Violence against women in India refers to physical or sexual violence committed against a woman, typically by a man.
A formation of human chain at India Gate by the women from different walks of life at the launch of a National Campaign on prevention of violence against women, in New Delhi on 2 October 2009
Rising son in law in Bengal, painting by Gaganendranath Tagore - Indian Museum, Kolkata
A mother who travelled from her village in Nepal to Mumbai, in India, with the aspiration of locating and rescuing her teenage daughter who had been trafficked into an Indian brothel.
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An acid attack, also called acid throwing, vitriol attack, or vitriolage, is a violent assault involving the act of throwing acid or a similarly corrosive substance onto the body of another "with the
Violence against women in India
…typically by a man. Common forms of violence against women in India include acts such as domestic abuse, sexual assault, murder, female infanticide, and acid throwing. According to the report of National Crime Report Bureau, domestic violence accounts for more than 30% of the crimes against women…
A 37-year-old acid attack victim from Tabriz, Iran
Natalia Ponce de León (right), survivor of a 2014 acid attack, receiving an award for her activism for other survivors
Acid attack victim in Cambodia
Laxmi Agarwal, Indian acid attack survivor and activist