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Delhi remains most unsafe for women irrespective of drop in crime rate
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): While the overall crime rate in the national capital dipped by 16 per cent in 2020 as compared to 2019, Delhi has reported the highest number of crimes against women among all the metropolitan cities of the country.
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Pak media understates cases of violence against women: Report
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 6 (ANI): A Pakistan-based advocacy group has revealed that the media groups in the country are reporting much fewer cases of violence against women in eastern Punjab province.
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Pakistan's Sindh province registers 10,000 complaints of assaults against
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 21 (ANI): Pakistan has registered almost 10,000 complaints this year so far from only Sindh province in subject in connection with violence or abuse against women, according to a local media report.
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Brothers held for thrashing sister with hammer, helmet in Pakistan's Pesha
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], July 5 (ANI): Two brothers were arrested on Saturday night for thrashing their sister with a hammer and a helmet.
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Women in Turkey protest against withdrawal from gender protection treaty
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], July 2 (ANI): Thousands of people took to the street on Thursday to denounce Turkey's withdrawal from an international treaty designated to combat violence against women.
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Will look into setting up special courts to deal with domestic violence, v
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 27 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday assured that the state government will look into setting up Special Courts to deal with domestic violence and violence against women in the state.
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Imran Khan's latest remarks on sexual violence cause furore on social medi
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 22 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's latest controversial remarks on sexual violence against women has led to an outpouring of furious comments on social media as netizens termed his comments as 'victim-blaming'.
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'If you raise temptation, young guys have nowhere to go', Imran Khan's tak
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 21 (ANI): Barely two months after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's comments on sexual violence drew severe backlash, he again invited trouble by suggesting that avoiding "temptation in society" is the way to prevent sexual violence against women.
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British Police officer pleads guilty to kidnapping, rape in Sarah Everard
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], June 8 (ANI): A London metropolitan police officer has pleaded guilty to the kidnapping and rape of Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old woman whose body was found in March, leading to a national reckoning in Britain over violence against women.
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NCW directs West Bengal DGP to appear before it on May 31 with action take
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Tuesday sent a notice to West Bengal's Director General of Police (DGP) to appear before the Commission in person on May 31 with complete action taken reports on incidents of alleged violence against women in the sta
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Biden disappointed over Turkey's withdrawal from convention on domestic vi
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 22 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Sunday expressed disappointment over Turkey's withdrawal from the European Union-backed accord designed to reduce gender-based violence.
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UN Women voices concern over Turkey's withdrawal from Istanbul Convention
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], March 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations (UN) on Saturday voiced concern over Turkey's withdrawal from the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, otherwise known as the Istanbul Convention.
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