The number of crimes against women reported to police in India rose by 83 percent from 2007 to 2016

By Anuradha Nagaraj

CHENNAI, India, March 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A wave of student protests rocked India's southern state of Tamil Nadu on Thursday after a number of videos showing sexual assaults on college girls were posted online.

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"The need of the hour is to help other victims break their silence and come forward with their complaints" said Henri Tiphagne, director of human rights' charity People's Watch.

"We need to create a safe atmosphere for the other victims" said Madurai based Tiphagne