By most measures, 2015 was a dismal year for El Salvador. The country’s economy, in tatters, continued to stall. Women’s reproductive health remained a focal point of government repression. Tens of thousands of Salvadorans, many of them children, fled north to escape insecurity and poor prospects for survival. Crime ran rampant, and violence surged.

On November 11, roughly 10,000 people spilled into the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan, to protest the killing of members of the Hazara ethnic group, which is predominantly Shia Muslim and one of the most persecuted minorities in the region. This incident was not an isolated occurrence, but the most recent in a string of violence against Hazaras.

“Groped in a train between Bandra and Dadar. First class compartment.” - Mumbai

“I was going to Shahdara metro station. On the way a man started whistling… In metros people touch and pretend as if nothing happened.” - Delhi

These are some of the experiences that have been reported on Safecity, an online platform that crowdsources and maps personal stories of sexual violence in public spaces in India, Nepal, and Kenya.