At the UK-supported Learning and Sharing Workshop in Kerala to help prevent and tackle violence against Women here, Justice Joseph said the media trial of the way the crime is committed "is actually spoiling the minds of young children."
He hailed the "maturity" shown by French government and media in handling the coverage of Paris terror attack and expressed hope that the Indian media would also adopt similar approach while reporting crime, particularly against women and children.
"The maturity they have shown in handling the case...The maturing shown by media... I request my friends in media while handling the cases like atrocities against women, atrocities against children, you can certainly expose the criminals but never do the description of a crime or the way the crime is committed and the tools used (for committing crime). This actually pollutes the mind of youngsters," he said.
Government should invoke necessary provisions in the law to deal with those who come out with "obscene advertisements" which show women and children in bad light, he said.
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"While we think about atrocities against women, we must also think about atrocities against womanhood," he said.
Justice Joseph also expressed hope that the Kerala Home Ministry would take action against yellow publications in the state which "pollutes minds of young children and youth."
He also released Malayalam version of two UK-supported Booklets for Violence against Women practitioners and survivors in Kerala--'Locating the Survivor in the Indian Criminal Justice System: Decoding the Law' and 'Frequently Asked Questions: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Violence'.