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Post by Rishi Thu Jan 03, 2013 4:49 pm

To the Editor:

“The Unspeakable Truth About Rape in India” and your Dec. 29 editorial “Rape in the World’s Largest Democracy” miss a key point. While both are correct to note that India has terribly high rates of sexual assault and other forms of violence against women, they do not mention the fact that violence is a global epidemic, not solely a byproduct of Indian culture.

Our similarly high rates of sexual assault and other forms of gender-based violence in American culture seem to be accepted by a collective shrug and a “blame the victim” mentality. We could learn from the Indian response to the recent horrific death of a young medical student: collective action and demands for change.

American and Indian women deserve better.

HILLARY HALDANE
Fairfield, Conn., Jan. 2, 2013



http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/03/opinion/confronting-rape-in-india-and-around-the-world.html?ref=opinion

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