_*The head of Delhi's Commission for Women (DCW) is staging an indefinite hunger strike to push for stricter laws for rape in India, including the death penalty, after a series of horrific attacks on young girls.*_
_*Swati Maliwal, chairwoman of the DCW, has been refusing food since April 13, as protests flared nationwide over the separate alleged rapes of two girls aged 16 and eight.*_
_*Lying on an outdoor stage in temperatures reaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius) in northeast Delhi, Maliwal is surrounded by minders who offer her sips of water to provide relief.*_
_*One day after her comments were published -- one of the chorus of voices calling for the Indian Prime Minister to speak out -- Modi finally broke his silence on the issue during a speech in Delhi, promising justice for "our daughters."*_
_*The latest data from India's National Crime Record Bureau show around 100 alleged attacks are reported to police each day, or nearly 39,000 in 2016, a 12% increase on the previous year.*_
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