South Asian Women, Girls Need Responsive Legal System to GBV
Criminal justice systems in South Asia are failing women, despite stark statistics on the prevalence of violence, which show one in two women are affected.
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Criminal justice systems in South Asia are failing women, despite stark statistics on the prevalence of violence, which show one in two women are affected.
"It was just something to do...like getting your hair braided," says Kayowe Mune, describing the mindset held by many communities about female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Mune, now 42, is a content creator based in Toronto and was cut when she was six years old, as part of what’s known as
A batch of three bills introduced in India’s Parliament to replace archaic, colonial-period laws will retain the existing law that legalizes marital rape.
NEW DELHI, Dec 14 (IPS) - A batch of three bills introduced in India’s Parliament in August to replace archaic, colonial period laws and revamp the criminal justice system will, however, retain the existing law that legalizes marital rape.
Executive director of Baobab for Women Human Rights, Bunmi Dipo-Salami, said the violence against women in politics is rarely reported.