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Indian campaign demands 'Right to Pee' for women
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Apr 23, 2012 01:54pm |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Zubair Ahmed |
| News Date | Monday, April 23, 2012 04:25:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Currently, women have to pay to use public toilets while men can use the services for free.
The campaign, dubbed the "Right to Pee" campaign, is led by 35 non-government organisations (NGOs), and urges women in Mumbai's civic authority to ensure that the service is free for women.
Rahul Gaekward, who heads one of the 35 NGOs in the campaign, has outlined three basic requirements for women.
"They should be allowed to pee for free, the public toilets should provide vending machines with sanitary towels, like men have for condoms, and they should have a changing room in the toilets," he said.
There is an acute shortage of both public and private toilets in India, and public defecation is common across the country. |
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