Sexual violence against women on rise in Pakistan’s Lahore

According to Nai Baat, a Pakistani Urdu newspaper, at least 854 incidents took place in eleven months of this year...

UN calls for investigation into violence committed by Hamas

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an investigation into the allegations of sexual violence...

WHO South-East Asia region marks '16 Days of Activism'

WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh highlighted that almost 1 in 3 women worldwide...

Israeli police investigates sexual violence committed by Hamas

The Israeli police is using forensic evidence, video, witness testimony and interrogations of suspects to document...

European Parliamentarians raise concern over forced conversion

The participants in the event expressed deep concerns regarding the distressing issue of coerced faith conversion...

US condemns conflict-related sexual violence in Sudan 

The US on Friday strongly condemned the "pervasive conflict-related sexual violence" (CRSV) in Sudan, which the...

“What is need for all such hatred?” Irom Sharmila on Manipur

Days after a video of alleged sexual violence in Manipur, purportedly showing two women being paraded naked, went...

DCW Chief Swati Maliwal plans to visit Manipur

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal plans to visit Manipur for assessing the situation...

Launch of CII Yi Masoom Cricket Trophy by Bhuvneshwar Kumar

New Delhi [India], July 13: CII Young Indians (Yi), together with the famous Indian cricketer Bhuvneshwar Kumar,...

Pak: Sindh police registers 771 cases of violence against women

From January 1, 2023, to April 30, 2023, 771 cases of violence against women have been reported to the police....

Child detainees in Iran suffer sexual violence, electric shocks

Citing a report by the Rights group Amnesty International, CNN reported that child detainees in Iran are facing...

Pakistan needs to strengthen pro-women laws: Experts

Addressing a press conference here, the experts urged the country's government to stop inviting culprits involved in...