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Pritika Chowdhrys art project commemorates Nirbhaya as a superheroine on Nirbhaya Diwas, with the superpower to eradicate rape and sexual violence.

Pritika Chowdhrys art project commemorates Nirbhaya as a superheroine on Nirbhaya Diwas, with the superpower to eradicate rape and sexual violence.

By Indira Guerrero New Delhi, Dec. 16 (EFE).- Asha Devi and her husband Badrinath Singh have been answering calls all week. Friday marked the 10th anniversary of the brutal gang rape and murder of their 23-year-old daughter in New Delhi, which sparked mass protests in India and pushed for stricter laws against gender-based violence. Jyoti …

EXCLUSIVE: Ten years ago today, Jyoti Singh was on the way home when she was dragged to the back of a bus in New Delhi and gang-raped by six men in a case that sent shockwaves through India.

Today is the 10th anniversary of the gruesome rape and murder of Nirbhaya, which shook the country and triggered strict new legislation dealing with crime against women.

Scores of activists and campaigners held a candlelight vigil on Friday for Jyoti Singh, the young woman who was brutally gang-raped and murdered 10 years ago.

How Nirbhaya's mother Asha Devi transformed from a quiet housewife into a crusader for justice.

Candlelight vigil held for 2012 Delhi gang-rape, murder victim

NEW DELHI: Ten years ago, the gruesome gang rape and murder of a young woman in Delhi sent shockwaves around the world, bringing under a spotlight the frightening levels of violence against women in India. It was the night of Dec. 16, 2012, when 23-year-old Jyoti Singh was brutally assaulted by the driver of a bus she was traveling on and his five accomplices. Tortured with an

Scores of activists and campaigners held a candlelight vigil on Friday for Jyoti Singh, the young woman who was brutally gang-raped and murdered on a New Delhi bus 10 years ago.