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UN ask Taliban to end gender-based violence in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Since the summer of 2021, women in Afghanistan have had many of their most fundamental rights restricted or rescinded in a country that has one of the highest rates of violence against women globally. Afghan women have also experienced a marked deterioration in access to coordinated, compreh
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Rights group calls for UN resolution on Afghan human rights
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 10 (ANI): Amnesty International on Saturday called for a UN resolution on Afghan human rights following reports of violations by the Taliban.
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Violence against women rampant in Pakistan; safety, security remain a conc
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): Violence against women in Pakistan has become a problem that cannot be neglected, as it has become a social norm in the households.
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Afghan women raise concern over Taliban's new rule to limit entry in "ladi
Updated : 3 years, 11 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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Violence against women rampant in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 31 (ANI): Violence against women continues to rise in Pakistan. Amid a rise in gender-based violence, the safety and security of women are a fantasy in Pakistan.
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Safety, security of women is a fantasy in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): Amid a rise in gender-based violence, the safety and security of women is a fantasy in Pakistan.
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ET Excellence Award for education revolutionist Dr Surya Chundi
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 22 (ANI/PNN): Top leaders from the world of business picked the winners of "ET Excellence Awards AP and TELANGANA 2022", who were felicitated in a grand ceremony held on June 18 at The Westin Hotel, Hyderabad in the presence of top dignitaries and celebrit
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Pakistan reports highest cases of crime against women in May
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): Pakistan reported the maximum number of cases of kidnapping of women, rape, and violence against women in the month of May this year, The News International reported citing a research report by Sustainable Social Development Organisation (SSDO) and the Cen
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Pakistan: Violence against women rampant regardless of rural-urban divide
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 28 (ANI): Amid growing violence against women in Pakistan, another case of two Pakistani-origin Spanish sisters Arooj Abbas and Aneesa Abbas being allegedly tortured and shot dead has been registered as they failed to get their respective husbands' visas to settle wit
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'Stop raping us': Topless woman storms Cannes red carpet to protest agains
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Cannes [France], May 21 (ANI): A semi-naked lady protestor had to be removed from the Cannes red carpet on Friday after she protested against sexual violence against women in Ukraine.
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Sexual violence against women remains rampant in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 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 Parliament member raises concern over rise in violence against Afghan w
Updated : 4 years, 2 months 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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