In recent months, two strong statements have been issued by the High Commissioner as a follow up to the heinous gang rape of a woman in India in December 2012. In that month, Madam Pillay stated that violence against women in India is “a national problem, affecting women of all classes and castes that will require national solutions.”2 In her January statement, the Verma Committee’s report was welcomed as a “groundbreaking basis for action against violence against women in India”. The High Commissioner underlined recommendations such as enhanced accountability for the police for sexual violence offences.3