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May 31, 2019

Bangladesh Charges 16 in Murder of Student Who Reported Sexual Assault
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In Bangladesh, police have charged 16 people over the murder of Nusrat
Jahan Rafi, a 19-year-old woman who was burned to death at her school
after she filed a sexual assault complaint against her headmaster. The
case has brought renewed attention to the plight of sexual assault
survivors in Bangladesh and the impunity often granted to perpetrators
of sexual violence. A police investigator said he'll recommend all 16 of
those charged with Rafi's murder face the death penalty.


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