PROPOSED changes to the constitution of the Dominican Republic could lead to a ban on abortions, putting the lives of women and girls at risk and potentially increasing maternal deaths in the country, Amnesty International has warned.
Article 30 of the constitution would introduce the inviolability of life from “conception to death” under the proposal. It [...]

A survey conducted by Data Management Aid (DMA) of Police Reform Programme (PRP) yesterday revealed that none of the women feels secure under the custody of general police stations, while 59 percent women feel secured under the custody of model police stations.
DMA disclosed this at a findings dissemination session of Public Attitude Follow-up Survey held [...]

Female now account for half of all people infected by HIV in developing countries. Female condom which can make to prevent both HIV transmission and unwanted pregnancy is failed to get sufficient attention of policy makers and women users in Bangladesh due to leadership, awareness and price of condom at large. Female condoms should be [...]

Khulna street children. “Countless Bangladeshi girls are being sold into prostitution in India”

Last night I was watching Comic Relief ( an annual charity fund raising initiative) with my wife and son. We like Top Gear comic shenanigans and that is why we were watching it. Suddenly one of the “charity  causes” was aired. Most [...]

Every now and then the print and electronic media cover horrifying news of sex-related crimes that are going on unabated in our society and the country as a whole. They (the occurrences of deplorable sex crimes) give us enough food for thought and at the same time raise the question as to what kind of [...]

International Criminal Court (ICC) can be treated as the last court for the humanity and it defines crimes of sexual violence more elaborately than before.It was seen that all the time sexual violence is treated as the weapon of war but only now are these crimes explicitly, permanently, and enforceable outlawed. As per the Rome [...]

Indian activists marked International Women’s Day yesterday by protesting over a spate of violent attacks launched on women by religious extremists in the name of “moral policing.”
A collective formed by residents in Bangalore, in India’s south, met in parks and open areas where young Hindu extremists have targeted women for wearing jeans, or being seen [...]

Violence against women claimed 518 lives across the country last year, according to a survey report released by Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), a human rights organisation, yesterday.
Of the victims, 172 women were killed over dowry and 246 in domestic violence while 83 killed after rape. The list also includes 17 female domestic helps.
Besides, 367 [...]

It was a long pending demand of the Indian women’s movement: a law to address domestic violence. So when the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, came into force in October 2006, it was generally welcomed by women activists as a step in the right direction.
The PWDVA is a gender-specific law that recognises [...]

Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP) has strongly demanded formulation of a new act to implement the policy initiated by the University Grants Commission (UGC) to resist sexual harassment in higher educational institutions.
At a press conference at the National Press Club in the city yesterday Parishad President Ayesha Khanam said the existing laws are not enough to [...]

Speakers at a workshop here yesterday said 119 women fell victim of acid violence and 419 were raped during the last 10 months across the country.
They said violence against women had risen due to lack of proper initiative against this vice and also awareness among the people in the country.
Human Rights Organisation ‘Odhikar’ and the [...]

Students and women’s rights activists yesterday demanded implementation of a policy to resist sexual harassment of female students in the universities urging all to come forward to help stop recurrence of such incidents in future.
The press conference was organised by Women for Women at the National Press Club in the city.
At the press conference, some [...]

Men and women in their early seventies are having sex more often and enjoying it more than their counterparts three and four decades ago, according to a Swedish study published Wednesday.
Septuagenarian women in particular expressed satisfaction with their amorous activities, suggesting they may have benefited more from the loosening of sexual mores.
 
Despite an array of [...]

  The constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh ensures equal rights for all citizens, irrespective of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth. Thus women enjoy the fundamental rights of freedom of speech and expression, association and assembly which form the basis of political activity in a civil society. But in practice women [...]

Home Affairs Adviser Maj Gen (retd) MA Matin Tuesday urged all to join the fight against human smuggling, as some 50 Bangladeshi girls are lured out to India everyday and coerced into prostitution, reports UNB.
“Organised criminals earn billions of dollars by trading human beings like merchandise, and it’s the high time that we bring an [...]