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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.
Outrageous gang-rape again
Amid countrywide outrage and concern over sexual abuse against women, a girl has been gang-raped in Gazipur’s Kaliganj.
Sunny Leone, Accused in Obscenity Case, Visits Thane Police Station
Bollywood actress Sunny Leone visits the cyber crime cell of the Thane Police to record a statement in an obscenity case filed earlier this month.
Analysis: Catching sex offenders, good job Rab
It is a rare sense of relief to note that the Rab has been able to arrest two men in connection with the gang-rape of a young Garo woman a few days ago.
Prompt and sensitive handling of rape cases
Rights organisations have been protesting the insensitivity and sometimes discrimination shown by law enforcers when dealing with cases of sexual assault and rape.
City of dreams turns nightmare
Condemning the gang-rape of the Garo woman on the night of April 21, eminent citizens of the country say the culture of lack of justice is what drives these incidents.
Ask cops to take rape complaints: HC to govt
High Court orders government to make sure that police accept any rape complaint and give services to all victims without discrimination.
HC orders post mortem on Nargis' corpse
The High Court orders government to exhume and examine body of the Bangladeshi citizen who was allegedly killed after rape in India two months ago.
Boko Haram militants raped hundreds of female captives in Nigeria
Boko Haram militants rape hundreds of women and girls in Nigeria as a deliberate strategy to dominate rural residents and possibly even create a new generation of Islamist militants.
Sexual assault in school
WHAT is as deplorable as the sexual assault and the attempted rape on a minor at a higher secondary school recently is the way the school authorities have handled the matter.
13-year-old California girl fights off alleged sexual attacker (video)
Police in northern California have launch a massive manhunt for a 'bold' would-be rapist who tried to attack a 13-year-old girl as she was opening her door to return home.