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Violence Against Women In UK And Wales "A National Emergency": Police
Violence against women and girls in England and Wales is a "national emergency" with almost 3,000 offences recorded daily, police warned in a new report published on Tuesday.
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Violence Against Women, Girls By Terrorists Remains Rampant: India At UN
Terrorism and violent extremism continue to be the biggest violators of human rights and a persistent threat to global peace and security, India told the UN.
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A Woman Or Girl Is Killed Every 11 Minutes By Intimate Partner Or Family Member: UN Chief
Asserting that a woman or a girl is killed every 11 minutes by an intimate partner or a family member, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said that violence against them is the most pervasive "human rights violation" in the world.
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Video: Priyanka Chopra Arrives In Her "Childhood Home" Lucknow For UNICEF Field Visit
After wrapping up in Mumbai and Delhi, Priyanka Chopra is now in her hometown Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, for a field visit to see the work done by UNICEF and its partners to end violence and discrimination against girls in the state.
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13 Rajasthan Men Get 20 Years In Jail For Gang-Raping 15-Year-Old
The FIR in the gang-rape case of the teenage girl was lodged at Suket Police station on March 6 this year on her complaint that she had been lured away from home in Kota by a woman Bulbul alias Pooja Jain on the pretext of buying her a bag.
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Supreme Court Issues Slew Of Directions To Make Criminal Justice Disabled-Friendly
Expressing concern over sexual violence against women and girls with disabilities, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued slew of directions to make criminal justice system more disabled-friendly.
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"Violence Against Women And Girls Is A Global Emergency": UN
International Day For The Elimination of Violence Against Women: In a big push, this year the UN has given a clarion call for ending gender based violence. The 2020 campaign theme is 'FUND, RESPOND, PREVENT, COLLECT'. Like every year, '16 Days of Activism' against Gender-Based Violence (GVB) campaign starts today and ends on December 10.
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Blog: A Personal Meeting With The Teen Who Was Trolled By Trump
A sixteen year old's 'How dare you' has a billionaire President of the biggest economy in the world trolling her on Twitter. How mature! I have spent almost two weeks reading various opinion pieces on Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg. From being called an 'alarmist' to 'that mentally ill Swedish girl', 'weird', 'brainwashed', 'a puppet'...
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Amid Nationwide Anger, Cabinet To Bring In Death Penalty For Child Rape
Scrambling to assuage the nationwide outrage over sexual violence against young girls, the government is expected to clear an ordinance, or emergency executive order, to bring in death penalty for child rape. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who returns from a five-day foreign trip, has called for a cabinet meeting today to change the law.
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Man Who Raped Delhi Toddler Was Babysitting On Parents' Request
A 21-year-old man, accused of raping a one-and-a-half-year-old girl in south Delhi, was asked to babysit the toddler by her parents when they were out for work, the police said today.
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Haryana Family Seeks Permission For Self-Immolation After Girl's Rape, Murder
Alleging police inaction and improper investigation, the distraught family of a teenaged girl who was allegedly raped and murdered by her friend in Haryana's Sonipat district last month, has sought permission from President Pranab Mukherjee for self-immolation.
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5-Year-Old Raped Allegedly By Neighbour In Delhi
A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 32-year-old neighbour who kidnapped her while she was playing outside her home in northwest Delhi, police said today.
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Raped, Impaled - High School Student's Murder Sparks Protests In Argentina
Dressed in black, thousands of Argentines took to the streets Wednesday to protest the brutal rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl, the latest case of violence against women to shock the country.
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Indian Culture is Hypocritical When It Comes To Women, Says Richa Chadha
"India is one of those few countries in the world where violence against women starts in the womb, before the girl is even born. We have to overcome the hypocrisy in our culture. On one hand, we celebrate Navratri, nine days of fasting for the goddess, then Durga Pooja... All kinds of goddesses in India are worshipped and praised than in any other ...
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Obsessed About Having Son, Jaipur Mother Allegedly Stabbed Baby Girl 17 Times
On August 26, Neha Goyal suddenly screamed that her baby girl was missing, plunging the household of 13 in Jaipur into a state of panic.
