& çâÌæÚUæð´ ·¤è ¥ôÚU Îð¹Ùæ ÁæÚUè ÚU¹ð´ ¥ÍæüÌ ¥ÂÙð ÜÿØ ÂÚU ŠØæÙ ÚU¹ð´Ð ãæÚU Ù ×æÙð´, €UØô´ç·¤ ·¤æ× ·¤ÚUÙð âð ¥æÂ·¤ô ©gðàØ ·¤è Âýæç# ãôÌè ãñ ¥õÚU ÁèßÙ ·¤æ ¹æÜèÂÙ ÎêÚU ãôÌæ ãñÐ ÖÜð ãè ÁèßÙ ×ð´ ç·¤ÌÙè Öè ·¤çÆÙæ§ü €UØô´ Ù ¥æ°, çÁ™ææâæ ¥õÚU ©ˆâæã ÕÙæ° ÚU¹ð´Ð ŠØæÙ ÚU¹ð´, ÜÿØ ã×ðàææ ¥æÂ·Ô¤ Âæâ ãôÌð ãñ´ çÁ‹ãð´ ÂæÙð ·Ô¤ çÜ° ÂýØæâ ¥æÂ ·¤Öè Öè àæéM¤ ·¤ÚU â·¤Ìð ãñ´Ð

11 women killed a day: MMC study

Most abusive incidents go unreported due to intimidation

STAFF CORRESPONDENT
Most incidents of rape and repression of women and children in the country go unreported because of the intimidation by perpetrators and the fear of social stigma and trauma of medical tests, according to a study by Mass-line Media Centre (MMC), a media research organisation.
Eleven women, on an average, were killed a day while 25 fell victim to various forms of torture during the period from october to December last year, said the study on women's and children's rights.
While at least 2,140 incidents of human rights violation took place during the period, only 570 cases were filed, followed by 533 arrests, said the MMC quarterly study based on the reports published in 12 national and 154 regional dailies.
A total of 342 women were raped in the three-month period, with an average of four rape incidents a day. of them, 37 were killed after rape.
At divisional level, the highest number of rape incidents is 106 in Rajshahi while Dhaka saw 15 rape-related killings, the highest.
A total of 122 women were killed over dowry across the country during the period and 247
incidents of dowry-related repression were reported.
But only 124 cases were filed in connection with the dowry-related torture. Most victims did not file cases to avoid separation in conjugal life, social stigma and further torture, the study showed.
There were 98 incidents of acid attack on 110 women, but only 18 cases were filed, leading to 31 arrests.
Also, 44 women were trafficked but the number of cases registered is 10.
Nine domestic helps died from torture and ten others injured whereas only seven cases were recorded, resulting in only two
arrests.
The number of women who committed suicide during the period is 318, and Rajshahi saw 148 victims, the highest at divisional level.
According to the study, 269 children fell victim to rape and other forms of sexual abuse. Of them, 16 were killed after rape.
In addition, 351 children were reported to have been abducted and 11 were killed after abduction.
Among the divisions, Rajshahi tops the list of sexually abused children, with 95 victims.
Besides, 460 children died in accidents and violence during the period, the study added.