Really interesting innovation out of India. I’d like to learn more about the process after someone makes the report.
“In the Indian state of Odisha, the state government estimates that around 60 per cent of sexual assaults against women go unreported…
For Joydeep Nayak, the head of the state’s police human rights unit, part of the problem lies in the practical barriers preventing women from reporting assault and harassment…So, spurred on by reports of the gang-rape and death of a Delhi woman in Deceber 2012, Nayak came up with a solution, in the form of what looks like a police-sponsored ATM machine.
The ICLIK, developed by the Odisha government and OCAC, a local computer company, allows women to log a report of assault or harassment while appearing to visit a bank machine. The machine is located inside a Bank of Baroda indoor ATM area in Bhubaneswar, the state capital…
Users start by choosing a category of assault. They then leave further details…by typing on the screen, scanning a written report or recording an oral message. The information is sent directly to the local police control room, for officers to investigate.
The machine’s location in an ATM area means it’s open 24 hours a day, and is under the watchful eye of a security guard. Since its introduction in January 2014, the ICLIK has reportedly received around five reports a day, with harassment being the most commonly reported crime.”
