Code of silence makes death more likely for Indian assault victims

In this 2013 archive photo people participate in a rally for the “One Billion Rising” campaign aimed to call for an end to violence against women and girls, in New Delhi. REUTERS/Mansi Thapliyal
“Not every woman is going to go to a hospital to say: ‘I have just been beaten’ or ‘I have just been assaulted’. Probably the real level is actually higher…”
By Matthew Ponsford
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Women who are assaulted in I