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Civil society
The Dangers of Defending Women Accused of Sorcery in Papua New Guinea
Human rights defenders are often targeted when they assist a survivor of sorcery accusation-related violence because they are seen as interfering in a customary...
Afghanistan
Neighbours Prodded Taliban to Ensure Rights While UN ‘Pledgers’ Spoke of Taliban’s Track Record
The UN conference spoke of the Taliban’s order extending the closure of girls’ secondary schools. Simultaneously, at a parallel conference held in China, neighbouring...
Children
Women, Children Fleeing Ukraine Vulnerable to Human Trafficking
Local and international humanitarian organisations have warned women and children fleeing Ukraine are vulnerable to trafficking and gender-based violence within and outside the country...
Accountability
Sri Lanka Criminalising Same-sex Relationships, Breaching Rights, says UN women’s rights body
Sri Lankan authorities had not taken any legal or other measures to respect and protect a rights defender’s right to a life free from...
Empowerment
Four among 25 Sri Lankan university students say they have been sexually harassed, even raped, says study
A report released Tuesday on ragging and sexual and gender based violence in Sri Lankan State universities highlights grave consequences young women face in...
Afghanistan
Taliban Resurrect Gender Segregation in Public Places
Immediately upon taking power, the Taliban ordered that women need not to return to work. They have enforced strict segregation in universities, government offices...
Civil society
Reliable internet unavailable for 90 per cent of poorest
Only one in ten people have ‘meaningful connectivity’ to fully benefit from the internet, a recent report says, iterating that women’s web exclusion cost...
Civil society
Women demand peace and justice on the streets of Myanmar
The coming Tuesday 8 March will be the second international women’s day since the brutal coup erupted in Myanmar – and women remain fiercely...
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Two Challenges Before Microfinance
The rate of interest charged by microfinance institutions is high enough not to allow microfinance to bring about any...
Quakes Do Not Kill People, Bad Buildings Do
The infrastructure surge in the geologically fragile Himalayas is putting people at risk. So are populations in the alluvial...
Human Society is Making the Mistake of Forgetting the Importance of Forests: President Droupadi Murmu
President Droupadi Murmu said that she was confident that the officers of the Indian Forest Service had become completely...
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Two Challenges Before Microfinance
The rate of interest charged by microfinance institutions is...
Quakes Do Not Kill People, Bad Buildings Do
The infrastructure surge in the geologically fragile Himalayas is...
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