The committee told the court of the "horrible" living conditions of the over 100 girls and women who were housed in "animal- like conditions with no privacy even for bathing".
In Pakistan, since clerics are powerful and sexual abuse is a taboo subject, it is seldom discussed or even acknowledged in public.
Amidst the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment episodes, a Pakistani channel released a video to shatter the myths surrounding the topic.
A new study reported that sexual touch has a bigger role play on puberty than previously assessed.
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It also found that early-maturing girls are more likely to be the victim of abuse from a dating partner if their friend group contains more boys
Old age cannot be a factor for awarding token jail sentence in a sexual offence case, a Delhi court has said.
Yet another shocking incident of a Hyderabadi woman facing mental and physical harassment at the hands of her kafil in Saudi Arabia has come into light.
Young girls who’ve went through child sexual abuse are more likely to mature physically eight to twelve months earlier than their non-abused peers, reveals a study.
Twinkle Khanna recently went vocal on sexual harassment and stereotypical mindset about women in society in her blog. The actress went on to express her views on this issue after TVF’s CEO Arunabh Kumar was accused of sexual harassment.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Maharashtra government to explain reports of sexual abuse and mystery deaths of over 500 tribal girls in state-run ashram schools, an official said here on Tuesday.
In a case of online harassment, a Jaipur woman was verbally abused and got threats of sexual violence on Sunday when she tweeted about her feeling on gymnast’s vault final at the Rio Olympics.
In a shocking incident, the London Police arrested a paedophile for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl for a period of six years.
Sexual and physical abuse faced by married women in India has been a known phenomenon. Activists have raised the issue on numerous occasions and the government too has recognised the issue. The data from National
United Nations: As many as 69 (rpt) allegations of sexual exploitation were received by the UN against its peacekeepers last year with no Indian personnel involved in any wrongdoing, according to the world body's new
Washington: Prominent Indian-American Yoga guru Bikram Choudhury has been asked to pay USD 924,500 as compensatory damages to his former lawyer by a US court over allegations that he sexually harassed her and fired her
London: A violent Maoist cult leader is under trial for sexually abusing his brainwashed female followers and imprisoning his own daughter in homes across south London for over three decades.Aravindan Balakrishnan, 75, used fear, sexual
Parents these days have to tread a cautious path as they need to ensure that while they leave for work, their child is safe at home.Whoever they are entrusting the responsibility to look after their
Philadelphia: Pope Francis met with victims of child sexual abuse Sunday on the final day of his U.S. visit and promised to hold accountable those responsible for the scandal in the church, delivering a powerful
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