Violence against women and girls

"Give people a chance, many girls have been rehabilitated and are trying to start a new life.”

Garo Catholics of Mymensingh district in Bangladesh have demanded the arrest and trial of suspects in the gang rape of two minor girls on December 28.

Nearly 1 in 3 women and girls experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, most frequently by an intimate partner. One hundred thirty-seven women are killed by a member of their family every day. Fewer than 40 percent of the women who experience violence seek the help of any sort.