It’s not just in underdeveloped nations that violence against women is a brutal reality.
In the USA in the year 2008, for example, 1,694 women lost their lives to hostility. The worst part is that, of this number, only 130 of them were the victims of strangers, debunking the notion that most attacks take place in some dark alley late at night.
To protect the one you love, a simple and effective solution is Jiu-Jitsu, your friend for all occasions. Especially at the worst of them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRPweCYGQS4