New Delhi/Kolkata, Jan 24 (JEN) Taking suo motu cognisance of the Birbhum gang-rape case, the Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the West Bengal government and asked it to file a rep ...

New York, Jan 14 (JEN): The voice of Syrian women must be heard in all efforts to resolve the civil war that is tearing their country apart, a United Nations-sponsored conference declared on ...

New York, Dec 25 (JEN): Despite remarkable strides in improving women’s lives, China is insufficiently implementing relevant laws against discrimination and more needs to be done to ensur ...

Much has been said about social media like the Twitter as an attention grabbing tool. But in today’s fast moving communication era it is also being used for serious causes like fighting g ...

New York, Dec 9 (JEN): Afghan authorities registered an increased number of reported acts of violence against women and girls in the past year, but prosecutions and convictions under a landm ...

New York, Dec 7 (JEN): An independent United Nations human rights expert Friday urged authorities in Azerbaijan to ensure accountability for acts of violence against women, including by puni ...

New York, Dec 5 (JEN): Syrian refugee women have a key role to play in shaping the future of their war-torn homeland, the protection chief of the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) told ...

New York, Dec 5 (JEN): Despite significant progress in meeting international development goals for women’s empowerment, gaps in key areas remain, which require a renewed effort from all p ...

New Delhi, Dec 3 (JEN) A new Avaaz/Hindustan Times/MDRA opinion poll released recently revealed that the vast majority of voters in Delhi want the new government to prioritize policy on viol ...