Tag: Sexual
Pakistan calls for end to sexual abuse in conflict zones
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi has called for mechanisms to independently investigate and verify reports emerging from conflict situations...
Ex USA gymnastics team doctor Nassar awaits sentence for sexual abuse
MICHIGAN: Disgraced former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar faced a sentence of life in prison Wednesday for sexual abuse after a week of...
Comic book legend Stan Lee, 95, accused of sexual assault
NEW YORK: COMIC book legend Stan Lee has reportedly been accused of sexual assault and harassment by nurses caring for him, reports The Sun.
The...
US troops stage protest outside Pentagon against sexual assault
WASHINGTON: A group of active and retired US troops gathered in freezing temperatures outside the Pentagon on Monday to bring attention to sexual assault and...
US women fear speaking out about workplace sexual harassment
NEW YORK: During her thirties, Kate was groped twice by a colleague, another pressed his leg against her during a meeting and a boss turned...
Youth educated on Sexual & Reproductive Health Rights during two-day workshop
A two-day “Youth Engagement Workshop” on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) of youth ended here on Sunday. The interactive workshop aiming to develop...
‘Sindh Women Policy to curb injustice, sexual harassment’
Sindh Women Development Minister Tauqir Fatima Bhutto announced the Sindh Women Policy on Friday, and said that the policy substantiated the government’s commitment to...
Sexual assault: Over 100 children being molested in Pakistan
Around 100 children become victims of molestation every month in Pakistan and normally their teachers and relatives are involved in such incidents, a report...
Algeria TV boss convicted for sexual harassment
An Algiers court on Sunday handed down a six-month suspended jail sentence and fined a 76-year-old head of a state television station accused of...
India lower house passes sexual harassment bill
India’s parliament, which has been deadlocked for days due to opposition protests, on Monday used a brief break in the uproar to pass legislation...
Egypt women speak up against sexual violence
Egyptian women are speaking up against sexual violence after harrowing tales of mob attacks in Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square prompted initiatives to combat the...
Strong support structures could help curb sexual harassment
A seminar on ‘Sexual Harassment at the Workplace (Criminal Law Amendment) 2009 and the Prevalence of Anti-Women Practices (Criminal Law Amendment) Act 2011’ was...
Man flogged 100 times for ‘sexually assaulting’ 4-year girl
A man was publicly flogged for allegedly trying to sexually assault a four-year-old girl in District Layya on Saturday.
A local panchayat after finding him...
NIWC accuses PIA of violating court’s orders
The National Implementation Watch Committee (NIWC), constituted on the platform of National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW), held its quarterly meeting on...
Book reveals sexual harassment in the UN-Pak office
Renowned rights activist Fouzia Saeed’s latest book ‘Working with Sharks’ was formally launched in the provincial capital on Monday. The book follows the author’s...
Register sexual assault case against Ayaz Amir, court orders
Chakwal Additional District and Sessions Judge Asghar Khan ordered on Tuesday the registration of a case of sexual assault on Tabasum Farooq, a 15-year-old...
Exhibitions against sexual harassment in full swing
A series of exhibitions arranged by the Alliance Against Sexual Harassment at workplace (AASHA) are continuing across the country to mark the decade-long working...
