A woman in India says a powerful politician raped her. Her father accused the politician, but the local thugs refused to listen and arrested him instead. The woman tried to set herself on fire as a public protest. Then her father died in jail, apparently murdered.

Rape victims in the US also report that thugs and others are uncooperative when they try to file charges.

In India's patriarchal culture (starting with the Ramayana, see Sita Sings the Blues), misogyny is established and society condemns women for being raped.