Tag: sexual violence
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Evacuation at Hong Kong metro station after ‘rioters’ hurl petrol bombs
The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) Corporation said black-clad "rioters" hurled petrol bombs at two escalators and a shop at the Ngau Tau Kok station in Kowloon at around 1 a.m.
December 12, 2019 -
Hong Kong march after student alleges police ‘sexual violence’
The police issued a statement, saying it accorded "high priority" to the "serious allegation" made by Ng and asked her to "provide concrete evidence so that we can launch a fair fact-finding investigation as soon as possible."
October 11, 2019 -
A shift in women’s health policy need of the hour: Experts
The National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) 2015/16 based on about 59 crore women in India says less than two-thirds (63%) of married women have any say in their own health care or other household decisions. And 30% of women experienced physical violence since the age of 15.
December 25, 2018 -
To transform India, young people’s sexual and reproductive health needs to take centre stage
For India’s youth to lead, they first need investment to get their health in order.
December 21, 2018 -
Still far away from gender equality
The post-UN era undoubtedly witnessed the emergence of many gender-specific resolutions to do away with discrimination and violence.
December 20, 2018 -
The worst face of war
The award of this year's Nobel Peace Prize underscores the world's disgust with the use of rape as a weapon of war, say Joyeeta Banerjee and Rajdeep Banerjee.
December 13, 2018 -
#MeToo: A Paradigm Shift
The #MeToo movement should strike a balance between predatory acts and false accusations, writes Sanjeeb Panigrahi.
October 25, 2018 -
Against the odds
Happily for the civilised world, the 2018 Nobel Peace prize has gone to the richly deserving. And not, one feels inclined to add, to such fatuous worthies as Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un ~ touted by bookies as potential winners. The prize will be shared by Denis Mukwege of the Congo and Nadia Murad of...
October 8, 2018 -
Nobel Peace Prize 2018 goes to Denis Mukwege, Nadia Murad for fight against sexual violence
Nadia Murad is the witness who tells of the abuses perpetrated against herself and others. She has shown uncommon courage in recounting her own sufferings and speaking up on behalf of other victims.
October 5, 2018 -
No blanket ban on reporting of Muzaffarpur shelter home case: SC
The apex court, however, asked both the print and the electronic media not to sensationalise the incidents of sexual abuse and sexual violence.
September 20, 2018 -
Dealing effectively with a horrendous crime
To achieve our goal of a safe society for women, punitive laws must play an important role but to eliminate the root cause of a single gender dominating, mindsets need to be addressed through long term interventions in education, awareness, and media.
May 5, 2018 -
And the child it was that died
Some crimes are so horrific, so brutal, so barbaric in nature that it is impossible for these acts to not make any human being feel outraged and disgusted at the world we live in. Sexual violence against children is one such unforgiveable crime. Race, religion, geography, and politics have no bearing on recognising the evil...
January 19, 2018 -
Substance abuse and sexual assaults
While widespread concern has been expressed regarding the increasing trends of sexual crimes and assaults, not enough attention has been given to the significant role of alcohol and drugs in the escalation of sexual violence. Several significant studies in various countries have clearly pointed out that nearly 50 per cent of sexual assault cases involved...
November 24, 2017 -
Caution needed in personal ties
As statistics confirmed a massive drift towards casual sex and hook-ups within a few years in many western countries, other surveys began to hint that such relationships aimed at instant gratification also brought a host of other problems. Despite increasing provisions for safe and protected sex, sexually transmitted diseases shot up to record levels in...
September 22, 2017 -
Targeting the girl child
Horribly shocking and shameful incidents of sexual violence against female children of young ages as well as adolescent and teenage girls are being reported on almost a daily basis. While such reports are quite frequent from slums of Delhi, now such incidents are being reported even from remote villages located in the hills of Himachal...
July 27, 2017 -
For meaningful change
Theatre is not only a form of entertainment but an agent of meaningful change and a tool of protest against social evils, injustices, discrimination and malpractices. Following this maxim as its main guiding principle, Delhi-based playgroup Shapno Ekhon recently staged two thought-provoking pieces — Galpo Shesher Pore and Manohar Kahaniya — at Kolkata’s Jogesh Mime...
January 6, 2017