30% Women Suffer From Sexual or Intimate Partner Violence, Says WHO
Every one woman out of three, in the age group of 16-49 years suffer from sexual violence says a report by WHO. Find out more here –
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Over 30% Women Suffered Spousal Violence In Five States: NFHS survey
The survey was carried out in 6.1 lakh sample households, including household-level interviews, in order to gather information on population, family planning, health along with nutrition-related indicators.
Women Of Partition: ‘Memories Revive Pain And Loss’ – Anuradha Sharma
Her book Batware ka Dard is an explicit picture of the whole Partition trauma she saw through her own eyes.
Pia Klemp, Woman Who Rescued Migrants But Refused Bravery Medal
Klemp calls the Paris medal of bravery as hypocritical as in 2017, an NGO reported that Paris police officers harass migrants by taking their blankets and sometimes use tear gas to disperse them.Â
Man Seeks Help After Wife Working Abroad Tortured
A man from Punjab has written to the Maharashtra State Commission for Women to help him get his wife back from Muscat. Hardev Singh’s wife, Sarabjeet Kaur, is employed as a domestic help there. The family is based in Punjab. The Case Sarabjeet had left India in an attempt to earn more money to fund her daughter’s education. […]
NHRC Issues Notice To UP Top Cop Over Detention Of Minor Girl
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday issued a notice to the Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh, ordering a detailed report concerning the detention and torture of a minor girl at Noida police station. Minor kept in detention for eight days The NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports stating that the 14-year-old […]
Is Our Generation Completely Desensitised to Violence?
Two days ago, in Rajasthan, in an act of revolting violence, a man was hacked and then burned to death. The accused justified his actions by saying that it was a case of Love Jihad. While this particular case and the politics around it is utterly disturbing, we want to focus on another disturbing fact […]
Class XI Student Detained In Ryan School Murder Case
The murder of Ryan International School student, Pradyuman Thakur, which had shocked the entire country, is witnessing a stunning development. The CBI on Wednesday (8th Nov) detained a Class XI student of the same school in connection with the crime. The police had earlier arrested the school bus conductor, Ashok Kumar, and held him responsible for the crime. But […]
5 Reasons Why Women Stay In Abusive Marriages
Indian families associate a lot of sanctity and pride to marital alliances. The tradition of giving away one’s daughter to the groom’s family is observed as one of the most important duties of the parents. The onset of adolescence in an Indian girl is marked by parents striving hard to paint a rosy picture of […]
