Gang rape sparks rage in India

Indian students shout slogans during a protest rally in Hyderabad, India, Dec. 31, 2012. The gang rape and killing of a New Delhi student set off an impassioned debate about what India needs to do to prevent such a tragedy from happening again. The country remained was in mourning after the 23-year-old physiotherapy student died from her internal wounds in a Singapore hospital.

Protest against gang rape

Members of the Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party in Colombo, Sri Lanka sit inside a temporary shelter during a protest condemning the recent gang rape in India, Dec. 31, 2012. A young woman who died after being gang raped and beaten on a bus in India's capital was cremated privately as millions of grieving, angry residents demanded greater protection for women from sexual violence.

Protesting the death of gang rape victim

Members of the student wing of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party try to break through a police cordon during a protest after the death of a young woman who was gang raped in a moving bus in New Delhi, India, Dec. 30, 2012.

Protesting sexual violence

Members of the Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party in Colombo, Sri Lanka shout slogans condemning the recent gang rape in New Delhi, India during a protest, Dec. 31, 2012.

Protesting sexual violence

Indians paint messages during a protest against the death of a young woman who was recently gang raped in New Delhi, India, Dec. 30, 2012.

Prayer ceremony

Indian schoolgirls form numbers representing the year 2013 during a prayer ceremony in Ahmadabad, India, Dec. 31, 2012.

Death of a woman gang raped

Indians light candles to mourn the death of a gang rape victim in New Delhi, India, Dec. 30, 2012.

Gang rape protest

Indian protesters sit on a sidewalk with placards during a protest after the death of a young woman who was recently gang raped in a moving bus in New Delhi, India, Dec. 30, 2012.

Protesting rape

Indians hold candles in Allahabad and mourn the death of a young woman who was recently gang raped in a moving bus in New Delhi, India, Dec. 30, 2012.

Mourning the death of rape victim

An Indian lights a candle as she mourns the death of a young woman who was recently gang raped in a moving bus in New Delhi, India, Dec. 30, 2012.

Rape protest

Indians hold a candle light vigil to salute the undying spirit of a rape victim as well as urge the government to make several key reforms to ensure safety of women, in New Delhi, India, Dec. 30, 2012.

Rape protest

Indian members of All India Students' Association (AISA) shout slogans as they participate in a protest march in New Delhi, India, Dec. 31, 2012.

Anger over sexual violence

A member of the student wing of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party vandalizes a police barricade during a protest after the death of a young woman who was recently gang raped in a moving bus in New Delhi, India, Dec. 30, 2012.

Mourning death of rape victim

Indians burn effigy of the rapists during a candlelit vigil to mourn the death of a gang rape victim in New Delhi, India, Dec. 30, 2012.

Candlelight vigil

Indians participate in a candlelight vigil to mourn the death of a gang rape victim in New Delhi, India, Dec. 31, 2012.