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Turkish top leaders hail withdrawal from European treaty protecting women
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], March 21 (ANI): Turkish top leaders are supporting the country's withdrawal from a landmark European treaty, the world's first binding treaty to protect women from violence.
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Turkey's withdrawal from women's treaty sparks outrage
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], March 21 (ANI): Turkey has sparked worldwide outrage after it withdrew from the world's first binding treaty to prevent violence against women, Al Jazeera reported.
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US House passes legislation to reauthorise Violence Against Women Act
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Wednesday (local time) passed legislation to reauthorise the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which was originally introduced by President Joe Biden but lapsed in 2019.
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Olivia Cooke reveals that 'House of the Dragon' will not depict gratuitous
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 11 (ANI): Hollywood actor Olivia Cooke recently revealed that the upcoming 'Game of Thrones' prequel series titled, 'House of the Dragon' will be taking a rather different approach towards its depiction of women.
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Pakistan reported highest incidence of violence against women during peak
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 13 (ANI): During the peak of COVID-19 pandemic between January and December last year, when people were forced to stay inside their homes, Pakistan reported 2,297 cases of violence against women from 25 districts across the country, according to a report by the
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Hundreds protest in Kathmandu against rising cases of violence against wom
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], February 13 (ANI): Hundreds of women's rights activists and members of the civil society marched on streets of Kathmandu protesting the government's apathy and failure to control increasing cases of violence against women in the country.
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CSA launch Black Day ODI to fight against gendar-based violence
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Durban [South Africa], January 18 (ANI): Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Monday acted on the call from President Cyril Ramaphosa to act against the scourge of violence against women and children by officially launching one of the most anticipated events on South Africa's cricketing calendar, t
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Pakistan stepped up crackdown on media, failed to stem violence against wo
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], January 13 (ANI): Human Rights Watch in its World Report 2021 said that Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan government intensified its crackdown on the media, political opponents and civil society in 2020, while failing to stem violence against women and minorities.
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Women in Turkey are determined to stop femicide - murders of women
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], January 4 (ANI): On December 29 in Istanbul, a man named Kemal Delbe set on fire his former girlfriend Aylin Sozer, a lecturer at the Istanbul Aydin University, pouring a flammable liquid on her. Her murderer narrowly escaped lynching by Sozer's neighbours when taken in
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Divyanka Tripathi helps launch a new campaign to increase awareness about
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Sustaining Health Outcomes Project through Private Sector (SHOPS) Plus and Momspresso.com, India's largest platform for mothers, have today announced the launch of a
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Maharashtra Cabinet clears draft bill for proposed 'Shakti Act'
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 10 (ANI): The Maharashtra Cabinet on Wednesday approved the introduction of two draft bills pertaining to the prevention of incidents of violence and atrocities against women and children in the state.
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First Lady of DR Congo meets Merck Foundation CEO to mark together the Int
Updated : 5 years, 7 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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