Taking India as an example, the society, as well as the economic dependence that women have on men, have allowed men to continue discriminating and abusing women and girls

Taking India as an example, the society, as well as the economic dependence that women have on men, have allowed men to continue discriminating and abusing women and girls. Reports have been made of women been assaulted to the point of death in some Indian communities that have raised several questions concerning the protection of women rights by the law. This paper will discuss some of these inhuman assaults to women that have been taking place and still go on even at this age.

The issue of rape is the most disturbing and prevalent form of assault against women. With cases of rape around the world rising, this has become a problem in most societies and the victims are innocent women and girls. Taking the example of Canada, the number of women that reported having been sexually assaulted in 2009 was a staggering 472,000. As mentioned in the introduction, this number could be greater since this figure only counts for the self-reported victims. Statistics show that most of the victims are women of ages between 15 and 24. This problem has proven difficult to curb for women, in most cases, lack the confidence to talk about the traumatic events that they go through such as rape (Renzetti, 2011). With rapes case being reported to happen almost everywhere, be it at homes, streets or workplaces, women have been left insecure and almost powerless. Gang rape is even worse for victims since some have been reported to die after such horrible experiences or suffered irredeemable trauma.

Another form of assault that is closely associated with rape is physical abuse. Most rape cases follow as a&nbsp.result of an episode of physical abuse. This includes any of the following acts by men against women: inflicting bodily harm using objects, slapping, kicking, choking or restraining women just to undermine them.