Rape as a weapon in Bangladesh
During the war of independence in Bangladesh in 1971, pro-Pakistani forces used systematic rape as a deliberate tactic. Hundreds of thousands of Bengali women were victims.
During the war of independence in Bangladesh in 1971, Pakistani troops and their local collaborators used systematic rape as deliberate tactic. It's estimated that hundreds of thousands of Bengali women were victims of one of the worst instances in the 20th century of rape being used as a weapon of war. Farhana Haider speaks to one of the women, and to the Bengali playwright and filmmaker Leesa Gazi, who has documented their suffering in her work.
PHOTO: Filmmaker Leesa Gazi with a βBirangona', one of the women who was raped during Bangladeshβs war of independence (Leesa Gazi/ Shihab Khan)
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