VICE S02E07 - The Pink Gang Rebellion & Genetic Passport

Episode Overview

The harrowing 2012 gang rape on a Delhi bus brought global attention to the severe issue of sexual violence in India. Despite the Delhi police's commitment to enhance their female officer recruitment and establish a help desk, these efforts fall short as the number of rapes in the city doubled in 2013. Rural areas face even greater challenges, with police often dismissing victims. In response, Sampat Pal has mobilized rural women into the Gulabi Gang, or Pink Gang, to fight against these injustices. Gelareh Kiazand travels to rural India to dive deeper into this revolutionary movement. In another story, from 1949 to 1989, the Soviet Union conducted over 450 nuclear tests at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in Kazakhstan, exposing countless Kazakhs to harmful radiation. This exposure has deeply affected their genetics, raising concerns about the potential birth of deformed children. To tackle this, a Kazakh doctor proposed a controversial "genetic passport"

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