More than 150 women and girls have come forward in the past 12 days to seek help in South Sudan after they were raped or suffered other forms of sexual violence, the heads of three UN agencies said on Monday. Armed men, many in uniform, carried out the attacks near the northern city of Bentiu,…
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released a report on May 29 entitled, “Injustice and Impunity: Mediation of Criminal Offences of Violence against Women”. By Robin Gomes Despite a law to protect women from violence in Afghanistan, they continue to be victims under traditional forms of justice, says a United Nations report published on…
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The United Nations says women in Afghanistan who are victims of violence have little or no judicial recourse, as perpetrators of the crimes usually go unpunished. The findings were published in a joint report by the Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Office and the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. The report is based on 237 documented…
A BBC reporter has been killed in the east Afghan province of Khost, on a day of attacks which left nearly 40 people dead, other journalists among them. Ahmad Shah, 29, had worked for the BBC Afghan service for more than a year. In a statement, BBC World Service Director Jamie Angus said Shah had…
Nine journalists were among at least 25 people killed in twin bombings in Kabul on Monday. One BBC journalist was also killed in a separate incident in the eastern province of Khost, making it the deadliest day for media workers in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban. Among the dead were: Shah Marai, Agence…
Violence against women at Sudan’s universities has been In early January 2018, a video emerged and spread widely on Sudanese social media, appearing to show a vice-chancellor of Al-Ahfad University – a private women’s university in Omdurman, Sudan’s second largest city – physically assaulting female students. The video appears to show Professor Gasim Bedri grabbing…
In spite of overmuch advocacy against women violence since 2001 it remains one of the most challenging problems in Afghanistan. it occurs everywhere and in various forms such as physical violence, sexual, economic, and psychological violence. It seems that with rise of poverty and insecurities, the violence against women also increased. More often Media…
The only female prosecutor in Kandahar province, Zainab Fayez, 26, has wrapped up around 50 cases of violence against women in the southern zone of the country in the past two and a half years. Fayez, said she supports women and ensures justice is served on perpetrators of violence against women. “Since I have been appointed here, 50 cases have been referred to…
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a serious human rights violation and a significant global health and security issue. Studies suggest that the rates, perpetrators and types of VAWG fluctuate during conflict; and there is some evidence that sexual violence against both women and men increases during conflict. The global prevalence of sexual violence…
