The responses painted a bleak and unsettling picture.
I am only asking—have we stopped standing by women?
The United Nations fact-finding report has exposed disturbing accounts of gender-based violence during the July uprising last year, with women protesters facing physical assaults, rape threats, and arbitrary detention.
Psychological violence in the workplace—rooted in patriarchy—undermines equity and well-being.
Changing mindsets and media action are key to ending violence against women.
Recent violence in Bangladesh highlights systemic oppression against Indigenous women.
Gender equality is not only important at an individual level, but also critical for any country's social and economic development.
Existing justice mechanisms for rape crimes are not working
Examining Bangladesh's challenges in supporting survivors of gender-based violence.
Men must control their own base instincts instead of policing women's clothing.
Men who raped Bilkis Bano during 2002 Gujarat riots allowed to walk free on the same day that PM Modi promised to make the nation a better place for women.
To say that Roe v Wade does not affect us is untrue. It jeopardises women's right to choose all over the world.
Gender-based violence can happen to anyone—rich or poor. It happens in trains, buses, public places and inside homes. It does not have any class boundaries. It is a global pandemic.
The United States has said the government of Bangladesh took 'limited measures' to investigate and prosecute cases of abuse and killing by security forces. The US, in its 2015 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, claimed authorities failed at times to maintain effective control over security forces.
ACCORDING to women's rights organisation, Bangladesh Mahila Parishad, 44 women have reportedly been victims of gender-based violence at the hands of law enforcers.
