Poor Noor’s hope for getting something to eat was dampened when she found her confidant Zakia sitting with women from the neighborhood. It was already dark outside and she could not go anywhere to get food. Besides, Zakia was the only gentle and...

Lahore: Police on Saturday, Aug 02, in Lahore, Pakistan, raided a home and freed two sisters Nighat, 37, and Riffat, 25, who were kept in solitary confinement for 15 years by no other than their own brother, Qaiser, who had worked in...

I got a chill down my spine when I heard about the atrocities being perpetuated by peacekeepers and aid workers in serving in some African countries. I was listening to one of the international radio stations when I heard about the abuse of...

Being abused is a horrifying reality for many women in Canada. Approximately one in ten women in a relationship with a man is abused. This violence is evident in all communities, cultures and income levels. Verbal, sexual and emotional force, as...

The Mexico City Archdiocese has condemned new law against abuse of women, since it is of the view that it is encouraging gender conflict. According to a column in archdiocese’s weekly, A law that seeks to eradicate violence against women...

Domestic violence pervasive in the world is now engulfing Maldives. Native women suffer disturbingly high levels of violence but have little protection from it. Majority of the violence against women and girls occurs in the home. There is often a...

Ipas had launched this print advertisement campaign in Brazil in public interest to create awareness regarding sexual abuse of women. Clearly this powerful campaign aimed at women urging them to speak up against the abuse they face and...

The children born in families where domestic violence is a common affair, themselves suffer in one or the other way... be it emotionally, psychologically or physically. The impact on kids are both...immediate as well as long term. The kids tend...

This post of mine is basically targeted to all those young girls who , have recently stepped into a relationship or have lately began dating. It must be fun...but now gear up for some serious matter. This no lecture kind of stuff, but something...