Ten years after Delhi gang rape, has anything changed?
By DW
30 December 2022 |
12:59 pm
Ten years ago, a young woman was gang-raped on a moving bus in Delhi. Fighting for her life in a hospital before she died from her injuries, she was called "Nirbhaya," the fearless one. Weeks of protests ensued; promises were made by the government. But did anything really change?
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