New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- "NO means NO.'' Respect the decision.
This is not the famous dialogue from Amitabh Bachchan starrer 'PINK'. This is the campaign slogan of the Rio de Janeiro state (Brazil) to combat harassment and sexual assault against women during the world-famous Brazil Carnival, concluding on February 17.
Brazilian federal law had, in 2023, created the "No Means No" protocol for the prevention of harassment and violence against women and protection of victims. According to the law, harassment is any physical or verbal insistence directed at a woman after she has refused.
A 2024 study, 'Perception of Harassment at Carnival', shows that 50 per cent of women have already been victims of sexual harassment during Carnival festivitie...