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PRESS RELEASE   “Stop shielding criminals in the army and security forces”   Say Women’s Groups   Consultation on State, Sexual Violence and Impunity: Facts from the Field Organized by WinG, WSS December 23, 2012 Guwahati     Aggravated sexual violence in Guwahati in July 2012 and gang rape in Delhi this month have led to public outrage and anger, compelling the media and the government to take serious note of the rampant sexual violence against women.  Even as the current attention on sexual violence on women raises several questions over laws, their enforcement and policing, there continues to be absolute silence and complete denial about sexual violence by the Army and the Central Armed Police Forces. It is high time to review and repeal laws and practices that promise complete impunity to the armed forces for sexual assault in counter insurgency conflict areas.   Can a woman be gang-raped, tortured and even murdered, and the men who did it get away