Being abused is a horrifying reality for many women in Canada. Approximately one in ten women in a relationship with a man is abused. This violence is evident in all communities, cultures and income levels. Verbal, sexual and emotional force, as well as...
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India is a country of 1.1 billion people, where 5.7 million are living with HIV/Aids. But unfortunately, more than 40% of women in the nation have not heard about AIDS.
According to a research conducted by the National Family Health Survey, only 57%...
Prevention of Domestic Violence Against Women, a project, which aimed towards combating the biggest problem of the century, violence against women, has been initiated by the UN in collaboration with European Commission in Turkey.
Nimet Çubukçu,...
Lately, Equal Opportunities Minister, Barbara Pollastrini has called for an imperative action to tackle violence against women.
A study by national statistics institute Istat has postulated some disturbing levels of abuse.
Facts & figures: ...
Economy of the nation is growing and is moving a step closer towards meeting the international standards but unfortunately the public health is has massively declined over a past decade. And women and children are its worst victims.
According to the...
Since some amount of discrimination exists in Orthodox communities between the genders, so the lawmakers are coming up with a proposal that would discourage this disparity.
Previously, women were not supposed to remarry without the consent of their...
Women really have a harsh life in South Africa, they are susceptible to various atrocities specifically those who are engaged in petty trading or major market promoting foodstuffs and household effects.
They not only have incurred losses in business...
The Mexico City Archdiocese has condemned new law against abuse of women, since it is of the view that it is encouraging gender conflict.
According to a column in archdiocese's weekly,
A law that seeks to eradicate violence against women is a...
Domestic violence pervasive in the world is now engulfing Maldives. Native women suffer disturbingly high levels of violence but have little protection from it. Majority of the violence against women and girls occurs in the home. There is often a cold...
For a long time domestic violence has been a crime that has been hidden away, but are we determined to bring it out into the open and tackle its root causes?
Presently, tentacles of domestic violence could be seen penetrating the region of Ireland as...
Women are not in a position to pay for court protection so most of them are living with continuous trepidation of being physically assaulted by their spouses.
Helen Hughes, head of the Scottish Family Law Association asserted that nearly a third and...
Sonia would become the first woman to be hanged in Independent India. A death sentence has been passed to her along with her husband who ruthlessly battered their eight family members to death just for the sake of property, which is estimated to billions...
Stripped of their rights and denied adequate legal recourse, women domestic workers in Indonesia are often discriminated, exploited, even abandoned in their host countries.
Domestic workers in the nation lack vital protection of their rights, which...
Just like the UN troops in Africa, the Burmese military too is performing its evil deeds against Karen women.
The Burmese army continues to commit gross abuses against civilians, particularly members of ethnic minorities associated with various...
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a very serious matter but also a very sensitive issue in Yemen. Many people dare not speak about it, while some would rather forget it, claiming that it’s not a real problem in the nation. However, such denial doesn’t...
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Suzanne Swift, the then twenty one year old Army Specialist, was arrested for showing her reluctance in going back to fight in Iraq. She served in Iraq for a year but decided she won’t return and went AWOL. Not only did she feel the war lacked purpose, Swift said her superiors repeatedly sexually harassed her while serving in Iraq.
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