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Violence Against Women In UK And Wales "A National Emergency": Police
Violence against women and girls in England and Wales is a "national emergency" with almost 3,000 offences recorded daily, police warned in a new report published on Tuesday.
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Violence Against Women, Girls By Terrorists Remains Rampant: India At UN
Terrorism and violent extremism continue to be the biggest violators of human rights and a persistent threat to global peace and security, India told the UN.
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A Woman Or Girl Is Killed Every 11 Minutes By Intimate Partner Or Family Member: UN Chief
Asserting that a woman or a girl is killed every 11 minutes by an intimate partner or a family member, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said that violence against them is the most pervasive "human rights violation" in the world.
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Video: Priyanka Chopra Arrives In Her "Childhood Home" Lucknow For UNICEF Field Visit
After wrapping up in Mumbai and Delhi, Priyanka Chopra is now in her hometown Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, for a field visit to see the work done by UNICEF and its partners to end violence and discrimination against girls in the state.
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13 Rajasthan Men Get 20 Years In Jail For Gang-Raping 15-Year-Old
The FIR in the gang-rape case of the teenage girl was lodged at Suket Police station on March 6 this year on her complaint that she had been lured away from home in Kota by a woman Bulbul alias Pooja Jain on the pretext of buying her a bag.
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Supreme Court Issues Slew Of Directions To Make Criminal Justice Disabled-Friendly
Expressing concern over sexual violence against women and girls with disabilities, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued slew of directions to make criminal justice system more disabled-friendly.
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"Violence Against Women And Girls Is A Global Emergency": UN
International Day For The Elimination of Violence Against Women: In a big push, this year the UN has given a clarion call for ending gender based violence. The 2020 campaign theme is 'FUND, RESPOND, PREVENT, COLLECT'. Like every year, '16 Days of Activism' against Gender-Based Violence (GVB) campaign starts today and ends on December 10.
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Blog: A Personal Meeting With The Teen Who Was Trolled By Trump
A sixteen year old's 'How dare you' has a billionaire President of the biggest economy in the world trolling her on Twitter. How mature! I have spent almost two weeks reading various opinion pieces on Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg. From being called an 'alarmist' to 'that mentally ill Swedish girl', 'weird', 'brainwashed', 'a puppet'...
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Amid Nationwide Anger, Cabinet To Bring In Death Penalty For Child Rape
Scrambling to assuage the nationwide outrage over sexual violence against young girls, the government is expected to clear an ordinance, or emergency executive order, to bring in death penalty for child rape. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who returns from a five-day foreign trip, has called for a cabinet meeting today to change the law.
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Man Who Raped Delhi Toddler Was Babysitting On Parents' Request
A 21-year-old man, accused of raping a one-and-a-half-year-old girl in south Delhi, was asked to babysit the toddler by her parents when they were out for work, the police said today.
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Haryana Family Seeks Permission For Self-Immolation After Girl's Rape, Murder
Alleging police inaction and improper investigation, the distraught family of a teenaged girl who was allegedly raped and murdered by her friend in Haryana's Sonipat district last month, has sought permission from President Pranab Mukherjee for self-immolation.
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5-Year-Old Raped Allegedly By Neighbour In Delhi
A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 32-year-old neighbour who kidnapped her while she was playing outside her home in northwest Delhi, police said today.
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Raped, Impaled - High School Student's Murder Sparks Protests In Argentina
Dressed in black, thousands of Argentines took to the streets Wednesday to protest the brutal rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl, the latest case of violence against women to shock the country.
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Indian Culture is Hypocritical When It Comes To Women, Says Richa Chadha
"India is one of those few countries in the world where violence against women starts in the womb, before the girl is even born. We have to overcome the hypocrisy in our culture. On one hand, we celebrate Navratri, nine days of fasting for the goddess, then Durga Pooja... All kinds of goddesses in India are worshipped and praised than in any other ...
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Obsessed About Having Son, Jaipur Mother Allegedly Stabbed Baby Girl 17 Times
On August 26, Neha Goyal suddenly screamed that her baby girl was missing, plunging the household of 13 in Jaipur into a state of panic.
