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Sexual assaults during anti-slavery demonstration in India
25-6-2018
Armed men in the Indian state of Jharkhand abducted and raped five female activists during an anti-slavery demonstration. Al Diyar said yesterday that the activists were involved in a campaign to raise awareness about human trafficking in cooperation with an NGO. After staging a street performance to this end, the activists were dragged into a car and raped in a distant place in the jungle, local police sources told BBC. The police said an investigation has been launched into the issue but arrests have yet to be made, stating that it is securing the necessary protection for the girls. To recall, around 40,000 rape incidents have been recorded in India during the year 2016 only, while many cases remain unreported due to a stigma related to sexual assault. (Al Diyar, June 24, 2018)
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