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The article reports, “Gang rapes have become almost routine in India, a country that some surveys suggest has one of the highest rates of sexual violence in the world.

The President of the United States of America: “Each year, millions of Americans face the fear, isolation, and danger of being victims of stalking. At some point in their lives, 1 in 6 women and 1 in 19 men will be stalked, and many of these crimes will go unreported and unprosecuted.

The article reports, “The General Federation of Women’s Clubs will award $2,500 scholarships to help domestic violence survivors obtain careers offering a better future.”

The article reports, “Gay people and people with disabilities were among those being forced into marriage over the last year, according to new figures. A helpline has received 75 calls since new laws on forced marriage were enacted in Scotland in November last year.”

The article reports, “Horrific cases of violence against women seem to happen with disturbing regularity, many of them occurring in the national capital, now often described in the media as India’s rape capital.”

The article reports, “Teenagers in physically or psychologically aggressive dating relationships are more than twice as likely to repeat such damaging relationships as adults and report increased substance use and suicidal feelings years later, compared with teens with healthy dating experiences, reports a new Cornell University study.”