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Sexual violence against women remains rampant in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Sexual violence against women is rampant in Pakistan, with a large number of cases going unreported while others are being mishandled by the police.
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EU to decide on Pakistan's GSP+ status beyond 2023 after review; NGOs, ac
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 13 (ANI): The European Union's GSP+ (Generalised Scheme of Preferences - 'GSP+') status of Pakistan is under review for the period beginning 2024 and the country's NGOs, academics, trade unions and civil-society groups continue to be critical of compliances on even
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Johnny Depp terms Amber Heard's new 'sexual violence' allegations as 'fict
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 13 (ANI): The recent opening statements in Hollywood actor Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's defamation lawsuits featured echoes of their 2016 bitter divorce and a similar 2020 libel case in London.
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International Women's Day 2022: Yami Gautam appeals to people to help end
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 8 (ANI): Yami Gautam has made a humble appeal to people to help end sexual violence this International Women's Day.
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Women who have experienced sexual violence more likely to develop high blo
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Massachusetts [US], February 22 (ANI): According to the WHO, during their lifetime one in three women is subjected to physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner or sexual violence from a non-partner. Women who have ever experienced sexual violence in their lifetime are more likely to
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EU wants Pak to rapidly implement minority, women rights protection acts t
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 16 (ANI): European Parliament Vice President Heidi Hautala has said that the bloc would like to see a bit more rapid implementation of the laws by Pakistan, particularly anti-torture law, sexual violence, and protection of women and children rights in order to
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Chinese attacks on Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang escalating, says US report
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI): A US report issued on Tuesday (local time) said that Chinese attacks on Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang had escalated and most likely included "forced sterilization, sexual violence, enslavement, torture, and forcible transfer."
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'Dilli Kaand', a journey of painful incidents, directed By Kritik Kumar to
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 20 (ANI/PNN): The trailer of "Dilli Kaand", a movie based mainly on several sexual assault incidents in Delhi, was launched recently in Mumbai.
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NHRC seeks compliance report from Dhenkanal's DM, Collector on compensatio
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], September 11 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a compliance report from the District Magistrate and Collector, Dhenkanal, Odisha with payment proof of Rs 7 lakh to a minor student who is a victim of sexual violence, within six weeks.
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West Bengal post poll violence: Calcutta HC takes note of NHRC report, man
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 2 (ANI): The Calcutta High Court on Friday while passing an order in alleged post-poll violence cases that occurred in West Bengal, took note of the National Human Right Commission's (NHRC) interim report and stated that from a perusal of the report's p
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Imran Khan government has promoted religious bigotry in Pakistan, says ana
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 1 (ANI): Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), aggravated obscurantism, and unabashed bigotry since coming to power.
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UN Special Representative condemns Myanmar military over sexual violence
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 27 (ANI): United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten on Friday "strongly condemned" the reports of sexual violence in detention sites by Myanmar military's and urged to cease it with "immediate effect".
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