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Hamas' sexual violence against women during Oct 7 attacks revealed: Report
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The investigation identified at least seven locations where Israeli women and girls appear to have been sexually assaulted or mutilated.
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PETA India sounds alarm against failure of revised BNS Bill 2023 to crimin
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The group has also sent urgent appeals to all members of parliament, urging them to demand continued protection of animals against sexual violence by ensuring a relevant provision is included in BNS, as has been recommended by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs (PSCOHA).
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Sexual violence against women on rise in Pakistan's Lahore
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to Nai Baat, a Pakistani Urdu newspaper, at least 854 incidents took place in eleven months of this year and the Gender Crime Cell could not achieve any significant success in arresting the accused.
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UN chief calls for investigation into allegations of sexual violence commi
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an investigation into the allegations of sexual violence committed by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Israel, the Times of Israel reported.
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WHO South-East Asia region marks '16 Days of Activism against Violence aga
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh highlighted that almost 1 in 3 women worldwide experiences physical and/or sexual violence in her lifetime.
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Israeli police investigates sexual violence committed by Hamas as part of
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Israeli police is using forensic evidence, video, witness testimony and interrogations of suspects to document cases of sexual violence committed by Hamas as part of the October 7 attack on Israel, CNN reported.
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European Parliamentarians express concern over coerced faith conversion ta
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The participants in the event expressed deep concerns regarding the distressing issue of coerced faith conversion and sexual violence targeting minority women and girls in Pakistan.
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US condemns conflict-related sexual violence in Sudan
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The US on Friday strongly condemned the "pervasive conflict-related sexual violence" (CRSV) in Sudan, which the State Department, citing credible sources, attributed to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allied militias.
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“What is need for all such hatred?” Irom Sharmila urges people of Manipur
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Days after a video of alleged sexual violence in Manipur, purportedly showing two women being paraded naked, went viral, Civil rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu on Sunday appealed to the Central government to intervene in the strife-torn state "with a right approach".
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DCW chief Swati Maliwal plans to visit Manipur, writes letter to DGP
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal plans to visit Manipur for assessing the situation after incidents of sexual violence against women and girls emerged.
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Launch of CII Yi Masoom Cricket Trophy by Indian Cricketer Bhuvneshwar Kum
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13: CII Young Indians (Yi), together with the famous Indian cricketer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, launched the Yi Masoom Cricket Trophy yesterday at Taj Palace, New Delhi. The trophy gets its name from Yi Masoom Vertical, which spreads awareness about sexual violence against c
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Pakistan's Sindh police registers 771 cases of violence against women from
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
From January 1, 2023, to April 30, 2023, 771 cases of violence against women have been reported to the police. Furthermore, 142 cases of violence against children have been reported.
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