India sexual violence

Sexual Violence Grows in 10 Years of Modi Rule in India

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Sexual Violence Grows in 10 Years of Modi Rule in India

On March 1, a Spanish vlogger and her Brazilian partner took to Instagram to recount her nightmare of being gangraped by seven men in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand. The couple, who were on a biking trip across India, had halted for the night when they were brutally assaulted. The couple’s video post went … Read more

Gang Rape of a Tourist in India Highlights Culture of Downplaying Sexual Violence

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Gang Rape of a Tourist in India Highlights Culture of Downplaying Sexual Violence

The woman in the Instagram video appeared shaken. Her face was swollen and bruised. Sitting beside her husband, she began recounting her ordeal. “Something happened to us that we wouldn’t wish on anyone,” she said in Spanish, with captions in English. “Seven men raped me, and they have beaten us and robbed us.” In the … Read more