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United Nations: UAE prioritises gender balance, women's empowerment
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Reem Alsalem, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, said that gender balance and equality between men and women are top priorities for the UAE.
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Rights group to hold event in London highlighting atrocities on Uyghur wom
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Internationally acclaimed social organisations like the Rene Cassin Foundation and the Faith and Violence Against Women and Girls (FVAWG) Coalition will organize an event on March 4 in London highlighting the persecution of Uyghur women, a combined press statement released by the social orga
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Merck Foundation Marks International Day of Elimination of Violence Agains
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Gaborone [Botswana]/ Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 27: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, together with African First Ladies and local partners, mark the "International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls 2023" as a part of the Merck
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DCW chief Swati Maliwal plans to visit Manipur, writes letter to DGP
Updated : 2 years, 10 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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Afghan women raise concern over Taliban's new rule to limit entry in "ladi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): Ever since the Taliban took over control of Afghanistan, large-scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls has been ongoing in the country, which has apparently witnessed a downfall trend. Local women have expres
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EU Parliament member raises concern over rise in violence against Afghan w
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 16 (ANI): European Parliament member Hannah Neuman has said that violence against women and girls has increased in Afghanistan, reported local media.
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Taliban trying to 'erase' women from public life, say UN experts
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 18 (ANI): A group of UN human rights experts warned on Monday that that large-scale and systematic gender-based discrimination and violence against women and girls has been ongoing since the Taliban took over the control of Afghanistan in mid-August in order to "
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First Lady of DR Congo meets Merck Foundation CEO to mark together the Int
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], November 28 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, underscored their long term commitment through starting their partnership with The First Lady of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denise Nyakeru
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#DNAFightsRape Stirs Youth Power, Students of Manipal University Voice The
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI/BusinessWire India): As violence against women and girls intensifies in the aftermath of COVID-19, students from Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) came together to create a musical composition urging citizens to ensure justice and build a safer In
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Farhan Akhtar dedicates song to end violence against women, girls
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 8 (ANI): On the occasion of International Women's Day, Farhan Akhtar dedicated a song 'Chulein Aasman' for the digital campaign 'Bas Ab Bahut Ho Gaya,' which aims at ending violence against women and girls.
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