Giving Compass' Take:

· According to Global Citizen, there has been a 35% increase in rape and murder of women and girls in India since 2012. Here, the author explores these persisting crimes and how to tackle gender-based violence.

· How can donors help prevent gender-based violence and fight for gender equality? 

· Here's more on this topic and gender-based violence in India.

Monday marks the anniversary of a brutal gang rape in New Delhi in which 23-year-old physiotherapy student Jyoti Singh was raped, beaten, and murdered on a private bus while on her way home from seeing a movie.

Singh’s rape and murder lead to massive protests and civil unrest. Six people were arrested in conjunction with her death, four of whom were later sentenced to death.

But, seven years later, violent sexual attacks against women and girls in India persist, the Associated Press reported.

While violence against women is all too common in India and is subsequently seldom reported, several high-profile rape cases have made the news in recent weeks.

Earlier this month, a rape survivor was set on fire while on her way to court after accusing two men of raping her last year. The woman was doused in kerosene by a group of men while waiting for the train in the city of Unnao.

Less than a week later, a note was left on the doorstep of another gang rape survivor about to testify in court, which read, “Consequences may be worse than what happened in Unnao.”

Read the full article about sexual violence in India by Catherine Caruso at Global Citizen.