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nuns who had campaigned for action against him and for reform in the indian flag and to pakistan nominates it's fast female judge to the supreme court off correspondent explains why she's a rare exception. who inspires hope? ah, i'm finished manager. welcome to the dublin years, asia, glad you could join us. a court in india has acquitted a catholic, bishop of charges of reaping a nun. bishop franco malackle had been accused of raping a non multiple times. between 20142016. he was the fast catholic priest in india to be arrested on rape charges back in 2018. police arrested him only offered a group of nouns in the southern indian state. carola launched public protests,

demanding action were la girl, was subsequently released on bill. but the allegations against him prompted others in the catholic church in india to talk of a less sexual abuse in the institution. correspondence on her fall, the girl covered the story for the dublin on the 2019. and this is what she found. ah, it's only morning in kettler. the churchill has always been a powerful institution. but in recent months its foundations had been shaken by sex scandal. last september, a nun in kettler accused and influential bishop of repeated rep. when officials failed to act, a group of nuns rallied around the victim and held unprecedented public protest. one of those who joined those protestants with sister lucy calibre she travelled from a home here in the district, why not to support the alleged victim?

the nun is weary about being filmed public. she chooses an empty auditorium to speak in the 26 years that she's been a nun, she's come across many instances of sexual abuse by the clergy. st abuse in the t shirts. my plates to that nan's, it's happening. but it's of a, it is silent, allowed of story. i her all ready in it. ah, god, sad made sisters and i do. how do 3 expediency slang that prompting me tempting me to their own ambition? been there trying me to tie san they said, trying to stick to with them that a lot of mistakes inside the church, but they're not ready to. i'm ready to wash all this fight. instead of that, they are covering up on this the catholic church in india has largely stayed silent on the allegations against the bishop who was arrested last year following the

protests. and then released on beale. even heard of why not officials were unwilling to speak. one priest who did agree sought to downplay the issue by whom my position is in my memory of order. so over 60 years. ah not, he said, ah, brought in this don't care law established policy paper that has been brought brought up in the public discussion. so sorry, and civil speaking out against the powerful catholic church and drawing attention to sexual abuse is never easy. especially in a conservative states like kettler. none through a dead to break the culture of silence faith, ridicule, isolation, and even disciplinary action from the congregations. this is thought fuss about am joining protestant a sister. lucy has written articles, criticizing the short silence on sexual abuse or mesa media. she's received warning

letters from her congregation, ordering her to staff, speaking out of public. she has been accused of causing harm to the church and belittling the catholic leadership, demons, et cetera. they showed me that it had laid their last, or anybody can speak freely, frankly, openly to the wild. if i am abused to saw themselves, their campaign, mitchell van benitez started so many are coming to their fate. many, many are coming openly. i to that society play to dark, or there is not if there is no, relatively, there, there we are, all of a slave in this case on self band oper. norma. despite the warnings, the none has no plans of backing away. what i had to look, i had to do, i must go. the thing is still me like that. these is to lucy's hope is that the latest scandal will shine the light of the

church spellings and help make some much needed reforms. sister lucy and others like her way instead, victimized for speaking out openly about the churches alleged feelings, did have a corresponding membership address well, joins me now from all from delhi membership. do we know why the court acquitted bishop franko more like all of these charges? leverage to court only delivered a single line. what it, seeing that the bishop had been acquitted, the child was closed and the media was restricted from reporting on the proceedings without prior permission all the court. now, of course, the bishop representation says that there was insufficient evidence, but this has been strongly contradicted by the prosecution as well as the investigation, investigating opposite the officers. i'm your statement, seeing that they're shocked and disappointed by the good that the evidence was sufficient and that demo do it. this is, but really people who should have been heard out, especially at this,

