Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan

Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), a Muslim women's rights organization, protested the remission of rapists in the Bilkis Bano case on August 19. On the suggestion of a state-sponsored commission, rapists of Bilkis Bano were awarded remission and released on Independence Day. "We want the Supreme Court to intervene in this matter. We were shocked to see them free," BMMA co-founder Noorjehan Safia Niaz remarked.