Rape: The shame of a nation
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A look at the various perspectives on the causes of rape, and the economic, social and legal factors that play a role in its high incidence in India
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Shame for civilized nation that women forced to do agni-pariksha: Activist writes to CJI Ramana
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1,100 women raped every day in Congo, study finds
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Outrage in South Africa as charges dropped in gang rape case
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The Tortured Bond of Alice Sebold and the Man Wrongfully Convicted of Her Rape
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Opinion When Victims of Wartime Rape Are Scorned - The New York Times
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How Movies and TV Address Rape and Revenge - The New York Times
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Kathua rape victim's agony turning feeble amid communal bickering and political blame game – India TV
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Rape level shames country, says India leader Modi
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We lay like corpses. Then the raping began': 52 years on, Bangladesh's rape camp survivors speak out, Global development
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Mob attacks illegal miners after rapes shock South Africa, News
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Haryana sees gang rape every second day, 5 rapes every day