Activist's 'Her Body, Her Choice' Message After Court's Big "Nudity" Order
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Rehana Fathima, after the Kerala High Court's big order, said, "Only a woman has the right to her body. Don't feel ashamed of it. Respect your body".
The debate around nudity, sexuality, obscenity and the right of a woman over her body is back in focus after an order of the Kerala High Court on Monday. The court ruled in favour of Rehana Fathima - a woman's rights activist - who courted controversy for circulating a video in which she was seen posing semi-nude with her minor children. "Nudity should not be tied to sex... A mother-child relationship is one of the earth's most solemn and pious relationships," the court observed, discharging her from the case.
"Only a woman has the right to her body. Don't feel ashamed of it. Respect your body," was the activist's message for society after her big court win.
Ms Fathima, who embodied the debate on sexuality as she fought the case in court, told NDTV what she had to endure in the process.
"My children were (confused) that they just made a painting on their mother's bodies and she had to go to jail for that. They were very disturbed because I was sent to 15-day jail. The society thought that I used my children for my satisfaction but it was not like that. We need to change the stereotype," she said.