CREA research on violence against women in India, Bangladesh and Nepal
A research study on violence against lesbian women, female sex workers, and disabled women in three countries in South Asia—Bangladesh, India, and Nepal. The study investigated the hypothesis that women who are outside the mainstream of the South Asian society suffer high rates of violence and are often unable to seek and receive protection from State agencies. In the three countries, they investigated experiences of violence suffered by women who are marginalised on account of their sexuality (women who have sex with women), their occupation (women who sell sex), or their physical disability (sensory or locomotor disability). Violence was defined
