The horror in Serbia: Rape live in front of TV cameras, poor things no one tried to help

The Serbian association "Women Against Violence" filed a third basic prosecutor's office in Belgrade application, asking for the abolition of the reality show "Couples" which is broadcast on TV Happy, with national coverage, because of cases of sexual violence, according to Radio Free Europe (RFE).The organization points out that the contested emissions should be suspended and that the broadcaster this program should be deducted national frequency.

None of the competent did not react to this and other cases of violence and sexual harassment of women in reality shows and all wash their hands of such contamination in which educate generations of young people in Serbia, said RSE.In particular, the portal of the national TV Happy few days ago published a report on the events in the show "Couples", and which conceals the possible crime of attempted rape or rape.As stated, the TV station's attempted rape of one of the participants characterized as a "passionate relationship", while the attached video, which has since been removed from YouTube channel this issue, clearly see that an attempted rape, writes RSE.

Creating a culture of male abuse of women and normalization of such conduct such a program brings terrifying demolition step change.

Happy TV, said in a statement "Women Against Violence", goes even a step further in its report, stating that the participant among others "ripped shirt participants", putting such violence in the context of "passionate relationship". "Women against violence", however, point out that from the video footage clearly shows that the participant all the time focused physical assaults on the girl, she is in this respect under physical duress, struggled, trying to escape from the rapist, but no one helped her.

Alexander Nestor, coordinator of the Network "Women against violence", told Radio Free Europe that the court must determine whether a rape or attempted rape, but that in any case comes to the act of sexual abuse of one of the participating programs.

- In the 'Pairs' women are humiliated, physically and sexually abused, and that every day looks Serbia on television Happy. We have repeatedly contacted the Regulatory body for Electronic Media (REM), but we are persistently informed that they are not responsible for what is happening in the online space, due to the fact that such activities are broadcast via YouTube and other channels of media, and so we are constantly refused, saying that it is not their thing. This time we submit a criminal complaint and we will see how the prosecution and the court to react and whether the perpetrator and those who are in some way involved with being punished - says Nestor and adds:

- Our position is that both the television and the program has long had to be banned because they create a culture of male abuse of women and normalization of this behavior through such reality program brings terrifying demolition value and incalculable consequences for the company, which definitely should not be the standard not to Serbia or anywhere in the world.