[image description: two Desi women holding up a sign at a demonstration that says,
"Imagine a world free of sexual violence on women. Can you?”
In the middle of the sign is an illustration of a woman.]
"Imagine a world free of sexual violence on women. Can you?”
In the middle of the sign is an illustration of a woman.]
(Source: theuntitledmag)
A disturbing, but all too familiar
incident that illustrates why the work to stop violence against women is
not over by a long shot.
From globalpost on Tumblr:MUMBIA, India — On July 9, a group of men attacked a girl after she stepped out of a club on a busy street in Guwahati, Assam. A reporter, who was later joined by a cameraman, filmed the entire incident, and a local television channel released the footage the following day.
The girl was molested, burned, and beaten for at least half an hour. The men tried to strip off her clothes. The girl fruitlessly begged bystanders, passersby, and the men filming for help – nobody put a stop to it.
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