Yogita Bhayana
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Yogita Bhayana is a well-known Anti-Rape Activist in India, who heads People Against Rape in India (PARI), an organisation that seeks to support rape survivors and help them get justice for their assailants.[1] She has also founded and ran 200 homeless shelters in Delhi and lended support to rape survivors beginning anti-sexual violence efforts.[2] She began a campaign "Nari Ke 2 Din" which seeks to create a special session of parliament on women’s issues.[2]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, many people from places far from Delhi were sent home with no treatment from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Bhayana stated, "Most of these patients have nowhere to stay or live...We found a group in which heart patients, cancer patients, and others with burn injuries were there. Many of them were not even able to walk. They are poor and also suffer from disabilities or problems." She organized for buses to take them home, and paid for the transportation out of pocket.[3]
Bhayana got her Master's degree in Disaster Management.[2]
She has been a leading member of Interviewing Anganwadi Workers Across Delhi & NCR, Expert Committee on Gender and Education National Commission for Women, Rogi Kalyan Samiti Government of Delhi, and the Sexual Harassment Board of Delhi.[2]
Witnessing a road accident and watching the apathy of the police and hospital staff first-hand led Bhayana to become a social activist.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][excessive citations]
References[]
- ^ "Centre, state govts not doing anything to prevent 'barbaric' rapes: Activist". aninews.in. 16 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Yogita Bhayana Wiki, Bio, Age, Career, Personal Life". . 2020-03-15. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "Female social activist messiah for outstation patients stuck in Delhi amid lockdown". aninews.in. 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Activist Yogita Bhayana moves HC seeking direction to Kwality Pharmaceuticals to supply available units of Remdesivir". lokmat.com. 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Dec 16 gangrape: Off camera, how they got House to hear Jyoti parents' anguish". The Indian Express. 25 December 2015.
- ^ "Activist Yogita Bhayana distributes Kangri among protesting farmers at Singhu border". dnainda.com. 1 January 2021.
- ^ "महिलाओं ने संसद से मांगा दो दिन का वुमेन स्पेशल सत्र, ये है वजह". hindi.news18.com. 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Activist asks UN to announce Nirbhaya convicts' execution date as 'Rape Prevention day'". Business Standard. 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Meet The Social Activist At Forefront Of Nirbhaya Case Now Helping Outstation Patients To Get Back Home". shethepeople.tv. 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Women rights activist Yogita Bhayana stage demonstration outside". gettyimages.in. 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Lockdown heroes: Hitting the road with good intentions". The Times of India. 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Yogita Bhayana Bio, Age, Family, Career and Profile". JaiTV. 15 March 2020.
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