As many as 889 females were subjected to rape in the country in the space between January and August in 2020.
Among the victims of the violation, 41 were killed after rape and on average of 111 women have been raped every month in this year, rights body Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) said in a recent report released on their website. Moreover, 9 other victims killed themselves after the rape.
Earlier December 31, 2019, Ain o Salish Kendra said in its annual report that a total of 1413 female were subjected to rape in 2019. Of them, 76 were killed after rape while 10 victims killed themselves.
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