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Sindh police reports 913 cases of violence against women, children in firs
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to a report released by research and advocacy firm Sustainable Social Development Organisation (SSDO), 771 cases of violence against women and 142 cases of violence against children were reported to the police in the province between January 1 and April 30.
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Pakistan: 2,777 cases of domestic violence against women, marriage of youn
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Maximum cases, 886 were reported from Hyderabad and 459 from Benazir Abad as per figures released by Women Development Department Sindh, Daily Pakistan reported.
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Assam Youth Cong chief accuses Indian Youth Cong national president of har
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma has written to the Director General of Police, Assam to personally look into the harassment allegation levelled by the Assam Youth Congress chief against the Indian Youth Congress national president. She urged the DGP to conduct a
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Violence against women is a hidden issue in country: Rahul Gandhi at Londo
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"I was allowed to speak at the Cambridge University to give a talk there, on Indian politics and global politics, which I did, and it's quite a nice atmosphere there. I was thinking, while I was talking there, that it's quite strange that an Indian politican, a leader can give a speech at
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Protests in Germany against enforced disappearances in Balochistan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Baloch National Movement Germany Chapter staged protests in Bielefeld and Berlin, the capital of Germany, against the state violence against women in Balochistan and the arrest of Mahal Baloch.
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Pakistan: Armed men rape girl in Islamabad's park
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The incident took place Thursday night when two armed men approached the victim at a park in F-9, who was there with her male colleague, according to the first information report (FIR).
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Discrimination against women places Pakistan with Sub-Saharan countries
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Pakistan ranks 167 in a list of 170 countries on the Global Women, Peace and Security Index. It was placed 153rd on the Global Gender Gap Index.
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Arre Voice and Akshara Centre Partner to Drive Conversation and Awareness
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai, (Maharashtra) [India], January 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): Arre Voice, a short-form, women-first, audio social app based on 30-second voice podcasts (Voicepods), announced its partnership with Akshara Centre, an award winning not-for-profit women's organization to support and contribute to th
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Be cautious while broadcasting disturbing, distressing content, Govt tells
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday issued an advisory to all television channels against reporting incidents of accidents, deaths, and violence including violence against women, children, and elderly in manners which grossly compromises on "good taste and decency". Read More
Violence against women rising in Punjab province of Pakistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Criminal activities against women in Punjab province of Pakistan have skyrocketed with a surge in sexual crimes by 16 per cent in 2021, a Gender Parity Report by Punjab Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) revealed on Thursday.
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Social Justice Council calls for awareness among people to prevent crimes
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
The official said that a campaign has been kickstarted named 'Elimination of violence against women' under which awareness is being spread.
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Violence against women shouldn't be seen through religious prism: Union Mi
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Shri Giriraj Singh on Friday said that any violence against women should not be seen through the prism of religion and it should be condemned outrightly by all without any prejudices.
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