The Invisible Victims of Sexual Violence

Brut India

These women can't call for help, hear their abusers approach, or explain how they were assaulted. They are India's invisible victims of sexual violence.

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00:00In this video, we will talk about the story of a woman who was raped and killed by her husband.

00:06In this video, we will talk about the story of a woman who was raped and killed by her husband.

00:13My clothes were bleeding from below.

00:16The doctor pulled me.

00:18Then the doctor said that this was not a wound.

00:21It was a rape with a girl.

00:24The victim was not able to speak due to the incident.

00:36The victim was not able to speak due to the incident.

00:43She wrote in her case diary that the victim could not speak due to the incident.

00:48The reason for this was mental illness.

00:50The victim's mother was sitting in the middle.

00:53The accused was sitting next to her.

00:56The victim was very sad to see this.

00:59The accused was sitting proudly in front of her.

01:03She had speech but she was not able to communicate very clearly.

01:07It was not easy to establish what had happened.

01:12The counsellor used a doll.

01:14Through using it and very gently, the child was able to tell us exactly what had happened to her.

01:33In 2012 and 2013, India adopted new laws to address the specific needs of women and girls with disabilities.

01:41Including the right to record testimony with the police in a safe place of their choice.

01:47The right to be assisted by an interpreter or a support person.

01:52And the right to identify the accused using a method other than visual identification such as a voice line-up.

02:10For more information visit www.ISGlobal.org

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