers will march from Mandi House to Central Park carrying boards and placards with slogans like "Her clothes are not short, your mentality is" and "What clothes was the eight-month-old baby wearing?" -- in a bid to challenge the mentality which tends to shame the survivors.

The Indian Medical Association and the district court bar associations in Delhi have extended their support to the campaign.
In a letter to DCW chief Swati Maliwal, the IMA said: "We strongly support the people's movement 'Rape Roko' launched by DCW chief to demand a robust criminal justice system which ensures cases of sexual crimes against women and children are tried by fast-track courts within six months and rapists of children are essentially accorded death penalty as a strong deterrent for others against such crimes".
The IMA has requested their state and local branches in Delhi to join the movement.

The co-ordination committee of all district court bar associations in Delhi have also supported the movement, a senior DCW official said.