Violence against women and girls
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The women breaking the cycle of violence in Papua New Guinea
Across the country leaders and advocates work to tackle the root causes of an ‘epidemic’ that affects two-thir…
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Pakistan authorities arrest 11 suspects over ‘honour’ killing video
Arrests come after video showing man and woman being fatally shot went vitalPakistan has arrested 11 suspects …
- Afghanistan, Global development, International criminal court, International criminal justice, Law, Society, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Violence against women and girls, Women under the Taliban, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
ICC issues warrant for Taliban’s supreme leader for persecution of women
Rights activists hail move to arrest Haibatullah Akhundzada and Afghan chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani for c…
- Cities and development, Delhi, Domestic violence, Gender, Global development, India, Life and style, Sexual violence, Society, South and Central Asia, Violence against women and girls, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Women in India don’t want ‘safe zones’ – they want to enjoy public spaces as equals | Nilanjana Bhowmick
Segregation does not make going outside any safer or more comfortable for women – it only reinforces the idea …
- India, Rape and sexual assault, South and Central Asia, Violence against women and girls, World news
Indian police volunteer gets life sentence for raping and murdering trainee doctor
Judge rejects death penalty for Sanjay Roy as victim’s parents suspect more were involved in killing, which sp…
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Indian court finds police volunteer guilty of rape and murder of trainee doctor
Case was fast-tracked after crime in Kolkata sparked protests across India amid concern for women’s safetyA po…
- Asia Pacific, Deepfake, Digital media, Media, Pornography, Social media, Society, South Korea, Technology, Violence against women and girls, Women, World news
From spy cams to deepfake porn: fury in South Korea as women targeted again
National police agency says it is investigating 513 cases of deepfake pornography as a new scandal grips the c…
- Global development, India, Law, Rape and sexual assault, Sexual violence, Society, South and Central Asia, Violence against women and girls, World news
India is outraged at a young doctor’s rape and murder. We have been here too often | Nilanjana Bhowmick
Despite protests and laws, sexual violence remains pervasive. India’s misogynist patriarchal culture is holdin…
- Afghanistan, Gender, South and Central Asia, Taliban, United Nations, Violence against women and girls, Women, World news
The Guardian view on Afghanistan’s gender apartheid: don’t embolden the Taliban | Editorial
Women have been stripped of their freedom, dignity and livelihoods. The international community must heed thei…
- Femicide, Global development, India, Sexual violence, Society, South and Central Asia, Violence against women and girls, World news
Murdered Indian doctor’s father speaks out: ‘All I can do now is get her justice’
The rape-murder of a trainee doctor in a Kolkata hospital has caused outrage across India. Here, her father re…
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Hospitals in India hit as doctors begin nationwide strike over trainee’s rape and murder
Non-essential medical services paralysed as more than a million doctors expected to join 24-hour protest amid …
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Indian medics step up strike in protest at doctor’s rape and murder
All hospital services except for emergency care to be shut down on Saturday amid outrage over Kolkata attackAl…
- India, Sexual violence, South and Central Asia, Violence against women and girls, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Thousands of Indian women protest after junior doctor’s rape and murder – video
On Wednesday night, thousands of women took to the streets in the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, in protest aga…
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Police break up largest illegal pornography ring in Taiwan’s history
Hundreds involved in Chuangyi Sifang, an online platform that shared child sexual abuse images, have been arre…
- Asia Pacific, China, Feminism, Sexual harassment, Society, Violence against women and girls, World news
Professor sacked over abuse claims in rare win for China’s #MeToo movement
Swift response by Renmin University to student’s post creates shockwave in a country where accusers are often …