gender-based violence

Group stages walk against femicide, submits draft bill to Lagos Assembly

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A civil society organisation, DOHS Cares Foundation, on Thursday, led scores of women of different ages and from different fields in a walk against femicide on the streets of Lagos. The walk also raised awareness about the negative consequences of femicide in society. The group moved from the convergence point in Ikeja to the State … Read more

Gang rape of Spanish tourist in India sparks debate on prevalence of sexual violence: ‘all women are at risk’

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Police said late on Tuesday they had arrested a total of eight men – aged between 18 and 25 – allegedly involved in the crime, with Dumka police chief Pitamber Singh Kherwar adding that authorities had “ample evidence” and would file charges. Police escort men accused of allegedly carrying out a brutal assault on a … Read more