Nusrat Jahan Rafi: Burned to death for reporting sexual harassment
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Nusrat, who was 19, was from Feni, a small town 100 miles south of Dhaka. She was studying at a madrassa, or Islamic school. On 27 March, she said the headmaster called her into his office and repeatedly touched her in an inappropriate manner. Before things could go any further she ran out. In the video Nusrat is visibly distressed and tries to hide her face with her hands. The policeman is heard calling the complaint"no big deal" and telling her to move her hands from her face. The video was later leaked to local media.Nusrat Jahan Rafi was from a small town, came from a conservative family, and went to a religious school. For a girl in her position, reporting sexual harassment can come with consequences.
"I tried to take my sister to school and tried to enter the premises, but I was stopped and wasn't allowed to enter," said Nusrat's brother, Mahmudul Hasan Noman.Image copyrightAccording to a statement given by Nusrat, a fellow female student took her to the roof of the school, saying one of her friends was being beaten up. When Nusrat reached the rooftop four or five people, wearing burqas, surrounded her and allegedly pressured her to withdraw the case against the headmaster.
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