Call for Government Action to Stop Female Genocide In India

Call for Government Action to Stop
Female Genocide In India 

This petition was published by THE 50 MILLION 
MISSING CAMPAIGN on Mar 07, 2008 

TO: The Government of India, The OHCHR, The
UNICEF, The UNIFEM, The UNFPA, CEDAW, 
The EU and The G8. 

We the undersigned, strongly condemn the practices 
that have led to the elimination of millions of girls 
and women from India’s population, and hold the 
overnment of India accountable for failing to protect 
the lives of its female citizens. 

We further contend, on grounds of human rights, 
that immediate and effective action be taken by the 
government, through the implementation of rapid 
action task forces, to halt this femicide. 

We also insist the government officially commit to 
a time-line within which the associated practices of 
female feticide, female infanticide and dowry murders 
will be effectively arrested through the rigorous 
enforcement of existing laws and a stringent account-
ability on the part of India’s hospitals, government 
offices, and law enforcement agencies. 

We further urge international human rights bodies 
and other governments to join in this effort to 
persuade the government of India to acknowledge 
and honor the call of this petition.

THE 50 MILLION MISSING CAMPAIGN