5 Decades of Hidden Horror: The Mass Rape Suffered by Bengali Women and Girls. In 1971, the Pakistan army began a brutal crackdown against Bengalis in which hundreds of thousands of women were detained and repeatedly brutalized. Only now are their stories beginning to be told. By Rachel “Sink” Lindsay Background. In March of 1971, … Continue reading 5 Decades of Hidden Horror: Mass Rape Suffered by Bengali Women and Girls