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Pakistan judiciary, government under spotlight over cases of violence agai
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 21 (ANI): The Pakistan government and judiciary have come under criticism as several incidents show that justice in Islamabad is served only to powerful individuals and under media and social pressure.
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Violence against women in Pakistan worsened under Imran Khan's regime
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 18 (ANI): Violence against women in Pakistan continues unabashed, it has witnessed rising cases of harassment under the Imran Khan regime.
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Report on violence against women in Pakistan shows stark increase in cases
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 11 (ANI): A report on the violence against women and children in Pakistan shows stark increases in the number of cases.
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Violence against women surges in Pakistan as officials arrest two for abdu
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], February 16 (ANI): Violence against women is on the surge in Pakistan as officials in Lahore have arrested the two people involved in the abduction of girls and selling them in other provinces, reported local media.
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Angelina Jolie urges US Senate to pass Violence Against Women Act
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): Oscar-winning actor and humanitarian Angelina Jolie appeared in a press conference held at Capitol Hill and urged the US Senate to renew the Violence Against Women Act.
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'Grappling with the Shadow Pandemic' - An exclusive report by Akshara Cent
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI/TPT): The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the most unprecedented times and has led to a dramatic loss of human life across the globe. In addition to the varied adverse effects of the deadly virus, the pandemic has been a growth catalyst for the rise in vi
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Taliban trying to 'erase' women from public life, say UN experts
Updated : 4 years, 5 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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Women activists express concerns over surge in violence against women in K
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 14 (ANI): Women activists have expressed their concerns about a surge in violence against women in the crisis-torn country while gathering in the capital Kabul, local media reported.
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UN raises issue of violence against women, girls in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 25 (ANI): The United Nations in Afghanistan called on everyone for concrete actions to end violence against women on the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW).
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France expresses concern over Chinese tennis star's disappearance
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 19 (ANI): France on Friday expressed concern over missing Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, calling Beijing to fulfil its commitments to address violence against women.
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CyberPeace Foundation and Responsible Netism launches campaign India Fight
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): Cyber, is the new weapon today! Cyber Violence is violence in cyber-space that has led to violation of cyber rights of individuals, especially those of children and women. Online violence and harassment have been overlooked laying more emphasis
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Obscenity in OTT platform content could be a reason for violence against w
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], October 17 (ANI): One of the reasons for the increase in violence against women is the obscenity in the content shown on over the top (OTT) platforms, said actor Govind Namdev.
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