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Of voices & the victim
Updated On: 17 January, 2013 08:10 AM IST | | Anjana Vaswani
The Delhi gang rape incident has sparked protests among a public that is frustrated by a governmental system that repeatedly fails to protect women. In the first part of our two-part series, experts from the fields of law, politics, forensics and mental health tell us what we need to do to foster a society that respects women
The rage on the streets, the candlelight vigils and marches that have become a common sight after the Delhi gang rape incident, are evidence of our frustration with the system that has repeatedly failed its citizens. But this systemic failure neither occurred overnight, nor can be speedily remedied.

Activists in Agartala take part in a candlelight vigil on December 30, 2012, seeking justice for the Delhi gang rape victim who succumbed to her injuries in a Singapore hospital. Pic/AFP

