Women, girls should not be afraid to speak up about discrimination: Keralam Home Minister
The Home Minister’s remarks come in the wake of the Keralam Police launching, earlier this week, a special task force, ‘Speak Up’, to tackle domestic violence and provide survivors with legal, counselling and livelihood support.
Keralam Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has encouraged young women and girls not to be deterred from speaking out against any discrimination they may encounter in their personal lives on the International Day of the Girl Child. The Home Minister's Facebook post urged these women to utilize the newly launched 'Speak Up' task force, a specialized initiative aimed at addressing domestic violence and offering survivors legal, counseling, and livelihood assistance.
IG Ajitha Beegam, who is in charge of this new task force, will ensure that women have a secure method to report domestic violence and promptly seek police assistance, especially in situations where they struggle to file complaints directly. Chennithala acknowledged that today's female generation is confident and possesses strong opinions, largely due to their upbringing in an equal environment by parents.
However, he also highlighted that many young girls continue to endure silent suffering, unaware of how to respond when they witness discrimination within their homes, friendships, and relationships. On this International Day of the Girl Child, he called upon these girls to overcome any fear holding them back from expressing their truths, emphasizing that there will always be someone willing to listen.
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