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Doctoral student at Renmin University of China school of liberal arts in Beijing posted recordings on WeiboA top Chinese university has fired a professor, a day after a graduate student accused him of sexual harassment on social media in a rare public …
続きを読むCase in which man cut off his ex-wife’s nose and ears – while on probation for raping her – causes huge debate in country where femicide and domestic abuse rifeAsel Nogoibaeva sits up in her hospital bed, with her mutilated face hidden behind bandages …
続きを読むBody of teenager lay untouched until police informant passed by, raising fresh concerns about women’s safety The killing of a 16-year-old girl in Delhi who was stabbed and bludgeoned to death in an alley as pedestrians walked on has sparked outrage ove…
続きを読むHarassment by men on public transport is one reason why female participation in the workforce stands at only 20%At precisely 1.40pm, the bright pink bus packed with women leaves the depot and snakes its way through Karachi’s traffic. Two female conduct…
続きを読むYoon Suk-yeol courted ‘anti-feminist’ male voters during election, and opponents say latest move threatens to be a major setback for women’s rightsSouth Korea’s president, Yoon Suk-yeol, has defended his plan to abolish the country’s gender equality mi…
続きを読むDraft safeguards would mark major development in women’s rights as China faces calls for gender equalityChina is considering strengthening its laws on women’s rights to provide more robust protection against gender-based discrimination and sexual haras…
続きを読むOnline censors blocked Peng Shuai’s post on Weibo of Zhang Gaoli’s alleged assault over several yearsThe Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has apparently accused a former vice-premier of sexual assault, engulfing the highest echelons of Beijing’s ruling C…
続きを読むWomen’s protests led to prohibition in Bihar but can alcohol bans end domestic abuse and harassment?Holding sticks and brooms, the women marched to the liquor shop in the centre of Konar village. It was a rare ambush in the staunchly patriarchal Bihar …
続きを読むRights defenders describe threats and abuse while working to protect their communitiesReport: Sex workers fighting for human rights among world’s most ‘at risk activists’A report has found that sex worker activists are among the most at risk human righ…
続きを読むAnalysis: public opinion shifting, but reaction from authorities may have related more to crackdown on fame cultureIt felt like a turning point. The arrest of one of China’s biggest pop stars on rape allegations had raised hopes that authorities were f…
続きを読むFashion brand to investigate the death of 20-year-old Jeyasre Kathiravel, reportedly killed by supervisor at Natchi ApparelsThe family of a young garment worker at an H&M supplier factory in Tamil Nadu who was allegedly murdered by her supervisor s…
続きを読むA popular actor was accused of harassment – now those who spoke against him are being charged under law meant to protect womenIt takes a lot to rattle Leena Ghani. As an artist turned activist helping to raise the voices of Pakistan’s women, she has of…
続きを読むThere are still those who ask ‘what was she wearing’. An urgent conversation is needed about toxic masculinity and consentThere has been growing outrage among Bangladeshi citizens over the past two weeks at a string of gruesome gang rapes and sexual as…
続きを読むFemale musicians say abuse by gurus has been an open secret for years in a culture where ‘toxic and old-fashioned patriarchy’ holds swayOne of India’s most venerated cultural traditions – the centuries-old guru-shishya (disciple) method of learning cla…
続きを読むWomen routinely face sexual assault and exploitation in factories, many of which supply western brands. A grassroots movement is helping victims to seek justice Dolly Akhtar was only 16 when she started work in a garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, s…
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