The UN official working to end rape during wartime is urging authorities in Somalia to scrap a proposed law that allows for child marriage, among other...
Authors: Prateek Khandelwal and Nikhil Hans* The unprecedented crisis of COVID-19 led to a worldwide shutdown. The “locked’ world aims to break the web of infection...
Violence and harassment is a persistent and pernicious issue in the world of work. It transcends national boundaries, socioeconomic conditions, occupational sectors and working arrangements. It...
India’s largest quarantine center for mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic Covid-19 patients is in the capital, Delhi. Newly built it accommodates 10,000 patients, and it was here...
Violence against women is still prevalent in many African countries. They continue to be discriminated, marginalized and subjected to harmful traditional practices which are embedded in...
“This is a crime that shreds the very fabric that binds communities together, leaving social cohesion and safety nets threadbare,” said Pramila Patten, Special Representative of the...
“It is deepening existing inequalities and vulnerabilities, particularly for women and girls”, said Secretary-General António Guterres. “With many countries on lockdown and health systems struggling to...
Uruguay has become the first country to ratify the ILO’s Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) , a year after it was adopted by the International...
The global contagion of COVID-19 has brought the world to take shelter at home. To flatten the curve of the rising pandemic, people are advised to...
Much has been said of the anecdotal evidence on domestic abuse during the current coronavirus pandemic, with reports from victims in a vast array of countries...
