Bhanwari Devi

For the 2011 murder in Jodhpur, see Bhanwari Devi murder case. For the folk singer, see Bhanwari Devi (singer).

Bhanwari Devi
Born1951 or 1952 (age 73–74)
Known forVishaka Judgement
AwardsNeerja Bhanot Memorial Award for her "extraordinary courage, conviction and commitment"

Bhanwari Devi (also spelled Bahveri Devi) is an Indian social worker from Bhaateri, Rajasthan, who was gang raped in 1992 by men angered by her efforts to prevent a child marriage in their family. Her subsequent treatment by the police, and court acquittal of the accused, attracted widespread national and international media attention, and became a landmark episode in India's women's rights movement.

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