Tasveer as a Project recognises that reporting cybercrime, especially crimes of sensitive nature can be a tedious task, owing to the fact that such crimes aren’t taken seriously by the authorities, and the investigation of such crimes isn’t done as expeditiously as other serious crimes and the laws regarding such crimes aren’t specific to deal with the same. Tasveer works on cybercrimes like – revenge porn, cyberflashing, upskirting, image-based sexual harassment, sextortion & other forms of sexual abuse on social media which are mostly considered taboo subjects in India.

 

Tasveer is an attempt to avoid situations whereby victims don’t report crimes by spreading awareness about the legal provisions, both practical and theoretical, currently available to victims. Tasveer as a project would focus on filling the research gap present in India on cybercrimes of a sensitive nature. It further intends to raise awareness about incidents and ways to protect victims from such crimes. In order to raise awareness, it would utilise the medium of podcasts and blogs as well as events focused on cybercrimes. Webinars, podcasts and blogs would share the opinion of experts, discuss legal provisions and bring out the realities behind reporting such crimes. Tasveer would also collaborate with other organisations working on cybercrimes so as to maximise outreach. We would connect with law firms and corporates so as to research the mechanisms in place to report cybercrimes of sexual nature within the workplace.