New US restrictions against Taliban for bans on women
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced new visa restrictions against the Taliban Wednesday in response to bans on employment ...
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The women who lived as sex slaves to an Indian goddess
By Aishwarya Kumar Dedicated to an Indian goddess as a child, Huvakka Bhimappa's years of sexual servitude began when her ...
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UN Security Council urges Taliban to reverse restrictions on women
The UN Security Council on Tuesday called on the Taliban to reverse policies targeting women and girls in Afghanistan, expressing ...
Read moreTaliban ban university education for Afghan girls
By Jay Deshmukh and Qubad Wali Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on Tuesday banned university education for women nationwide, as the hardline ...
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VAW survivors back Babaeng BiyaHero campaign
To continue the fight against gender violence, Safe and Fair Philippines organized an activity entitled "Empowering Voices, Empowering Choices: Women ...
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Upsilon Sigma Phi serenades and offers pink roses to U.P. students, faculty, and staff to campaign against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children
Members of the Upsilon Sigma Phi Fraternity have offered almost 2000 pieces of pink roses and serenaded women and students ...
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Revlon Professional Philippines seeks to inspire women to live boldly
To Live Boldly is to live with purpose, with intention, and without reservations. It meant being free to express yourself, ...
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Weinstein used Hollywood power to rape, court hears
Harvey Weinstein used his power and influence in Hollywood to rape women, leaving them terrified for their careers if they ...
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In Iraq, divorce rates soar even as stigma persists for women
By Salam Faraj Just a year into her marriage, Manal became one of the tens of thousands of Iraqis every ...
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Saudi women reject stigma to embrace pole dancing
By Rania Sanjar When yoga instructor Nada took up pole dancing, the backlash in deeply conservative Saudi Arabia was both ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.