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Domestic violence against women increased in 2011 (Pakistan)
* Honour killings increase by 26.57pc, acid throwing by 37.5pc LAHORE: The number of reported cases of domestic violence against women in Pakistan witnessed a rising trend in 2011, and innumerable more unreported incidents and cases; yet the state has consistently refused to give legal recognition to this serious and deep-rooted issue. These were opening […]
Rise in convictions for violence against women (UK)
July 23, 2012
Source: BBC NEWS Prosecutions and convictions for crimes of violence against women and girls have risen by 15,000 over four years. The figures come from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which covers England and Wales. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Keir Starmer, said the rise was due to better training and a greater understanding […]
Why is India so bad for women?
July 23, 2012
Of all the rich G20 nations, India has been labelled the worst place to be a woman. But how is this possible in a country that prides itself on being the world’s largest democracy? By Helen Pidd Source : guardian.co.uk Video of a woman being attacked in Guwahati, Assam, has sparked outrage in India. In […]
Nine in ten sex attacks go unreported, warns DPP
July 23, 2012
By Tom Whitehead, Security Editor 22 Jul 2012 Keir Starmer, the Director of Public Prosecutions, will reveal that convictions for rape are now at record levels but it is only the tip of the iceberg. Just ten per cent of victims of serious sexual assault will go to the police, mainly because they do not […]
Statistics on Indian children – a reality check
July 21, 2012
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs India recently named India as the most dangerous place in the world for a girl child.The statistics below highlight the importance of supporting children’s rights, education and health schemes in India: 40% of India’s population is below the age of 18 years, which at 400 million is […]
Hounour Killings / karo kari (Pakistan)
July 20, 2012
Women Rights RDHR Sindh believes Women are to have enjoyed equal status with men in all fields of life, however, in this mordren sociaty women are considered as minors and subject to a male, such as their father, brother or some other male kin. A women’s consent in any decision making regarding their lives is […]
US trafficking report reveals ‘modern slavery’ toll
July 19, 2012
By Adam Blenford BBC News, Washington The report aims to broaden understanding of “trafficking in people” to include adults and children forced into work or servitude More than 42,000 adults and children were found in forced prostitution, labour, slavery or armed conflict in 2011, a US government report has found. Some 9,000 more victims were […]
Falling murder rate linked to decline in domestic violence
July 19, 2012
A 40% drop in domestic violence is the most likely reason for fewer murders, which typically involve a family member Domestic violence has fallen by 40% since 1995. Photograph: Dani Rodriguez/Alamy The startling fall in the murder rate in England and Wales to its lowest level for nearly 30 years has been driven by a […]
Domestic Violence is Terrorism With More Victims
July 17, 2012
(WOMENSENEWS)–Carissa Daniels is a terrorism survivor. For years she lived in a state of chronic fear and watchfulness, restricting where she went and what she did. “My system is still in hyper-drive,” she said. “Terrorism changes your behavior in the moment and for the rest of your life.” The terrorism that Daniels suffered did not […]
Woman is the Nigger of the World 
July 25, 2012
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