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Rape victims have been conferred numerous rights after Nirbhaya gang rape to ensure their dignity, privacy, protection, speedy trial and compensation.
We advocate for rape survivors who can’t speak about their ordeal due to stigmatization. We undertake sensitization programmes on the need to end rape and victim blaming. Sexual violence significantly affects the physical, psychological, and emotional well – being of the victim.
Rape victims are less likely to report their sexual assault than simple assault victims. Between 2006 and 2010, it is estimated that 211,200 rapes or sexual assaults were unreported to police each year. [48]
Jan 10, 2020 · New Delhi, UPDATED: Jan 10, 2020 14:58 IST. Every fourth rape victim across the country in 2018 was a minor, while more than 50 per cent of them fell in the age category of 18 to 30 years, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data.
Females ages 16-19 are 4 times more likely than the general population to be victims of rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault. 3 Women ages 18-24 who are college students are 3 times more likely than women in general to experience sexual violence.
Feb 5, 2024 · To recover after rape, you need to reconnect to your body and feelings. It’s frightening to get back in touch with your body and feelings following a sexual trauma. In many ways, rape makes your body the enemy, something that’s been violated and contaminated—something you may hate or want to ignore.
Jun 11, 2021 · How to respond and support survivors of sexual assault. Sexual violence including rape is widespread and systemic worldwide.
Jun 17, 2021 · For rape survivors, words can help or harm. Posted June 17, 2021|Reviewed by Lybi Ma. When silence hurt rape survivors. Source: Kristina Flour at Unsplash, Creative Commons. In the United States,...
Dec 15, 2022 · On this day 10 years ago, a young woman was gang-raped and brutally assaulted on a bus in the Indian capital, Delhi. She died a few days later from her injuries. As she lay in a hospital bed,...
RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline in partnership with more than 1,000 local sexual assault service providers across the country. If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, help is available. Crisis Support Service. Sexual Assault and Harassment. National Sexual Assault Hotline: a service of RAINN.
