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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 (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 »

The debate a whether abortion should be legal remains a matter of controversy all over the world. It rests between the overlap of religion, politics, and law. The continuous disagreement between … Read More »

Yesterday (May 19), Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) organised a views exchange meeting at CIRDAP where educationists and rights activists said that issues related to online sexual abuse should be incorporated … Read More »

Alabama has placed a strict law against abortion which will take effect in the next six months. The law bans nearly all abortions in the state, including the cases of incest … Read More »