violence against women

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We Need To Talk About Obstetric Violence

Women being threatened with beatings for screaming during labour. Women forced to deliver babies on the floor despite the availability…

2 months ago
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Justice A Distant Dream For Survivors Of Acid Attacks

Rima, 38, (name changed) has suffered repeated episodes of domestic violence after marriage, owing to her inability to pay dowry.…

5 months ago
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The Violence In Manipur Casts A Long Shadow ….On 2024

As the 2024 general elections approach, large sections of Indian women are secretly nursing a grouse against the leader of…

8 months ago
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Is Use Of Cuss Words To Blame For Violence Against Women?

Growing up, I would dread train rides, especially the part where I would have to visit the train loo. Apart…

8 months ago
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Violence Against Women By Terrorists Remains Rampant: India At UNSC

Source: PTI India has told the UN Security Council that violence perpetrated by terrorists against women and girls remains rampant…

1 year ago
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Why We Need More Women In Peacebuilding

War is dangerous. But it is even more dangerous if you’re female. Women and girls experience specific risks. Sexual violence…

1 year ago
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The Flipside Of Women’s Rights Movements

As counting was conducted in the US midterm elections, it’s clear women’s rights activism is reaching more people than ever…

1 year ago
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South Asian Women Are Pushing Back Against ‘Rape Culture’

With its historical patriarchal values, complicated by disparities in caste, class, religion, and ethnicity, South Asia has long been an…

1 year ago
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Ending VAWG And Not A Day Too Soon

Today, November 25, is marked as the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women by the United Nations. Violence…

1 year ago
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UN Chief Says Violence Against Women Most Pervasive Human Rights Violation

(Source: PTI) Asserting that a woman or a girl is killed every 11 minutes by an intimate partner or a…

1 year ago
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Woman Dies Days After Arrest Over Hijab In Iran

A young Iranian woman who fell into a coma after being arrested in Tehran by the notorious morality police died…

2 years ago
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UN Concerned About Efforts To Exclude Afghan Women From Public

UN human rights experts have voiced grave concern over attempts by the Taliban in Afghanistan to steadily erase women and…

2 years ago
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Bihar: Women, Floods And Increasing Violence

After devastating floods struck the northeastern Indian state of Bihar in August 2017, the country’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, conducted…

2 years ago
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Violence Against Women By Other Women

A few days ago, a Dharma Sansad was held in Haridwar, the holy city on the banks of the holy…

2 years ago
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Taliban Confirm 4 Women Killed In Northern Af

Four women have been found dead in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, a spokesman for Afghanistan's Taliban government said on…

2 years ago
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Why The IAF Rape Case Took Me Back Over 20 Years

Yesterday, a woman officer of the Indian Air Force levelled serious allegations against her seniors in the service, alleging that…

3 years ago
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Woman Officer’s Serious Charges Against IAF Seniors

A 28-year old female Air Force officer at the Air Force Administrative College in Coimbatore, who was sexually assaulted, has…

3 years ago
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Mumbai Rape-Assault Victim Dies In Hospital

A 34-year-old woman, who was raped and brutalized with a rod by a man inside a stationary tempo in suburban…

3 years ago
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Repeat Cremation Of Dalit Girl Held: Delhi Police

The cremation of the remaining human tissue and feet of the Dalit girl, who was allegedly raped and killed in…

3 years ago
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‘Onus Is On Men’: Imran’s Ex-Wife On His ‘Vulgarity’ Rape Remark

Jemima Goldsmith, former wife of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, on Wednesday took a clear stand on her ex-husband's controversial…

3 years ago
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Hathras Gangrape: Police Impose Emergency Law

The police imposed emergency laws on Thursday in a village where a woman from the lowest rung of the country’s…

4 years ago
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Protests Erupt After Late Night Cremation Of Gang Rape Victim

Protests erupted in several parts of India on Wednesday following the late night cremation of a gang rape victim, that…

4 years ago
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  • Politics & Society

From Karate To Pepper Spray, Sexual Assaults Prompt Indian Women To Fight Back

Indian karate teacher Monimala Halder took up the sport in her teens as a way to get fit. A few…

4 years ago
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  • Politics & Society

Unnao Rape Victim Dies In Hospital After Being Set Ablaze

A 23-year-old rape victim set on fire by a gang of men, which included her alleged rapists, has died in…

4 years ago

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