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Geneva: India's grassroots efforts empowering women and girls, activist te
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking on Thursday, Anjo, a representative of the Sambhali Trust, emphasized that the progress of human rights should not only be measured through laws and resolutions, but through everyday improvements in communities.
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Merck Foundation and Their "More Than a Mother" Ambassadors, the First Lad
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya] / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 9: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, together with First Ladies of Africa and Asia who are also their Ambassadors, and partners including Ministries of Health, Education, Communication & Gender mark 'Internati
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International Women's Day 2026: Legal rights exist, but implementation gap
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
This year, the theme for International Women's Day is "Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls," highlighting the urgent need to turn legal rights into real change in everyday life.
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CM Dhami participates in 'She for STEM Uttarakhand' workshop
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Wednesday participated in the 'She for STEM Uttarakhand' workshop organised at Uttarakhand Technical University, Sudhowala (Premnagar, Dehradun) on the occasion of International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
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California Attorney General launches probe into Elon Musk's Grok over AI-g
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The probe follows reports that Grok has been used to create deepfake images portraying women and girls in sexually explicit scenarios without their consent, content that has allegedly been used to harass individuals across the internet, including on the social media platform X.
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Baloch activist says Pakistan using enforced disappearances as "core strat
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
In an interview with ANI, Baloch said that more than eight to ten Baloch women and girls were abducted in the past year alone, including a 15-year-old and an eight-month pregnant woman.
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Merck Foundation marks the 'Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Gitega [Burundi] / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 26: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, together with The First Ladies of Africa and Asia, who are also the Ambassadors of Merck Foundation More Than a Mother, mark the "International Day of Elimination of V
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WHO sounds alarm on rising pace of technology-facilitated violence
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The latest estimates on intimate partner violence (IPV) note that lifetime IPV prevalence in South-East Asia Region is 31.5%, one of the highest across all WHO regions. Digital violence--including cyberstalking, image-based abuse, trolling, doxing, and online harassment--is rising at an alar
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BASC raises alarm over abduction of minor girl in hub, calls enforced disa
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The organisation noted that this incident comes months after the disappearance of 23-year-old Mahjabeen from Quetta, whose fate also remains unknown. BASC stated that both cases reflect the continuing pattern of enforced disappearances that have plagued Balochistan for years, now increasingl
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Himachal Governor extends Diwali greetings during visit to Nari Sewa Sadan
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla visited the Nari Sewa Sadan and Balika Ashram at Mashobra near Shimla on Friday. He extended warm Diwali greetings to the women and girls residing there. Lady Governor and Chairperson of the State Red Cross Hospital Welfare Section Janaki Shukl
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UNFPA, WHO condemn medicalisation of female genital mutilation, issue join
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In 2024, over 230 million women and girls globally had undergone FGM, with 80 million of them living in Asia. Alarmingly, around 1 in 4 acts of FGM are carried out by professional health workers, in clinics or homes. This creates the misconception that FGM is 'safer' and 'less harmful' wh
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Trump cuts funding for Afghan resettlement programs
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US President Donald Trump has cut funding for Afghan resettlement programs, leaving thousands who aided American forces vulnerable to Taliban retaliation. Critics told Khaama Press the move endangers Afghan allies, undermines U.S. credibility, and poses serious risks to women and girls if pr
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