Freedom from violence

According to the National Organization for Women, 4.8 million women in the U.S. experience sexual or physical assault from a partner. The prevalence of this issue in so-called first-world countries is precisely the reality G20 tried to expose through its list of best and worst countries for women.

India ranks last on G20’s list, due to domestic violence and abuse.

“The reality is that it’s very dangerous to be a girl in India, and this needs to come to international attention,” said Manthra Panchapakesan (11), who used to live in India.

Germany, ranked second best for women, assigned jail time to 24.4% of convicted sex trafficking offenders in 2009.

“This statistic is alarming in the sense that a ‘safe’ country does not try to prevent recidivism,” Rahul Jayaraman (11) said. “It shows that women’s rights in such a modernized country is in an abysmal state.”