More than 1 million new curable sexually transmitted infections every day
Every day, there are more than 1 million new cases of curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among people aged 15-49 years, according to data released today by the World Health Organization. … Read More »
UN Experts: Sexual Abuse of Elders Likely to ‘Grow Dramatically’
“The sexual abuse and rape of older persons is a subject rarely discussed, but nevertheless is a reality,” said Ms. Kornfeld-Matte, in a statement issued on Thursday, calling on everyone to “be more attentive and … Read More »
New Disability Inclusion Strategy is the ‘transformative change we need’, sayd Guterres
“When we fight to secure those rights, we move our world closer to upholding the core values and principles of the United Nations Charter”, he explained. “When we remove policies or … Read More »
Compensation for Rape Victims
The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the government to explain why a scheme for interim compensation for rape victims should not be made. The HC rule also asked why … Read More »
First Ever Analysis on Child Grooms by UNICEF
Last Friday, UNICEF released its first ever analysis on child grooms around the world. The report estimated that 115 million men and boys around the world were married as children. Among … Read More »
SDG Index: Countries Falling on Gender Equality
Results for 129 countries measured by a new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Gender Index released by Equal Measures 2030 show that the world is far from achieving gender equality, with 1.4 … Read More »
Role of Men in Preventing Violence Against Women
The Campus Hero Cafe is a project that aims to initiate a social change by involving male adolescents to prevent violence. Through this project, male adolescents are expected to think critically, … Read More »
Well-Planned and Brutal Murder
Nusrat Rafi’s murder was the result of a well planned plot executed by 16 people and lead by her madrasa’s (Islamic school) principal, Siraj ud Doula from prison. This group of … Read More »
Changing Behaviour Through Psychodrama
Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. About 3.5 million people live in these overcrowded slums and this number is ever … Read More »
Maternal mortality and Caesarean section
Maternal mortality and Caesarean section (C-section) operation are closely linked. Physically, women are designed to give birth through normal delivery. Only in case of about 15% of all delivering women, severe … Read More »