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ANN/THE STAR – Efforts to bring back fugitive financier Low Taek Jho or Jho Low should be made without delay, said Lee Lam Thye. The Alliance for a Safe Community chairman said justice would only be served once Jho Low had been successfully brought back to Malaysia. “The authorities must take the necessary steps (to […]

Cases of minor girls’ murder after rape have seen a disturbing rise in Karachi during 2022. A sudden increase has been observed recently, with at least six such cases reported in the city in...

Over 200 sexual abuse cases were reported in Karachi in 2022 with at least six such cases reported in three and a half months -- half of them this month alone, reported The News International.

Two women lecturers who were allegedly involved in the case of alleged kidnapping and raping of a 21-year-old student by the SIMS founder have been remanded in police custody.

KUALA LUMPUR: No Malaysian enforcement officials, public servants or locals were involved in human trafficking and migrant smuggling syndicates in Wang Kelian, Perlis, according to the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report.

By Makeida Antonio makeida.antonio@antiguaobserver.com The safety of women should be considered a national responsibility, according to the head of a prominent non-governmental organisation. Women Against Rape (WAR) President Alexandrina Wong responded to recent press releases highlighting the uptick of gender-based home break-ins across the country. On October 3, the Directorate…

KUALA LUMPUR: Forming the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) is timely with the worrying increase in scam cases, says Universiti Teknologi Mara School of Media and Information Warfare Studies’ security and political analyst Dr Noor Nirwandy Mat Noordin.

By Gemma Handy Gemma.handy@antiguaobserver.com Fear of stigma and ridicule continue to be cited as prime obstacles deterring men from reporting instances of sexual assault and violence against them – particularly when the perpetrator is a woman. Less than one in 20 claims of gender-based violence received by the country’s Directorate…

The High Court of Antigua and Barbuda has issued a ruling declaring the criminalisation of gay sex unconstitutional.

A group of human rights defenders in South Sudan on Wednesday launched a campaign calling for tougher penalties for rapists in the country.