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Global Outrage Follows Sentencing of Two Indian Women to Punishment by Gang Rape
A village council in northern India told Meenakshi Kumari, 23, and her 15-year-old sister that they would be raped and paraded naked in front of their neighbors because of their brother's elopement.
'A Tragedy of Dignity': Life as One of Bangladesh's 'Untouchables'
Members of Bangladesh's sweeper class are seen as the lowest of the low in the country's caste system. They face limited opportunities, debilitating floods, and social stigma.
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