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A new women-led initiative in Afghanistan is working to break down the barriers to help both victims and perpetratorsNabila felt her diesel-drenched clothes stick to her skin, her lungs filling with fumes, hot panic rising.It hadn’t been the first time…
Read MoreCrowdfunder allows Kanwal Ahmed to keep sharing advice on sex, violence… and cookingA social media star has been dubbed Pakistan’s Kickstarter Oprah after her groundbreaking digital talk show in which women talk about taboo issues such as marital rape,…
Read MoreSong by Tan Weiwei, one of the nation’s favourite performers, appears to reference high-profile instances of violence against womenIn the torrent of comments below the video of Tan Weiwei’s latest single, one summed up the burgeoning anger of Chinese w…
Read MoreFive alleged sorcery-related deaths – including the hanging of a 13-year-old boy – in a single week in one Papua New Guinea province, has revived a nationwide angst over the persistent crime of alleged witchcraft killings.In the highland villages and t…
Read MoreNew fibre-optic cables to Pacific islands have been cautiously welcomed amid warnings over harassment and violence linked to online platformsFrom the narrow bay of Sydney’s Tamarama Beach, a cable twice as thick as garden hose, carrying optic fibre th…
Read MoreOlder patients turned away or left untreated, while domestic abuse is also rising, leading charity reportsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen Souzi Bondeko’s grandfather started showing symptoms of Covid-19 and was struggli…
Read MoreTool in Yiwu comes after a rise in domestic violence during Covid-19 lockdowns and quarantine measures The city of Yiwu in eastern China is set to begin a pilot programme that allows residents to check whether their partner has a history of domestic ab…
Read MoreHead of children’s welfare agency says toll could start to emerge after lockdown created ‘perfect storm’ of stress for struggling familiesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs hundreds of thousands of children return to classro…
Read MoreViolence against women is endemic in Afghanistan; with services closed by the pandemic, those working with abused women are terrified for their clientsEvery morning Marzia Akbari, a 25-year-old psychologist from the western Afghan city of Herat, wakes …
Read MoreChristchurch man Matt Brown set up a barber shop after the 2011 earthquake, and realised just listening can lead to a lot of goodThere are the hardened criminals. The patched gang members. The older men who watched their father beat their mother before…
Read MoreSurvivors are given a voice at first public hearings of investigation into historical abuse of thousands of children in state and faith-based care On the morning Annasophia Calman is due to testify in public about a childhood destroyed at the hands of …
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