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Nearly one in three women worldwide has experienced physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner, or sexual violence by a non-partner, according to a new WHO report.
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The numbers make it one of the most pervasive yet underreported human rights violations globally.
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However, India’s numbers stand out for a different reason: They are unusually low, a pattern experts say reflects silence, stigma and structural barriers rather than safety.
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Everyday experiences — unwanted advances, sexual harassment in public spaces, men behaving obscenely, strangers following women — rarely reach police stations, surveys or even family conversations.
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According to the WHO’s estimates, 4.1 percent of Indian women have experienced non-partner sexual violence, while just 0.2 percent report such violence in the past year.
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WHO warned that these unusually low figures reflect severe underreporting, particularly in countries where stigma and family pressure suppress disclosure.