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Open Image ModalA woman holds a placard during a silent protest titled 'Women in Black for Peace' on the eve of International Women's Day in Bangalore on March 7, 2015. International Women's Day is marked on March 8 every year and is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. (credit:MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalIndian activists hold placards during a rally organised by 'The Red Brigade - Bring Bangalore Back' to protest against the recent incidents of sexual abuse, molestation and rapes against women in Bangalore on July 20, 2014. The protestors demanded police take action against sexual offenders, child sexual abuse and rapists after several cases of sexual violence against women were registered in Bangalore in the last few days. (credit:Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalIndian women hold placards as they shout slogans against Tarun Tejpal, editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013. The Delhi High Court Tuesday refused to grant interim protection against arrest to Tejpal, who has been accused of sexually assaulting his junior colleague on Nov. 7 and 8 at a hotel in Goa, according to a news agency. Placard in the center reads: "Stop injustice against women." (credit:AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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Open Image ModalMembers of All India women organisation protest against Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav about his rape statement in a rally at Jantar Mantar on April 12, 2014 in New Delhi, India. Mulayam Singh Yadav said rapists should not be sent to gallows as 'young boys make such mistakes, in an election rally in Moradabad two days back. (credit:Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalIndians shout slogans during a protest march against gender discrimination and sexual violence in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. The attack and brutal rape of a 23-year-old student in the heart of New Delhi last month has brought protesters into the streets demanding that the government protect women and ensure those attacked get justice. (credit:AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
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Open Image ModalAn Indian woman participates in a protest against the government ordinance on criminal law amendments to prevent sexual violence against women, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Feb. 4, 2013. Scores of protesters have gathered near India's parliament house to protest a new law which they say is inadequate to deter all forms of sexual violence against women. (credit:AP Photo /Manish Swarup)
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Open Image ModalIndian demonstrators hold candles in honour of a physiotherapy student who was gang-raped and murdered at a protest to mark the one year anniversary of her death in New Delhi on December 29, 2013. India marked the first anniversary of the death of a student savagely gang-raped on a Delhi bus -- a tragedy that sparked nationwide protests. The 23-year-old physiotherapy student died on December 29 last year, nearly two weeks after being attacked by a gang of six men on a moving bus as she returned home from the cinema with a male companion. (credit:SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Open Image ModalUniversity students shout slogans as they form a human chain advocating safety for women, in New Delhi, India, Friday, Jan. 4, 2013. Five men accused of raping a university student for hours on a bus as it drove through India's capital were charged with murder, rape and other crimes that could bring them the death penalty. The attack on the 23-year-old woman, who died of severe internal injuries over the weekend, provoked a fierce debate across India about the routine mistreatment of females and triggered daily protests demanding action. (credit:AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)
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Open Image ModalStudents shout slogans during a protest against a leader of the ruling Congress party, who was arrested on accusations he raped a woman in a village in the early hours of the morning, in Gauhati, India, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. Footage on Indian television showed the extraordinary scene of local women surrounding Bikram Singh Brahma, ripping off his shirt and repeatedly slapping him across the face. A Dec. 16 gang rape on a woman, who later died of her injuries, has caused outrage across India, sparking protests and demands for tough new rape laws, better police protection for women and a sustained campaign to change society's views about women. (credit:AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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Open Image ModalIndian women hold placards as they shout slogans from a flag post near the Presidential Palace during a protest in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012. Police used tear gas and water cannons to push back thousands of people who tried to march to the presidential mansion to protest the recent gang rape and brutal beating of a 23-year-old student on a moving bus. (credit:AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)