“In the end the court said we share your concerns, but the law is weak, we can't do anything.”

—  Swati Maliwal

Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/delhi-gang-rape-supreme-court-idUSKBN0U40K620151221, accessed May 1, 2021

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