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I'm proud of her

Says Delhi rape victim's father, he wants his daughter named

Reuters, New Delhi
The father of an Indian student whose brutal rape provoked a global outcry said he wanted her name made public so she could be an inspiration to victims of sexual assault, a call that was quickly taken up by social media users and may pressure authorities to allow her identity to be revealed.
The 23-year-old physiotherapy student died on December 29 in a Singapore hospital, two weeks after a gang rape on a moving bus in New Delhi that ignited protests across India and neighbouring countries and government promises oftougherpunishments.
"We want the world to know her real name," the woman's father told Britain's Sunday People newspaper.
"My daughter didn't do anything wrong, she died while protecting herself," he added. "I am proud of her. Revealing her name will give courage to other women who have survived these attacks. They will find strength from my daughter."
The father's interview sparked widespread interest on social networking sites. Her name was the top trending topic among Indian Twitter users with many, including journalists and Bollywood actors, praising his decision to reveal her name.
Mainstream Indian media did not identify her, however, and she was still being referred to as "Amanat", an Urdu word meaning "treasure", by some TV channels.
A spokesman for Delhi Police declined to comment when asked if the authorities would take action against social networks or publications carrying the student's name.
There have been growing calls in India to name the victim. Shashi Tharoor, minister of state for human resources, last week questioned the merit of keeping her anonymous, and suggested naming new antirape law after her, a proposal her father supported.
Indian law generally
prohibits the identification of victims of sex crimes. The law is intended to protect victims' privacy and keep them from the media glare in a country where the social stigma associated with rape can be devastating.
The father later told Reuters he had no objections to the media using his daughter's name, but did not elaborate.
Five men have been charged with gang rape and murder and will appear in a New Delhi court today to hear the charges.
The British paper named the father and his daughter, saying that the father had given permission, but added that it would not publish a photo
of her at the family’s request. Reuters has opted not to identify the victim.
Legal experts consulted by Reuters said a situation could arise where Indian media, wary of legal cases, chose not to name her while foreign publications do.
Despite huge public pressure to move quickly, it might take several weeks to formally begin the trial against the five men, public prosecutor Mohan said. He said the case could be concluded within four to five months.
The protests and fierce public debate that followed the December 16 rape have revealed fissures between conservatives who blame a wave of sex crimes on a loss of tradi-
tional values and a growing middle class used to women playing a larger role in public life.
While per capita rape statistics are lower than in many nations, one case is reported in India every 20 minutes.
A global poll of experts last year by TrustLaw, a legal news service run by Thomson Reuters Foundation, showed India to be the worst place among G20 countries to be a woman.
Activists say most sex crimes in India go unreported, and official data show that almost all go unpunished. Reported rape cases rose nearly 17 percent between 2007 and 2011.