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== Background ==
== Background ==
According to government data from 2018, at least one woman reports a rape every 15 minutes on an average in India. Almost 34,000 rapes were reported in 2018, barely changed from the year before. Of which over 85% led to charges and 27% to convictions, says National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) in the annual crime report released by the Ministry of Home Affairs.<ref>https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/rape-reported-every-15-minutes-india</ref>
According to government data from 2018, at least one woman reports a rape every 15 minutes on an average in India. Almost 34,000 rapes were reported in 2018, barely changed from the year before. Of which over 85% led to charges and 27% to convictions, says National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) in the annual crime report released by the Ministry of Home Affairs.<ref>{{cite web|title=1 Rape Is Reported Every 15 Minutes in India|url=https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/rape-reported-every-15-minutes-india|language=en|date=13 Jan 2020|website=Global Citizen|access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==