sexual violence against women

BLOWIN' IN THE WIND / We cannot let violence silence our daughters

What is perhaps more insidious than the acts themselves is the language that now surrounds them. The lexicon of liberation has deliberately opted for expletives.

We must stop the culture of domestic abuse

State’s failure to stop intimate partner violence unacceptable

Marriage as a cover-up for rape is not justice

It not only normalises rape, but also puts victims at further risk

Laws alone cannot save women from sexual violence

Mass awareness campaigns, proper law enforcement vital

Clamp down on online misogyny against female leaders

Study reveals circulation of malicious Facebook content targeting female politicians

114 women raped in first three months this year

Around 114 women were raped in the first three months of 2024, said  Ain O Salish Kendra yesterday. Three victims were killed and one died by suicide after rape, the human rights organisation added.

Victimised twice, a woman’s fight for life

Take urgent action to rescue her, punish rapist/abductors

It’s still a man’s world in politics

Extremely low number of women candidates is a wake-up call

How did Bangladeshi women fare in 2022?

Women's achievements were overshadowed by the gendered inequalities they continue to face

October 1, 2022
October 1, 2022

Protect children and women from abuse

Latest data depicts a shocking picture of child marriage, sexual violence

September 20, 2022
September 20, 2022

Rape as a tool of political intimidation?

The authorities must ensure speedy justice

September 1, 2022
September 1, 2022

The devastating shades of intimacy after assault

On my worst days, any type of physical intimacy ends in hellish claustrophobia; I’m buried under layers of shame, wrapped in an endless cycle of revulsion at my body, and I can’t escape.

August 23, 2022
August 23, 2022

Why Bilkis Bano’s rapists should be behind bars

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.

April 10, 2019
April 10, 2019

Mentally challenged teen ‘raped’ in Manikganj

A mentally challenged teenage girl is allegedly raped in Daulatpur upazila of Manikganj.

April 7, 2019
April 7, 2019

4 remanded over Subarnachar gang-rape

Four more accused in a case filed over the gang-rape of a mother of six in Noakhali’s Subarnachar upazila are placed on remand.

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