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Violence against women
Child Rights
Guterres: End ‘Abhorrent Practice’ of Female Genital Mutilation
Some 4.4 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) this year, the UN Secretary-General warned on Tuesday, appealing for action to stamp out...
Child Rights
Two Mothers Killed Each Hour in Gaza Conflict: UN Women
Women and children account for roughly 70 per cent of people killed in the war in Gaza, with two mothers killed every hour since...
Afghanistan
Restrictions on Afghan Women Continue Unabated: UN report
Hundreds of Afghan women were forced to quit their jobs or have been arrested and denied access to essential services in the last quarter...
Democracy
From Buttocks to Electronic Bracelets: How Governments are Using Cybercrime Laws to Target Women and LGBTQIA+ People
Many studies show how women and gender-diverse people are more commonly targeted by technology-facilitated violence. This problem is now further compounded by the legislative...
Features
Women’s Shelters in Sri Lanka Support Survivors of Gender-Based Violence
Nearly half of the women who experienced sexual violence by a partner did not seek formal help due to shame, embarrassment, fear of being...
Bangladesh
South Asian Women, Girls Need Responsive Legal System to Gender Violence
Long delays in medical examinations, police investigations, prosecutions, and trials are widespread. Survivors often have difficulties filing cases with the police and face community...
Afghanistan
Taliban Feels Women at Risk are Safer Behind Bars
UNAMA's report says that, there was a "lack of clear delineation of responsibilities" with regard to gender-based-violence complaints.
Afghan officials have, for the first...
Empowerment
Swat Women Won’t Be ‘Duped’ by Militants This Time
Instead of giving the women what the TTP promised, they took away their right to life altogether. They were forced to give up jobs...
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Sixth Edition of International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Begins In New Delhi
Prime Minister Modi drew attention to the impact of natural disasters on humans and mentioned earthquakes destroying houses making...
Fine, Sanctions, or Waiver: Iranian Gas Will Come at a Price for Pakistan
The Iranian/Pakistani gas pipeline likely to top agenda for the visit of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to Pakistan. The...
A Global Village for a Global Plastics Instrument
The apparent convenience that this throw-away society brings has wrought environmental catastrophe on our ecosystems. It floods our drains....
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Sixth Edition of International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Begins In New Delhi
Prime Minister Modi drew attention to the impact of...
Fine, Sanctions, or Waiver: Iranian Gas Will Come at a Price for Pakistan
The Iranian/Pakistani gas pipeline likely to top agenda for...
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