Suzette Jordan

Unshamed and unapologetic: Why rape survivor Suzette Jordan's voice mattered

In the cacophony surrounding violence against Indian women, we need more voices like Suzette's.

RIP Suzette Jordan: All she had ever wanted was to dance

But if anyone epitomised rape survivor rather than victim it was Suzette. She had a zest for life that showed through all the anger and sadness and pain of her story.

Shocked at Suzette Jordan's death, was overwhelmed by her courage: Aamir Khan

Condoling the passing away of the Park Street rape survivor, who died here of encephalitis, a "shocked" and "deeply distraught" Aamir Khan said he was "overwhelmed" by her courage.

"I am not the Park Street rape victim. I am Suzette Jordan": Twitter mourns her untimely death

"I am not the Park Street rape victim. I am Suzette Jordan": Social media mourns Suzette's untimely death

If empowered, she could have died happy: Suzette Jordan's friend speaks about her struggle

Suzette Jordan died of meningitis. We all know that once depression bites you, you become a reservoir of diseases. In the end, she listened to me. I used to tell her "it is okay to go weak sometimes. It is okay to give up fighting and love yourself just as yourself. It is okay to just "Be"". She allowed herself to be. She stopped breathing. Her heart stopped beating. She passed away.

In Memoriam: Suzette Jordan on her battle to stop being the 'Park street rape victim'

The journey back from being 'the Park Street rape victim' to becoming Suzette Jordan once again has been tortuous. Rape makes news but the grueling aftermath often wreaks a whole other trauma.

Park Street rape victim, Suzette Jordan, dies in Kolkata hospital

The Park Street rape victim, who was brutalised inside a moving car in February 2012 triggering nationwide outrage, today died at a city hospital.

Kolkata eatery denied Suzette Jordan entry for being 'Park Street rape victim'

Speaking to a news channel, the restaurant admitted denying entry to Suzette Jordan but for a different reason.

Reveal yourself: Expose rape accused, not their victims

Why should rape survivors hide in the closet when they did nothing wrong. If more rape survivors came out, it would strip away the stigma of rape. That sounds good on paper but why is the onus of a social change always in the survivor/victim's court?

Mumbai gangrape: What politicians don't get about rape

Bangles for the home minister. Police escorts for women journalists going into secluded places. Rape as a Congress problem. Or a Bangladeshi menace. Our politicians cannot resist treating rape as a political football.