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This photograph, taken on July 26, 2017, shows the room where a Pakistani teenage girl was raped as an act of revenge ordered by the tribal council in Muzaffarabad, a suburb of the city of Multan. SS Mirza/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Tribal Council Orders 'Revenge Rape' In Pakistan

July 27, 2017 • A 12-year-old girl was raped in a field. Then, on the orders of the tribal council, the girl's brother sexually violated the sister of the first rapist.

Why A Village Leader Ordered The Rape Of A 14-Year-Old In India

Demonstrators in Ahmadabad, India, protest rape and other attacks on women and girls. Ajit Solanki/AP hide caption

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Why A Village Leader Ordered The Rape Of A 14-Year-Old In India

July 15, 2014 • Rape is illegal in India. But history and tradition make it hard to enforce the law. And in remote parts, rape of a female relative is still considered fair punishment for a man's crimes.