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LIVING WITH INSECURITY: SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN OF NORTH EAST Mannat Singh Student: BA. LLB University School of Law and Legal Studies (USLLS) Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Delhi 110078 Email: mannatsingh2500@gmail.com ABSTRACT North eastern women who come to Delhi to work or for academic pursuits encounter cruel and uncouth behaviour from uncivilised people of Delhi. They are racially discriminated because of their distinctive features and sexually abused because of their vulnerability. This study focuses on discussing the sexual harassment and sexual violence that the north eastern women have been facing in Delhi, causes that are responsible for such happening and various aspects related to this issue. The study was initially planned on a sample of 100 north eastern women residing in Delhi, however the researcher could contact only 92 women. A questionnaire was administered to them individually contacting them through snowball method. 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