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Indonesian Child Rape Case Sparks Public Outrage

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May 14, 2016
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Rising public anger over a gruesome gang-rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl by seven teenage boys and seven men has brought together activists and much of the Indonesian public in a show of solidarity for the victim, at the same time raising national awareness of widespread sexual violence, which one critic called a “national emergency.”

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