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    NCWL Report Highlights Failures in Protecting Tribal Women and Children from Sexual Abuse

    National Council of Women Leaders (NCWL) Reveals Alarming Gaps in Legal Protections and Reporting. Says sexual violence against Tribal and Adivasi women and children...
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    High-Level Committee Approves Disaster Mitigation and Capacity Building Projects for States

    A government press release said that a number of steps have been taken to prevent any extensive loss to life and property during disasters...
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    Bangladesh: Nationwide Protests Paralyze Development Projects and Economic Activities

    As Bangladesh navigates through these turbulent times, stakeholders remain hopeful for a swift resolution to restore normalcy and resume vital development initiatives crucial for...
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    Rural Communities in El Salvador Get Their Water Supply from the Sun

    The El Rodeo project is the most innovative, having solar energy, but other villages in this area are supplied with water from their own...
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    Student Protests in Bangladesh Over Quota System Reform Escalate

    The controversy over quotas, which also includes reservations for descendants of 1971 freedom fighters, has ignited widespread debate about fairness and equality in job...
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    Diversity

    Minorities Commission Advises States, UTs to Hold “Sarv Dharma Meeting”

    The commission said that it should be the responsibility of citizens and society to disown and condemn the hate crimes done by anti-social and...
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    South Asian Civil Society Coalition Calls for Action Against Sexual Violence

    According to SAMAJ, many existing laws fail to encompass the full spectrum of sexual violence and often perpetuate gender discrimination. Moreover, poor enforcement and...
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    Education

    Sexual Harassment and Sexism Rife in UK Schools: UNISON/UK Feminista Survey

    Two in five staff who witnessed abusive incidents did not report them because they felt it was ‘pointless’. Reasons given included that such incidents were...
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    Sri Lanka Court Hands 15 Easter Attack Convicts Up to 260 Years in Prison

    For the families of the nearly 270 people killed and the hundreds injured, the sentences represent a measure of legal closure after more than seven years
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    Sri Lanka Court Hands 15 Easter Attack Convicts Up to 260 Years in Prison

    For the families of the nearly 270 people killed and the hundreds injured, the sentences represent a measure of legal closure after more than seven years
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