カテゴリー: Violence against women and girls
Under new Taliban laws, a husband is allowed to beat his wife as long as it is not done with ‘obscene force’, which the woman must prove in courtThe shocking level of physical violence against women permitted under the Taliban’s new laws has been revea…
Across the country leaders and advocates work to tackle the root causes of an ‘epidemic’ that affects two-thirds of women in their lifetimeIn a country where violence is often shrouded in silence, Tahina Booth is trying to break the cycle with somethin…
Arrests come after video showing man and woman being fatally shot went vitalPakistan has arrested 11 suspects after a video emerged on social media of a woman and a man being shot dead for marrying against the wishes of their families, in an “honour” k…
Rights activists hail move to arrest Haibatullah Akhundzada and Afghan chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani for crimes against humanityThe international criminal court has issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of crimes agai…
Segregation does not make going outside any safer or more comfortable for women – it only reinforces the idea that the public sphere belongs to menA couple of weeks ago, I was in an upmarket neighbourhood in Delhi for a photoshoot. The sun was already …
Judge rejects death penalty for Sanjay Roy as victim’s parents suspect more were involved in killing, which sparked strikesAn Indian police volunteer has been sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the hospital where …
Case was fast-tracked after crime in Kolkata sparked protests across India amid concern for women’s safetyA police volunteer has been found guilty of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor who was on duty in Kolkata, a crime that sparked protests acro…
Despite protests and laws, sexual violence remains pervasive. India’s misogynist patriarchal culture is holding women backWith a rape occurring every 16 minutes, violence is one of the biggest deterrents to women working in India. On the eve of India’s…
Women have been stripped of their freedom, dignity and livelihoods. The international community must heed their demandsWomen barely feature in Hollywoodgate, the chilling and remarkable documentary on the Taliban currently showing in selected cinemas. …
The rape-murder of a trainee doctor in a Kolkata hospital has caused outrage across India. Here, her father recalls her urge to help others and their struggle to support her studiesThe father of the trainee doctor murdered during a rest break at a Kolk…
Non-essential medical services paralysed as more than a million doctors expected to join 24-hour protest amid rising anger at violence against womenHospitals and clinics across India have begun turning away patients except for emergency cases as medica…
All hospital services except for emergency care to be shut down on Saturday amid outrage over Kolkata attackAll hospital services in India except for emergency care will shut down on Saturday as doctors escalate their protest over the rape and murder o…
On Wednesday night, thousands of women took to the streets in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, in protest against the rape and murder of a junior doctor inside a hospital. The 31-year-old, who has not been named, was attacked at night on Friday while…
Hundreds involved in Chuangyi Sifang, an online platform that shared child sexual abuse images, have been arrestedPolice have busted the largest illegal pornography ring in Taiwan’s history, arresting hundreds of people connected to internet and Telegr…