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Thursday, January 03, 2013
GFA redoubles efforts to reach Indian women
Gospel For Asia has welcomed the global conversation about the status of Indian women following the brutal rape and murder of a woman in Delhi last month.
An unnamed 23-year-old woman was kidnapped, gang raped and murdered on a Delhi bus on 16 December. She died last weekend as a result of her injuries.
The attack triggered widespread protests and anger about the treatment of Indian women.
Five men are to be charged over the attack and, if convicted, face the death penalty.
Gospel for Asia said the attack had opened the eyes of the world to violence against women in India.
The organisation said conditions were worst among Dalits, who are the lowest castes and considered subhuman. Read more
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