Gang rape nightmares in India

Loved ones are grieving over a 23-year-old Indian medical student who died from injuries inflicted during a Dec. 16 gang rape on a New Delhi bus. An 18-year-old Indian gang rape victim committed suicide this week, with the victim and family members alleging police misconduct and threats from the perpetrators for weeks after her attack. /Reuters image via itv.com


The U.N. is targeting violence against women and girls. Earlier this month, survivors and policy makers met at U.N. Headquarters in New York for a two-day session to help prepare for the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women conclave in March. The host of the recent New York session, the U.N. Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, reports that about 70 percent of women worldwide suffer physical and/or sexual violence in their lifetimes, and 603 million women live in countries where domestic violence is not a crime.