Tagged: gender-based violence
In India, more than 200 women a year suffer disfiguring acid attacks. Acid is most commonly used as a weapon in gender-based attacks stemming from rejection of sexual advances or proposals of marriage and...
Sunday is Valentine’s Day and many mark the occasion with romantic cliches and gifts of chocolate. But in India, women’s rights groups are using the holiday to campaign against gender-based violence under the banner...
Outrage over last week’s killing of a college student in southern Turkey is spotlighting rising violence against women in the country. Both women and men continued to take to the streets Friday demanding an...
Each year about 1500 acid attack cases are reported around the world. According to the UK-based Acid Survivors Trust International, the actual figure could be much higher because many victims are reluctant to come...