What 420 pairs of underwear on Copacabana beach says about violence against women

In the middle of the night on May 21, a 16-year-old Brazilian girl was repeatedly raped by 33 men, according to her statements to police. It was a particularly heinous instance of a sadly common occurrence in Brazil -- and also in much of the world. Rapes are often unreported and their victims silenced -- […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/06/08/what-420-pairs-of-underwear-on-copacabana-beach-says-about-violence-against-women/