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    Women’s Justice in India ‘Enhanced By Female Police’

    The increase in domestic incident reports in India was found to be linked to help desks run by female police officers. Help desks found...
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    Justice

    Nepal Passes Law to Regulate Sale of Acid

    There are about 40 cases of acid attacks every year in Nepal and three-quarters of the victims are women. So far, the law provided...
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    Child marriage

    Swara Kills, Says Young Pakistani Bride

    Swara, also known as Vani and Budla-i-sulh, is dispute resolution method where women and girls are given in marriage or servitude to an aggrieved...
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    Accountability

    UN’s “No-Fly List” on Sexual Harassment Falls Short, Complains Rights Group

    Present and past employees are continuing to raise the alarm about the wide-scale under-reporting of sexual harassment and abuse across UN institutions. There is...
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    Afghanistan

    Suicides by Afghan Women on a Daily Basis

    Troubling news of women committing suicide racked the Human Rights Council as it heard of the desperate situation of women in the strife-torn country. Afghanistan’s...
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    Accountability

    Jobs Will Not Empower Young Women Until We Address Sexual Harassment

    Local authorities are often men who often dismiss their cases, blame the women, or telling them to be ‘forgiving’. Young women and their families...
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    Afghanistan

    Taliban: The Return of Misogynistic Gynophobes in Afghanistan

    The Taliban’s priority is not saving the economy and the country from these disasters. Instead, it didn’t take too long for the fundamentalist group...
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    Child Rights

    Will Apex Court Ruling Remove Stigma for Sex Workers in India?

    According to the Supreme Court ruling, sex workers cannot be discriminated against by police officials when they lodge a criminal complaint, especially if the...
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    Trump Moves to Slash US Drug Prices, Shaking Global Pharma Industry

    Trump’s crackdown on international drug pricing is poised to have far-reaching consequences for developing nations, where access to affordable medicines has historically relied on such price disparities.
    Accountability

    Bangladesh: Tk 1.3 Trillion in Defaulted Loans Pushes Shariah-Based Banks Toward Crisis

    Bangladesh Bank has confirmed the formation of a task force to evaluate the situation. It is also drafting a new “Bank Resolution Act” that will provide a legal and procedural framework for the proposed mergers and acquisitions.
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    War, huh, Yeah, What is it Good For?

    One should, nevertheless, keep in mind that war is horrific. It is most often not the answer. When it is, it is always the very last resort after all other means to resolve adverse situations have been well and truly exhausted.

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    Trump Moves to Slash US Drug Prices, Shaking Global Pharma Industry

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    Accountability

    Bangladesh: Tk 1.3 Trillion in Defaulted Loans Pushes Shariah-Based Banks Toward Crisis

    Bangladesh Bank has confirmed the formation of a task force to evaluate the situation. It is also drafting a new “Bank Resolution Act” that will provide a legal and procedural framework for the proposed mergers and acquisitions.
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