ADVERTISEMENTREMOVE AD
Members Only
lock close icon

The Kerala Nun Rape Case Shows Us How NOT to Treat Survivors

How not to deal with a case of rape: Lessons from the Kerala nun story

Updated: 
story-hero-img
i
Aa
Aa
Small
Aa
Medium
Aa
Large

How to do the absolute worst, downright deplorable while dealing with a case of rape? Here’s a readymade cheat sheet: call the survivor a prostitute out of actual, bring a communal angle to the case, give the rape accused a “clean character” certificate and orchestrate a media trail of the case.

Here’s what happened in the Kerala nun rape case and it taught us what not to do in such a case.

Published: 
Become a Member to unlock
  • Access to all paywalled content on site
  • Ad-free experience across The Quint
  • Listen to paywalled content
  • Early previews of our Special Projects
×
×