rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/form/i-want-justice-for-neha-rastogi-2?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-form-area-i-want-justice-for-neha-rastogi-2' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum https://actionnetwork.org/groups/national-asian-pacific-american-womens-forum https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/forms/photos/000/317/366/normal/Neha_Action_Network_6.13.17.png (content warning: domestic violence) For more than a decade, Neha Rastogi suffered regular violence at the hands of her abusive husband, Abhishek Gattani. In her words, “I felt terrorized and controlled; held hostage by the fear of pain, humiliation, and assault on my being and my daughter’s.” (Learn more about her case and read Neha's vicitim-impact statement.) Despite seeing a 5-minute recording of that abuse, the Santa Clara District Attorney’s office agreed to a deal that reduced the top charge against Abhishek from felony assault to felony accessory (a “non-violent” crime), with an accompanying misdemeanor of “offensive touching.” Under this plea agreement, Abhishek could serve less than two full weeks in jail. Neha asked the court to change the terms of the prosecutor’s deal – a deal she never agreed to. The next hearing will be Thursday, June 15th at 1:30PM PST in Palo Alto, California. We urge you to be in solidarity with Rastogi to find justice for her and her family. Contact the Santa Clara Superior Court's office before Thursday to let them know you are deeply concerned with how Neha Rastogi’s case has been handled by the justice system. Fill out this form to receive instructions and a sample script to call the Santa Clara Superior Court AND/OR if you want to stay updated with special alerts about Neha's case! Neha’s case impacts the AAPI community as a whole, where sexual and reproductive health, mental health, and relationship safety are intertwined. Let us support Neha and send a strong message to the court that domestic violence is a violent crime. https://actionnetwork.org/forms/i-want-justice-for-neha-rastogi-2