Sexual violence
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What drove 200 women to stab a gangster to death? Netflix series revisits crime that shocked India
For years, police claimed the 2004 killing was due to a feud. Now a documentary digs deeper into why women fro…
- Global development, Law, Nepal, Rape and sexual assault, Sexual violence, Society, South and Central Asia, Violence against women and girls, Women, World news
Nepali woman’s account of rape prompts wave of protest over laws
Calls grow for repeal of statute of limitations and widening of definition of rape after former model makes al…
- Fashion, Garment workers, Global development, H&M, India, Life and style, Sexual violence, Society, South and Central Asia, Unions, Women, Workers' rights, World news
H&M pledges to end shopfloor sexual violence in India after worker killed
Landmark agreement to protect garment workers from violence follows last year’s murder of Jeyasre Kathiravel, …
- Domestic violence, Global development, Human rights, Law, Pakistan, Rape and sexual assault, Sexual violence, Society, South and Central Asia, Violence against women and girls, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Tycoon’s son sentenced to death in Pakistan in high-profile rape and murder case
Zahir Jaffer tortured and beheaded Noor Mukadam, in July last year, in case that sparked outrage over violence…
- Africa, Alexei Navalny, Americas, Belarus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Europe, European Union, France, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Human rights, India, Indigenous peoples, Internally displaced people, Kazakhstan, Kurds, Law, Media, Mexico, Middle East and North Africa, Migration, Myanmar, Newspapers & magazines, Poland, Police, Press freedom, Protest, Rape and sexual assault, Refugees, Russia, Sexual violence, Society, South Africa, South and Central Asia, Thailand, UK news, US news, Vladimir Putin, WikiLeaks, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Desmond Tutu’s funeral and Kazakhstan clashes: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
A roundup of the coverage of the struggle for human rights and freedoms, from Mexico to Hong Kong Continue rea…
- Abortion, Afghanistan, Americas, Asia Pacific, Belarus, El Salvador, Europe, European commission, European Union, France, Greece, Human rights, Immigration and asylum, Indigenous peoples, Iran, Italy, Kurds, Mexico, Middle East and North Africa, Migration, Migration and development, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Refugees, Serbia, Sexual violence, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Turkey, UK news, US news, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, Workers' rights, World news
Lives lost at Europe’s borders and Afghan MPs in exile: human rights this fortnight – in pictures
A roundup of the struggle for human rights and freedoms, from Mexico to Manila Continue reading...
- Abortion, Afghanistan, Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Belarus, China, Colombia, Domestic violence, Europe, Global development, Greece, Health, Ivory Coast, Law, LGBT rights, Malaysia, Mexico, Middle East and North Africa, Migration, Migration and development, Myanmar, Poland, Press freedom, Protest, Rape and sexual assault, Refugees, Sexual violence, South and Central Asia, Syria, Taliban, Thailand, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
The disappeared in Mexico, Afghan female footballers and a giant puppet: human rights this fortnight in pictures
A roundup of the coverage of the struggle for human rights and freedoms from Thailand to Texas Continue readin…
- Global development, Human rights, Kyrgyzstan, Law, Life and style, Rape and sexual assault, Satellites, Science, Sexual violence, Society, South and Central Asia, Space, Women, World news
Kidnapped, raped and wed against their will: Kyrgyz women’s fight against a brutal tradition
At least 12,000 women are still abducted and forced into marriage every year in Kyrgyzstan. But pressure is gr…
- Africa, Americas, El Salvador, Global development, Human rights, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Sex trade, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Society, South and Central Asia, Tanzania, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘I’m scared of being killed’: sex worker activists speak out
Rights defenders describe threats and abuse while working to protect their communitiesReport: Sex workers figh…
- Africa, Americas, Domestic violence, El Salvador, Global development, Health, Human rights, Inequality, Kyrgyzstan, Law, Myanmar, Police, Poverty, Rape and sexual assault, Sex trade, Sexual violence, Social exclusion, Society, South and Central Asia, Tanzania, Torture, World news
Sex workers fighting for human rights among world’s most ‘at risk activists’
Exclusive: Front Line Defenders report says rights defenders working in sex industry face ‘targeted attacks’ a…
- Afghanistan, Forced marriage, Global development, Internally displaced people, Refugees, Sexual violence, Society, South and Central Asia, Taliban, World news
‘I worry my daughters will never know peace’: women flee the Taliban – again
Families fearful of what will happen to girls and young women as the Islamist militants gain ground are joinin…
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Judicial inquiry ordered into alleged rape of nine-year-old girl in Delhi
Local officials launch review as Indian government remains silent and protests continue into fourth dayA judge…
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Third day of protests in Delhi over alleged rape of nine-year-old girl
Hundreds take to streets of Indian capital after latest case of sexual violenceThe alleged rape and murder of …
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Third day of protests in Delhi over alleged rape of nine-year-old girl
Hundreds take to streets of Indian capital after latest case of sexual violenceThe alleged rape and murder of …
- Domestic violence, Global development, Pakistan, Sexual violence, South and Central Asia, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Pakistan reckons with its ‘gender terrorism epidemic’ after murder of Noor Mukadam
Victims’s family speak of their heartbreak as brutal killing sparks national debate on lack of progress to end…