Dowry deaths account for substantial share of female homicides in India: UN report
Around 87,000 women were killed around the world last year and some 50,000 – or 58 per cent – were killed at the hands of […]
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Daughters shed tears for justice
By Bibhuti Pati What dreams must have been dreamt by those eyes: definitely of a beautiful happy future. But, alas! Everything came shattering down for […]
Vulnerable Workers: Who’s Combating Gender-Based Violence in the Garment Industry?
By Sue-Lynn Moses An estimated 60 million to 75 million people worldwide work in the textile, clothing and footwear industry and around 75 percent of those workers are […]
All-female police motorbike squad to fight gender crimes in Delhi
By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI: An all-female police motorbike squad is set to take to Delhi’s streets next month, a senior police official said, as […]