More: Violence
Uruguay first to ratify ILO Violence and Harassment Convention
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...
Home: A Safe Haven or Prison for the Women during lockdown?
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...
Domestic Violence and Pandemics
Much has been said of the anecdotal evidence on domestic abuse during the current coronavirus pandemic, with reports from victims in a vast array...
Increased Domestic Violence after Covid-19 Lockdown
People are advised to stay at home due to coronavirus but what if the home is also a dangerous place. Domestic violence is a...
Curious Case Of Nirbhaya And International Court Of Justice
On December 16th, 2012, a 23year old physiotherapy intern known as Nirbhaya was gang-raped and heinously murdered in a moving bus in Delhi, she...
Saudi Feminism: From Freedom to Work to Freedom from Violence
Saudi
Vision 2030 represents another leap forward for Saudi women’s rights. It is the
newest extension of the Saudization program. The program seeks to expand the
percentage...
World remains a ‘violent, highly discriminatory place’ for girls
Twenty-five years after the historic Beijing women’s conference in China
– a milestone in advancing equal rights – violence against women and girls is
not only...
Neoliberalism Does not Kill Women, Short-sightedness Does
It is estimated worldwide than
approximately 35% of women have experienced some sort gender violence at some
point in their lives. Mexico where women and girls...
Helping MENA Transition Out of Fragility
The World Bank Group released
a new strategy for assisting people and economies in countries affected by
Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV). The strategy updates Bank...
Domestic Violence
It is too
cold to swim but she takes his hand. It is beach weather but it is still too
cold to swim. She knows she...