Argentina mulls new tools against domestic violence
August 21st, 2012 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Aug 21 (IANS/EFE) Two Argentine senators presented bills Monday to combat domestic violence that include the so-called "supporting accusation" so that third parties or anyone else involved in ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Youth to the fore: Social messages through social media (Feature)
August 10th, 2012 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Is it okay for your boyfriend to know your email password and check your mails or for your girlfriend to track your SMSes and ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Women denounce gender violence in Peru ‘SlutWalk’
November 13th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Lima, Nov 13 (IANS/EFE) More than 100 women in seductive dresses went on a "SlutWalk" through the streets of Peruvian capital Lima to denounce gender violence, discrimination and sexual abuse.The ... Read more...
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Cuba to host hip hop symposium
August 1st, 2011 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Havana, Aug 1 (IANS/EFE) Cuba will host an international hip hop symposium that will be attended by musicians from Canada, the US, France, Haiti and Colombia, state media reported Sunday, ... Read more...
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No thrills, no chills in ‘The Resident’ (IANS English Movie Review)
June 18th, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "The Resident"; Director: Antti Jokinen; Actors: Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lee Pace; Rating: **Movies about lustful obsessions of deranged minds that stalk their object of desire are ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Jamia Millia reaches out to women in distress
February 25th, 2011 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The women's studies centre in Jamia Millia Islamia has broken new ground by reaching out to distressed and deprived women on the capital's fringes as ... Read more...
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Nicollette Sheridan Steps Back From Abuse Claims Against Desperate Housewives Maker
December 18th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
: Former Desperate Housewives actress Nicollette Sheridan, who filed a lawsuit worth $20 million against the show’s maker Marc Cherry, has agreed to drop the claims of mental and physical abuse.Sheridian ... Read more...
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Sheridan drops abuse claims against her former employers
December 18th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 18 (ANI): Former 'Desperate Housewives' star Nicollette Sheridan seems to have had a change of heart.The British actress, who played Edie Britt in hit series, has removed claims of mental ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
50 percent of Colombian men admit to abusive behaviour
October 13th, 2010 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Oct 13 (IANS/EFE) Some 50 percent of Colombian men admit to having abused their wives, and 26 percent have at least once tried to intimidate them, a study in the Andean ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Mexican judge frees women jailed for miscarriages
September 9th, 2010 - 6:20 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Sep 9 (IANS/EFE) A Mexican judge has ordered the release of seven women serving long prison terms after being convicted of homicide in cases of miscarriage in the country's central ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
38 percent of Mexican women suffer gender violence
July 21st, 2010 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, July 21 (IANS/EFE) Thirtyeight percent of Mexican women suffer physical, sexual or psychological aggression, and nearly 75 percent of victims don't report the abuse, according to a report from industrial-safety ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Men batter wives to recover lost power
April 9th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 9 (IANS) Sexiest men resort to violence when they feel their power is being threatened in sentimental relationships, a new study says.
Women who are afraid that their husbands will react ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
‘Over 90 pct Pakistani women facing gender-based violence’
March 12th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Mar. 12 (ANI): Over ninety percent women in Pakistan are suffering from some form of gender-based violence, according to speakers at a seminar.The seminar was organised by members of the Mumkin-Violence ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Bharatiya Kala Kendra ‘Ramleela’ now with contemporary face (With images)
September 20th, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Gender violence, terror and family politics - the 53rd edition of Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra's much-feted "Ramleela" dance drama weaves all the contemporary realities into the ancient ... Read more...
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Teach 5-year-olds about masturbation, advocates U.N. report
August 27th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 27 (ANI): A June report from the United Nations Economic, Social and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has recommended that children as young as five should receive mandatory sexual education that would ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Corri Fetman Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
April 1st, 2009 - 2:06 am ICT by GD
Corri Fetman, the Chicago divorce attorney who worked on the principle that it is better to divorce now so you can marry your trophy husband/wife, and who appeared in a nude Playboy ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Youth movement to promote constitution awareness among students
January 19th, 2009 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) One of the country's growing youth movements is trying to educate school children about their fundamental duties and re-affirm their faith in the country's constitution post-Mumbai attacks. ... Read more...
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Peruvian women protest gender violence, call for stringent law
November 26th, 2008 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Lima, Nov 26 (IANS) Hundreds of women in this Peruvian capital staged a march demanding punishment to the perpetrators of violence against women and stringent law to curb the social scourge, EFE ... Read more...
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Online group takes fight against gender crimes to the streets
June 10th, 2008 - 11:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, June 10 (IANS) Women in India's commercial capital are being encouraged to fight against gender violence and demand police assistance to secure their rights by a group of social crusaders ... Read more...
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Showbiz industry joins hands against gender crime
April 9th, 2008 - 9:29 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, April 9 (IANS) Several celebrities of the showbiz industry in Mumbai have come together to raise their voice against gender crimes, and are starting a campaign called 'Fight Back'. Launched by ... Read more...
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