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UN condemns Taliban's new decree on women after it legitimises use of viol
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has strongly condemned the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan over a new decree that effectively expands and legitimises the use of violence against women and children, including in homes, in the country.
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Pakistan's women's rights laws exposed as 'paper promises' at Karachi conf
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
A roundtable discussion held in Karachi has laid bare the stark disconnect between Pakistan's women-centric legislation and the lived realities of women across the country, with experts warning that laws passed in Islamabad and provincial assemblies have largely remained symbolic. Speakers s
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Pakistan wages war on Baloch women: BYC leader slams state brutality
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Sammi Deen Baloch, a senior leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), accused the Pakistani state of unleashing what she called the "most brutal form of oppression" against Baloch women. In a statement, Ms Baloch a
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Merck Foundation marks the 'Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Gitega [Burundi] / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 26: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, together with The First Ladies of Africa and Asia, who are also the Ambassadors of Merck Foundation More Than a Mother, mark the "International Day of Elimination of V
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New government interface aims to curb gender-based killings amid rising fe
Updated : 4 months ago IST
As countries around the world mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Tuesday, Israel has rolled out a new digital interface designed to help prevent gender-based killings by closing long-criticised gaps between government agencies.
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Israel releases data on violence against women
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Israel Central Bureau of Statistics released a multi-system situational picture, a data collection, on violence against women on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to be observed Tuesday, November 25.
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Pakistan's soaring violence against women exposes institutional collapse
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The data, obtained through the Right to Information (RTI) law from the Punjab Police, highlights the persistent and widespread nature of abuse across the province, as reported by The Express Tribune.
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"Deplorable and heart-wrenching": BJD MLA Pratap Keshari Deb slams Odisha
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Earlier today, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik slammed the BJP government in the state over the alleged gang rape near Maa Baliharachandi temple in Puri District, saying that it is heart-rending to witness "horrifying patterns of violence against women reported across Odisha".
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"BJP leaders engage in theatrical display of concern": Naveen Patnaik slam
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday slammed the BJP government in the state over the alleged gang rape near Maa Baliharachandi temple in Puri District, saying that it is heart-rending to witness "horrifying patterns of violence against women reported across Odisha".
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India at UN raps Pakistan over sexual violence against women ever since 19
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Punnoos, while delivering India's statement at the UN Security Council Open Debate on 'Conflict-Related Sexual Violence,' said that sexual crimes against women from minority communities in Pakistan continue even today, which is deplorable.
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"Why are we not hearing screams of our daughters?" Congress leader Mumtaz
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress leader Mumtaz Patel expressed deep concern over the recent cases of violence against women in Odisha, criticising both the state administration and the central government for their silence and inaction.
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Violence against women is increasing day by day in Odisha: Priyanka Gandhi
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday condemned the alleged gangrape of a student in Odisha's Gopalpur, asserting that the failure to prioritise women's safety constitutes a grave atrocity against them.
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