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I fear for my Afghan sisters, says Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has expressed fear for women and girls in Afghanistan as the Taliban has once again taken control of the war-torn country after 20 years of US military operations.
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EU, US 'deeply worried about Afghan women and girls'
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 18 (ANI): US, European Union and several other countries, in a joint statement, expressed deep concern over the situation regarding women's and girls' rights in Afghanistan and urged the authorities to guarantee their protection.
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UK to accept 20,000 Afghan refugees: Home Secretary
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], August 18 (ANI): UK Home Secretary Priti Patel said the United Kingdom would accept 20,000 Afghan refugees fleeing from the country, priority will be given to women and girls.
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US deeply concerned for Afghan women, says NSA Jake Sullivan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): The US is deeply concerned for Afghan women and girls under the Taliban control, National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday as the terror group has been blamed for committing barbaric atrocities against women.
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UN chief Guterres urges Taliban to exercise utmost restraint to protect li
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], August 16 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged the Taliban to exercise utmost restraint to protect lives and to uphold human rights especially for women and girls. He also urged countries to accept refugees from Afghanistan and refrain fr
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Consequences will be 'unbelievably bad': George Bush on US troops withdraw
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 14 (ANI): Former US President George W Bush has called the US drawdown from Afghanistan a "mistake" and said that the consequences of this decision, especially for Afghan women and girls, will be "unbelievably bad".
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Leveraging new technologies can help protect families during the COVID: Po
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (NewsVoir): Families across the world have been under tremendous pressure in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Deep seated gender inequalities and discrimination have ensured that the dice is rolled against women and girls.
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Maharashra govt bringing Shakti Act to take strict action in cases of crim
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], January 11 (ANI): Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Monday said that the state government is bringing Shakti Act to take strict action in cases of crime against women and girls.
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First Lady of DR Congo meets Merck Foundation CEO to mark together the Int
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], November 28 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, underscored their long term commitment through starting their partnership with The First Lady of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denise Nyakeru
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#DNAFightsRape Stirs Youth Power, Students of Manipal University Voice The
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI/BusinessWire India): As violence against women and girls intensifies in the aftermath of COVID-19, students from Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) came together to create a musical composition urging citizens to ensure justice and build a safer In
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European Parliament asks Pakistan to protect women and girls from discrimi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Aug 28 (ANI): The European Parliament has asked Pakistan to protect the rights of women and girls after rising incidents of honour killings, acid attacks and social restrictions on movement and jobs reported from the country.
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China advertises marriages to Uyghur women to attract Han men into Xinjian
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Aug 1 (ANI): China has started the forced marriage game by advertising marriages to Uyghur women and girls to attract men into the Xinjiang or East Turkistan region of China, according to a report published in the Daily Citizen - Focus on the Family.
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