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Activists in Turkey calls on world to focus on Afghan human rights
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 30 (ANI): A number of human rights activists in Turkey called on the international community to pay attention to women's rights, particularly girls' access to education, in Afghanistan.
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Probe on, truth will come out: Karnataka minister on Murugha Mutt seer cas
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru(Karnataka)[India], August 29 (ANI): Chitradurga police on Monday detained Muruga Mutt seer Shivamurthy Sharanaru while he was en route to Maharashtra from Bankapur in Karnataka's Haveri district. The seer was detained after he was charged under the POCSO Act for alleged sexual assa
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Karnataka's Murugha Mutt pontiff booked under POCSO Act
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Chitradurga (Karnataka) [India], August 29 (ANI): An FIR under the POCSO Act has been registered against the pontiff of the influential Muruga Math in Chitradurga after minor girls made allegations of sexual harassment against him.
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US special envoy calls humanitarian situation in Afghanistan "a great trag
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 27 (ANI): Rina Amiri, the US special representative for Afghan girls, women and human rights, has described the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan as "a great tragedy" and urged the Islamic countries to raise their voice.
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'Gilmore Girls' star Scott Patterson recalls objectifying butt scene says
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 26 (ANI): Actor Scott Patterson did not enjoy his body being 'objectified' while filming the hit television series 'Gilmore Girls.'
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Amnesty calls out Taliban for its atrocities on Afghans, says country at b
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 26 (ANI): Amnesty International in a recent report has called out the Taliban to provide women and girls in Afghanistan the right to work and get an education, as well as participate in politics and society as the human rights of the community are being stripped s
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Educate Girls collaborates with the Government of Rajasthan to train gover
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], August 25 (ANI/PRNewswire): Educate Girls signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Rajasthan on Tuesday, August 23. As per the MoU, the non-profit organisation working towards girls' education will implement a 'Train the Trainer' model. Th
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Girls can marry without parents' consent after attaining puberty under Mus
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 24 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has said that a girl, who has attained puberty, can marry without the consent of her parents under Muslim laws while hearing a plea seeking protection to a couple who got married against the consent of girl's parents.
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UN Official describes situation of Afghan women and girls as regressing
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 24 (ANI): UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths called out the Taliban for reopening girls' schools in a statement on Tuesday and said that the situation of Afghan women and girls is very regressing.
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Rajasthan: Govt school teacher thrashed for molesting girls
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bharatpur (Rajasthan) [India], August 23 (ANI): A government school teacher in Bharatpur was suspended for allegedly molesting girls on the school campus, said officials on Tuesday.
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Nearly 1,000 children killed or injured in Ukraine: UNICEF
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 23 (ANI): Nearly 1,000 boys and girls have been killed or injured in the war in Ukraine, the head of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said adding that the actual number could be much higher.
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Afghan girls continue studies as Taliban remains reluctant to announce sch
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 20 (ANI): Determined to pursue education even after the Taliban has put roadblocks, girls from secondary schools continued their education on personal levels, at home and with their classmates, media reports said.
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