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violence against women

May 14, 2014
Malian lawyer builds peace and hope

The stories of gang-rape, forced marriage and fathers being forced to rape their own daughters at gunpoint keep her awake at night. Saran Keïta Diakité has listened to countless women recount the atrocities that the people of her war-torn country (Mali

May 8, 2014
Women Not Safe in Politics Too, India

Political power has not insulated women from facing gender-based violence.

May 7, 2014
Press Release: New research reveals violence against women in politics rampant in South Asia

Violence against women in politics is rampant in South Asia according to a new study conducted by the Centre for Social Research and UN Women.

April 21, 2014
KP govt to set up women desks at all police stations, Pakistan

Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has announced that women police desks would be established at all 500 police stations of the province to facilitate the province’s female population.

February 13, 2014
Afghanistan’s Insane New Anti-Women Bill

In Afghanistan, a dangerous bill has slipped through two houses of Parliament and is poised to devastate women’s rights advocates and victims of abuse.

February 7, 2014
Afghan Parliament Votes to Silence Victims of Violence

Both houses of the Afghan Parliament have voted to pass an act that would prohibit relatives from testifying against a criminal defendant in a judicial proceeding.

January 13, 2014
India, U.S. to move WHO resolution on addressing violence against women

It urges member-states to address the issue in national health plans and reinforce legal framework

January 5, 2014
Indian women continue to fight for respect: A place at the high table

As the world celebrates 100 years of women suffrage, Indian women continue to fight for things that matter.

December 8, 2013
In Paraguay, a visual tribute to the CEDAW Committee
Todas las Mujeres has shown me once again the importance of exercising my powers of observation. To observe is to observe ourselves. In seeing those women, I saw myself. Making Todas las Mujeres for me meant reconnecting with my world.