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>> reporter: a garland of marigolds drape the body of one of the latest victims of rape in india. the 23-year-old was set on fire by a gang of men, including two of her alleged rapists, on her way to court to testify against them. suffering burns to 90% of her body, she pleaded with doctors to save her so her attackers would face justice. she died a day later. sexual violence against women and girls is so prevalent in india, it's been described as a disease. a disease many thought the government and judicial system would have eradicated following the horrific case in 2012 involving a woman who...

Batons to disperse demonstrators at a major university. the protesters are rallying against a new indian citizenship law as fears grow among india's 200 million muslims that they soon could be classified as illegal immigrants. let's talk about it with a journalist who janes me with the latest from new delhi. first up, what is behind this bill? why was it enacted? >> well, according to the government, it's pretty clear what they wanted was that those communities, the non-muslim minorities who have been persecuted in afghanistan, pakistan and bangladesh, be brought to india and the ones that hav...

Taking up as a cause on the streets of india, especially in the northeast as well as in delhi. they claim there's discrimination against the muslims as far as the citizenship amendment act is concerned. you've had the prime minister speak out. he's attempted to allay the fears of the northeast. he's attempted to allay the fears of the muslims. about three years ago he did speak in a rally where he said, whoever is a citizen of india remains a citizen of india. you don't have to worry about your citizenship. but there are muslims who have come from across these three countries and resided here ...

14% of india's population, protesting against this act, way was given the nod by the president last week and it became an act from a bill. what they claim is why would we not get citizenship? the government claims that only attempt is to help those people who have been trying to get citizenship in india. of course non-muslims here because they gather from what they've been claiming and here's what we also gather from what they've been saying is that as far as the muslims are concerned, they have these three islamic nations to go back to and they can be safe and sound there. as far as the non-m...

By police. the courts are overloaded and justice can take many years to arrive if at all. >> the delay in the justice system and the fact there isn't swift, certain punishment means that if you rape, it's highly likely that you will get away with it. >> reporter: but for this activist, her main grievance with india's rape culture lies with prime minister narendra modi, who she says has been resoundingly silent on this crisis. >> it's the sick mind-set of the government which refuses to respond to the pain and the cries and the shrieks of the women of this country. the onus of the rape is put o...