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"Pak In Denial": India Backs Bangladesh As It Seeks Justice For 1971 Genocide
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal highlighted how 'Operation Searchlight' included systematic and targetted killing of millions of Bangladeshis alongside widespread sexual violence against women by Pakistani forces.
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Violence Against Women 'A Global Emergency': United Nations
The UN rights chief on Friday decried mounting threats to women's rights worldwide, highlighting rampant femicide and horrific abuse exposed in cases like that of US sex offender Jefferey Epstein.
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Taliban Legalises Domestic Violence As Long As There Are No "Broken Bones"
A new penal code introduced by the Taliban 'legalises' domestic violence against women by allowing husbands to physically punish their wives and children as long as it does not cause "broken bones or open wounds".
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Women Without Hijab, Kings In Western Suits: Iran During Pahlavi Dynasty Rule
Videos shared by activists on social media purported to show protesters chanting against Iran's government around bonfires as debris littered the streets in the capital, Tehran, and other areas.
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6 Accused In Manipur Gang-Rape Case Charged By Special CBI Court
A special CBI court in Guwahati has framed charges against six accused in the case where three women were stripped naked and two of them allegedly gang-raped during ethnic clashes in Manipur in May 2023.
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"I Did Fight Back": Queen Camilla Recalls Being Assaulted As Teen
Britains Queen Camilla on Wednesday spoke publicly for the first time about her personal experience of indecent assault, saying that speaking out was one way she could use her royal platform to shine a light on the epidemic of violence against women
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In 2024, One Woman Killed By Someone Close To Her Every 10 Minutes: Report
Every 10 minutes last year a woman somewhere in the world was killed by a person close to her, the United Nations said Monday as it decried a lack of progress in the battle against femicide.
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Nearly A Third Of Women Globally Face Partner Or Sexual Violence: WHO
Nearly one in three women have experienced intimate partner or sexual violence, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, warning no society "can call itself fair, safe or healthy while half its population lives in fear".
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High-Level Review Meeting In Bengal Over Women's Safety In Hospitals
After back-to-back cases of violence against women in West Bengal hospitals, a high-level review meeting was called at the state secretariat. It was chaired by the Chief Secretary and included the principals of all medical colleges of West Bengal.
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'Would Be Patriarchal Entitlement': Court Denies Man Bail For Wife's Murder
The Delhi High Court has held that a husband cannot justify violence against his wife on the ground of anger or refusal to live with him, stressing that such a claim reflects "patriarchal entitlement" which the law cannot support.
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"Pak In Denial": India Backs Bangladesh As It Seeks Justice For 1971 Genocide
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal highlighted how 'Operation Searchlight' included systematic and targetted killing of millions of Bangladeshis alongside widespread sexual violence against women by Pakistani forces.
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Violence Against Women 'A Global Emergency': United Nations
The UN rights chief on Friday decried mounting threats to women's rights worldwide, highlighting rampant femicide and horrific abuse exposed in cases like that of US sex offender Jefferey Epstein.
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Taliban Legalises Domestic Violence As Long As There Are No "Broken Bones"
A new penal code introduced by the Taliban 'legalises' domestic violence against women by allowing husbands to physically punish their wives and children as long as it does not cause "broken bones or open wounds".
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Women Without Hijab, Kings In Western Suits: Iran During Pahlavi Dynasty Rule
Videos shared by activists on social media purported to show protesters chanting against Iran's government around bonfires as debris littered the streets in the capital, Tehran, and other areas.
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6 Accused In Manipur Gang-Rape Case Charged By Special CBI Court
A special CBI court in Guwahati has framed charges against six accused in the case where three women were stripped naked and two of them allegedly gang-raped during ethnic clashes in Manipur in May 2023.
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"I Did Fight Back": Queen Camilla Recalls Being Assaulted As Teen
Britains Queen Camilla on Wednesday spoke publicly for the first time about her personal experience of indecent assault, saying that speaking out was one way she could use her royal platform to shine a light on the epidemic of violence against women
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In 2024, One Woman Killed By Someone Close To Her Every 10 Minutes: Report
Every 10 minutes last year a woman somewhere in the world was killed by a person close to her, the United Nations said Monday as it decried a lack of progress in the battle against femicide.
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Nearly A Third Of Women Globally Face Partner Or Sexual Violence: WHO
Nearly one in three women have experienced intimate partner or sexual violence, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, warning no society "can call itself fair, safe or healthy while half its population lives in fear".
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High-Level Review Meeting In Bengal Over Women's Safety In Hospitals
After back-to-back cases of violence against women in West Bengal hospitals, a high-level review meeting was called at the state secretariat. It was chaired by the Chief Secretary and included the principals of all medical colleges of West Bengal.
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'Would Be Patriarchal Entitlement': Court Denies Man Bail For Wife's Murder
The Delhi High Court has held that a husband cannot justify violence against his wife on the ground of anger or refusal to live with him, stressing that such a claim reflects "patriarchal entitlement" which the law cannot support.
