On air at 1100 GMT: Is India one of the worst places in the world for women?
| 10:17 UK time, Wednesday, 15 June 2011
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A study says yes, after finding India as the fourth worst place in the world to live as a woman. Somewhat predictably Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan come above it, but for an emerging nation to rank so highly many people are surprised.
The study says India is rated fourth due to high levels of female foeticide and sex trafficking.
In 2009, India's Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta had remarked that at least 100 million people were involved in human trafficking in India.
A recent report issued by the UN Population Fund, in India, said there are around 50 million girls 'missing' over the past 10 years. TheyÌýÌýput it down to female infanticide and foeticide.
The chief investigating agency of India, CBI has said that in 2009 around 90 percent of trafficking took place within India and that there were 3 million prostitutes, of which 40 percent were children.
in india. From domestic violence, sex determination, honour killing, acid throwing to the custom of Sati - Although against the law there are still a few cases reported from some parts of the country. When husband dies, woman also has to die as per this customary practices. Women are worshiped who cast themselves on the funeral pyres of their husbands.
highlights the dangers faced by women in Delhi, with over a quarter of India' rape cases taking place in the city.
Laura in Delhi tweets
India is 4th worst country in the world for women. A sad state for a country so great in so many ways.
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is the story of one woman in India....
So does India deserve this tag of the fourth most dangerous country in the world for women? Wherever you are in the world, how does it compare to where you live?
