Tamil film industry to ban perpetrators of sexual offences for 5 years, enable legal aid for victims
4 months ago

Tamil film industry to ban perpetrators of sexual offences for 5 years, enable legal aid for victims

The Hindu  

The South Indian Artistes’ Association has resolved to impose a five-year ban from the film industry on the perpetrators of sexual offences if a complaint is found to be true. An advisory meeting of the Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee of the Nadigar Sangam was held on Wednesday. The committee said it will support those affected by defamatory posts on YouTube, and advised those affected to lodge complaints with the Cybercrime Division of the Police. The GSICC was constituted in 2019 to investigate sexual harassment complaints and to ensure the safety of women members of the SIAA based on the recommendation of the Vishaka Committee.

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Sex offenders in Kollywood to face five-year ban
4 months ago

Sex offenders in Kollywood to face five-year ban

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Those proven guilty of sexual offences in the Tamil film industry will now have to face a five-year ban from films. This was one of the seven resolutions unanimously adopted by the South Indian Artistes Association’s Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee on Wednesday. The meeting comes in the wake of tremors set off by the Justice Hema Committee …

Watch: What the Hema Committee report says about the Malayalam film industry
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Watch: What the Hema Committee report says about the Malayalam film industry

The Hindu  

A Committee set up to investigate the issues faced by women in the Malayalam film industry was published on Monday, and it exposed the dirty reality behind the “exterior glitter” of the film industry. It notes that the Malayalam film industry is under the clutches of certain male producers, directors and actors, whom a prominent actor referred to as a …

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