MJF worried about rape incidents
In the wake of the recent gang rape and murder of a young medical student in Delhi, Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF), a rights body, expressed concern over violence against women, particularly those belonging to ethnic minority communities.
The rights body demanded justice, exemplary punishment of the guilty and a secure environment for all women, said a MJF press release.
According to MJF, some 23 indigenous women and girls were raped, gang raped and murdered in the last six months in Chittagong Hill Tracts and Dinajpur, the release added.
According to partner organisations of MJF, some of the victims were as young as eleven and four years old.
In many cases, the perpetrators were exempt from punishment as some of them are connected to influential people and groups, alleged MJF.
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