Kashmiri people hold placard during the protest against Delhi gang-rape, in Srinagar on Monday, 24 December 2012. The hours-long gang-rape and near-fatal beating of a 23-year-old student by six men on a bus in New Delhi recently has triggered outrage and anger across the country as Indians demanded action from authorities who have long ignored persistent violence and harassment against women. Photo by Tariq Mir/Indian Photo Agency