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India: Women continues to be a victim of violence in Kashmir

The State Commission for Women (SCW) has reported an increase in the number of violence cases against women in Jammu and Kashmir, India. SWC Secretary, Mrs Hafiza Muzaffer said that the graph depicting violence against women is showing an upward trend and is a matter of great concern. The Minister for Social Welfare Haji Nissar [...]

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Canada: Condition of women worse in north

Recent study has postulated that the rate of violence against women is higher in Arctic than in the rest of Canada. But some social workers have pointed out that till some extent, society is responsible for it because in some parts, violence is considered as a part of family and is not talked about openly. [...]

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Angola: Violence against women escalates, despite an end to war

If it were between countries, we’d call it a war. If it were a disease, we’d call it an epidemic. If it were an oil spill, we’d call it a disaster. But it’s happening to women, and it’s just an everyday affair. It’s violence against women, or simply, domestic violence. Two years after the end [...]

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Government’s NO to the nasty trend of FGM in Eritrea!

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is one of the most frightful forms of violence against women. Even though much sensitization has been made on the negative effects of such practices, some Africans and even people of other parts of the world continue to carry out the practice. Government in Eritrea has come heavily upon the practices of [...]

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Rape continues to be viewed lightly in Japan’s male-dominated society

If it were between countries, we’d call it a war. If it were a disease, we’d call it an epidemic. If it were an oil spill, we’d call it a disaster. But it’s happening to women, and it’s just an everyday affair. Japan is one the most technological advanced nation in Asia but its sheer [...]

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