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Sexual harassment, torture, abductions: Pakistan Human Rights Commission e
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistan's National Commission for Human Rights has exposed systematic exploitation, human rights abuses, and gender-based violence in the country's brick kilns, Dawn reported on Wednesday.
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Girl Effect India Launches CTRL+SHIFT+RESPECT: An Initiative to Combat Tec
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23: Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) has emerged as one of the most widespread threats to young women's digital lives in India. From cyberstalking and impersonation to unsolicited harassment, online abuse is silencing voices, curbing opportunitie
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Pakistan: Women's Action Forum reports over 2000 gender violence cases in
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The report, based on daily monitoring of media outlets by WAF's Hyderabad chapter, paints a grim picture of entrenched misogyny, state inaction, and patriarchal impunity that continues to claim the lives and dignity of countless women and girls.
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Pakistan: New report reveals alarming surge in gender-based violence in Si
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
A new report by the Women Action Forum reveals over 2,500 gender-based violence cases in Sindh from 2021 to 2024. Most perpetrators were family members, with rising suicides and honor killings. Activists blame police inaction and call out Pakistan's failure to protect women.
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Merck Foundation Provides Training for Journalists from 35 Countries Durin
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Harare [Zimbabwe]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 31: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025, in presence of Merck Foundation CEO, Dr. Rasha Kelej and African & Asian Fir
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212 honour killings in Balochistan since 2019: Aurat Foundation report cal
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
A recent report by Aurat Foundation indicates that from 2019 to 2024, there have been at least 212 documented cases of honour killings in Balochistan, raising significant alarm over gender-based violence and the inadequacies of the justice system in that area, as reported by The Balochistan
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Merck Foundation and Maldives First Lady Starting Their Partnership to Bui
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Male [Maldives] / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 8: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany underscored their long-term commitment to build healthcare capacity and break infertility stigma in Maldives during their high-level meeting with H.E. Mrs. SAJIDHA MOHAMED, Th
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SOPs for forensic evidence collection released on World DNA Day
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Marking World DNA Day, Dr Pinky Anand, former Additional Solicitor General of India, launched Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the collection of forensic evidence to strengthen the justice system for victims of gender-based violence.
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Merck Foundation CEO, Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej Featured by Vogue India for
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 24: Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation, has been featured by a leading lifestyle media organization, Vogue India. The article, titled "Leading with Courage and Conviction: Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej on empowering women, advancing healthcare, an
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Pakistan reports 32,617 gender-based violence cases in 2024: Report
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO) has released its latest report, "Mapping Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Pakistan 2024," sharing a province-wise details regarding rape, honour killings, kidnapping/abduction, and domestic violence in Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP
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Supreme Court directs National Task Force to submit final report within 12
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The top court had earlier formed National Task Force in the wake of RG Kar's rape and murder case. NTF was asked to prepare a plan to prevent gender-based violence and develop safety protocols for medical professionals.
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HRCP report reveals widespread gender-based violence in Pakistan
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Human rights activists on Friday urged male lawmakers to actively back and implement legislative proposals put forward by their female counterparts to protect the rights of women and marginalised groups.
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