K Prabhakar Rao, Standing Counsel, Kammam District Court, Kammam district, Andhra Pradesh, says, “My involvement with the campaign began as the result of a speech I gave on women’s rights. People were impressed and asked me to join in the campaign. I plan to direct my efforts towards setting up a team of people who can help women file applications and attend to other paperwork. I know that sustaining this effort will be difficult but we can at least try. Women do not come to the Courts because they are scared of lawyers, procedures and expenses and also because they fear public humiliation. In addition, they dread jeopardizing their children’s future. We have fifteen women advocates but many of them are not regulars in the Court. The police can play a far more pro active role but they do not take much initiative. We must ensure that all this changes.”