Only this past week, Twitter has been the main avenue for a campaign for change following the brutal rape and murder of a 17-year-old South African girl.

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She was found by a private security guard and died in hospital, in an attack that saw South Africans drawing parallels with the brutal rape and killing of a 23-year student in India's capital, Delhi, in December.

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The incident happened barely two months after the brutal gang rape and murder of a student in Delhi that caused outrage across India.

BBC: India parliament uproar over rape and murder of sisters

The Criminal Law Amendment Bill 2013 is meant to replace an interim law which was introduced last month following the brutal gang rape of a young woman in New Delhi.

WSJ: India Cabinet Approves Sexual Assault Bill

The flare-up around violence and attitudes toward women in Indonesia comes amid global outrage over the brutal gang rape and death of a 23-year-old student on a New Delhi bus.

WSJ: In Indonesia, New Spotlight on Women's Rights

The brutal gang-rape and death of a 23-year-old female medical student in India has prompted outrage and horror around the world.

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