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USHA Silai School Helps Rape Survivors Fight The Stigma And Build A Better Future
USHA Silai School Helps Rape Survivors Fight The Stigma And Build A Better Future Written by Barkha Mathur | Updated: January 18, 2021 11:36 IST
New Delhi:
In search of livelihood, Maya (name changed) and her husband moved to a city with two small children from their village in Madhya Pradesh about seven years ago. But little did she know that a promise of a job to cook in a household was actually a trap that would lead her to being gangraped and then trafficked. An acquaintance said to her that he would help her find a job and, on that pretext, her took her to a remote farm and left her in a small hut where she was raped repeatedly after which she was sold to another man for Rs. 2 lakh. Maya has not been able to forget the traumatic incident and fights everyday to rebuild her life. With steady steps and a determination to walk towards a better future, Maya, a rape surviv
6 Pakistan remains a deeply conservative nation, yet there are signs of mounting anger over the handling of sexual abuse cases.
LAHORE: Raped at 14, Shazia took the rare and courageous step of reporting the crime to Pakistani police, only to face a traumatic virginity test a long-standing practice that denies justice to victims.
The teenager was still in a daze after she was assaulted by her father s cousin when police forced her to see a doctor, who conducted the invasive medical exam intended to determine whether she had a history of having sex. She told me to open my legs and inserted her fingers, Shazia, not her real name, told AFP in a written statement.
Raped Twice : Pakistan Virginity Tests Block Justice For Victims By Kaneez Fatima, with Aishwarya Kumar in New Delhi
on January 13 2021 2:01 PM
Raped at 14, Shazia took the rare and courageous step of reporting the crime to Pakistani police, only to face a traumatic virginity test a long-standing practice that denies justice to victims.
The teenager was still in a daze after she was assaulted by her father s cousin when police forced her to see a doctor, who conducted the invasive medical exam intended to determine whether she had a history of having sex. She told me to open my legs and inserted her fingers, Shazia, not her real name, told AFP in a written statement.
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