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Bangladesh Charges 16 in Murder of Student Who Reported Sexual Assault

HeadlineMay 31, 2019

H11 bangladesh murder nusrat jahan rafi charges sexual violence

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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