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Address, not dismiss, human rights violations
ASK report paints disturbing picture of first six months of 2024
Make people aware of 109 hotline
The national helpline for women and children who are victims of violence is not serving its intended purpose.
Sexual harassment in universities and the struggle for justice
The recent case of Fairuz Abontika is a painful reminder of how incompetent universities are in dealing with sexual harassment complaints
She was ‘raped after her eyes, mouth were glued shut’
A woman in Khulna’s Paikgachha upazila was reportedly gang-raped in the early hours of yesterday, by criminals who spread glue on her eyes to prevent her from identifying them.
The violence of silencing a rape survivor
That justice for rape survivors is a mirage in this country is no news, with a miserable conviction rate of three percent in rape cases.
The cost of a complaint
When a complaint of sexual violence comes as a formal allegation, how we hear the stories in those complaints matters.
Lamichhane sentenced to eight years for rape
A court in Nepal on Wednesday sentenced former cricket captain Sandeep Lamichhane to eight years in prison for rape.
‘Violence against women is a violation of human rights’
Our society still considers violence against women to be a women's issue and holds the view that only women should talk about it or protest it.
Ensure justice in Cox’s Bazar gang rape case
This case is yet another tragic example of how unsafe this country is for women.
Indian girls aged two and five 'gang-raped' in New Delhi: Police
Two Indian girls aged two-and-a-half and five years old were raped in separate incidents in New Delhi overnight.
Trial begins in rape case against 'Peepli Live' director
A court on Wednesday began trial in a rape case against Mahmood Farooqui, the director of "Peepli Live".
Nepalese maids in India accuse Saudi diplomat of rape
Two Nepalese maids have accused a Saudi diplomat of rape and torture while they were working in his home outside the Indian capital.
Minor girl raped in Dhaka, 1 held
An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped and a man was detained in this connection at Rupnagar in Dhaka.
2 minor girls ‘raped’ in Dhaka
Two minor girls are allegedly raped at separate places in Dhaka, police say.
14 sued for murder of 2 Madaripur girls
Fourteen people- seven named and as many unnamed are sued for the murder of two school girls in Madaripur.
Child rape: SC commutes death for child convict
The Supreme Court commutes death penalty of a convict to imprisonment until death over rape and murder of a child in Manikganj.
2 children raped in Dhaka, 1 held
A seven-year old girl is allegedly raped by a youth at Rayerbazar in Dhaka.
Schoolgirl murdered after rape in Natore, 1 held
A schoolgirl is murdered after rape in Naldanga upazila of Natore.
35 women, who say Bill Cosby raped them, sit together on NY Mag cover
The New York Magazine photographed 35 women who say they have been raped or assaulted by Bill Cosby and placed them on its front cover, reports Mashable.