Tag: violence against women

The Supreme Court Thursday took suo motu notice of a minor girl declared ‘vani’ by a jirga in Ghotki city of Sindh. The jirga...

An Indian minister faced a severe backlash Tuesday after he criticised women for dressing "like westerners" at a New Year's Eve celebration where a...

A mother of four was allegedly killed by her brother in a suspected 'honour killing' Thursday in the Loung Gopang village near Kot Diji...

A young Iranian man murdered 10 members of a family with an assault rifle after his proposal of marriage to a daughter was rejected,...

A female school teacher was scorched in acid attack over personal grudge and her 30 per cent body was burnt here on Thursday (today). Police...

A woman was axed to death by her husband over her refusal to allow her husband to marry for the second time in Jhang...

The United States has welcomed the passage of a bill against the so-called “honour killings” as an important step towards protecting women and girls...

The Gujarat high court, the other day, severely reprimanded a man who has been accused by his wife of frequent assaults and harassment by...

Shawana Shah, a 23-year-old girl from Peshawar, has won the Mohammad Ali Humanitarian Award 2016. Shawana Shah received the award for work to end gender-based...

A woman succumbed to her injuries after being beaten with stones and bricks by her husband in Tando Muhammad Khan's People's Colony area on...

Three women and a man were shot dead in the Dhok Lona area of Jhelum in an incident of 'honour' killing on Tuesday morning. The...

Unknown suspects attacked a 29-year-old woman with acid in Nawab Town area on Friday morning. The victim, identified as Yasmeen, received minor injuries and was...