wouldn't be that's a bad precedent. was similar. keith, actually just institutions. gann will also notice the nouns, as well as the boss. you should have made a statement saying that the bill be appealing is what? now mr. christians comprised less than about 3 percent of india's population, yet this case attracted huge media interest. why this was the 1st time a bishop, patrick bishop, was booked and charged with such tedious offenses. and he was also forced to step down. and the attention was brought to the scale simply out of the protests, of the google nice, who stated the standby benign who had made the initial convinced no matter what. now of course, then use allegations also came during the me to movement and draw attention to the fact that the george is difficult organization with the to read these companions and kind of push back and had

a smooth as well exemplify how difficult it is to come out to these allegations that also stand campaigns and social media hasn't again and all of this thought a lot of attention as well as support for these nice across india. exactly. speaking about this harassment, the number of the nuns who fought to bring more look out to justice face to harassment themselves of the hands of the church. northerners has been normally fight for them, but it definitely been they did a g action off of this. would it many were very emotional and said that the stand by their sister and they would come together once again to appeal this would it now cause while these abuse have been only because of the office, i really shouldn't be within the church. there were also transferred to different locations to be separated from each other, but there has been wider support from women's rights movements as well as sports and academic a window to form the samosas doesn't meant to support the similar allegations.

michelle just ron, thank so much for joining us today. with that update turning to practise on next, where for the 1st time a female judge has been nominated to the supreme court. the judicial commission has brought her to put forward 55 year old justice. i shall malik. here is a treat from one of her supporters and malak is known for our efforts to secure rights for women, including banning a virginity test for victims. she also set up a committee to look into abuse by men, lawyers of female judges in the courtroom. gentlemen are for more, has been established from the w. isha british. what does it mean for women in pakistan to see a female judge? finally, in the highest court and british almost oil deficient actually oil deficient taken by the supreme court of pakistan. and some very important deficiency related to, for instance, the constitution of the country. future of the governments of the country,

death penalties, human rights, minority life, and all those decisions that have impacted by if any society and the future if the country were oil taken by men. and now for the very 1st time, focus on is close to having a female supreme court judge. i just, if i show my leg is hailed by the diesel community, she has passed some remarkable rulings, especially one of her cases. especially whenever ruling on the 2 finger were genetic dest, she abolished this order, which was the practice on sexual assault survivors. and she is also up by some deficiency on very highly technical and commotion matters. so i think now the deficient, although it's quite late and it faces resistance. but the decision that has made a lot of people very happy and inspired by be inspiring people. but speaking of

reality, what is it like on a daily basis or a courtroom environment in pakistan, in general, for pakistan, women, courtrooms in pakistan at highly male dominated and masculine and pakistan if a country when it comes to interaction of men and women, it's a very segregated society, imagine how difficult it is for a woman in a courtroom to talk about sexual harassment, or talk about domestic violence to a court court or courtroom, full of men. and i read some interviews of female judges of law courts, and they said that they have a thin woman who would come to them and showed their marks of domestic violence, which they would never do it to a me a judge. so i think it's so important to have not only female and women judges in the courts, but also women lawyers and other stuff. and a lot of women don't pursue gifts because of this alien environment they have to face in the courtrooms. granddaughter, in the larger question of

a woman's role in pakistani society for instance, are they expected to have a career and excel professionally? so there are some remarkable women who have done exceptionally well indeed a good yes, but they are minority. but if any society expects from back of any woman to go to school colleges and may been because it is good to universities, but then get married, have children and raise a family. that is what is expected for park if a woman now this leaves ready little john for women to follow the ambitions and their goals. and i think that is why it's so important that young girls and women see of women in stronger leadership roles. and i could go quickly give you an example. when i was maybe like 10 or 11 years old, i saw bike isn't 1st on the prime minister a been is it put over the venue as president bill clinton and that image was so

powerful and strong for me that i would literally say that i would become the primary side of the country, thought you don't have to become the ban minister or the supreme court judge, but where younger than women see these kind of strong women. it does have a lasting impact. it's all a sort of by the token to rubinez. java. thank you so much for today. thank you. and that's it. a full friday as a rep. there's more on our website, the devil dot com, forward slash asia. and you could, of course, also follow us on facebook and twitter rebecca game at the same time on monday, have a good weekend everybody. it's you there for breakfast every day for us and for our planet,

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