violence against women
Indian Cops are Hunting Down a Temple Priest For Gang Rape, Murder of a Frontline Worker
More outrage followed after a member of India's National Commission for Women blamed the deceased for the crime.
Bangladesh Police Invoked Anti-Porn Law to Crack Down on a Film About Gender Violence
The arrests of the director of courtroom drama along with an actor who played a cop, is the latest in the country’s ongoing “war against pornography”.
Chemical Castration, Sex Offender Registry in Pakistan's New Rape Law
The new anti-rape ordinance comes after months of nationwide outrage over a brutal gang rape and subsequent victim-shaming of a woman in Lahore.
As Rape Protests Rock Bangladesh, A Survivor Explains How the Country Failed Its Women
“If women were given justice the proper way, we wouldn’t be here.”
Man Arrested for Abducting, Raping and Filming a Teen for 22 Days in India
On average, nearly 90 rapes are reported in the country every day. Activists say that data on crimes against women is often the tip of the iceberg.
Forced to Abort, Tortured: Indian Women Continue to Face Violence Over Obsession With Male Children
In the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, a man ripped open his pregnant wife’s belly to find out if it was a boy.
Teen Democratic Candidate Aaron Coleman Accused of Choking His Girlfriend
Coleman, who has admitted to blackmailing a girl for nudes, allegedly told his now-ex to kill herself last year.
2 Arrested in Transphobic Attack Caught on Video: 'A Sucker Punch to All of Us'
Police are still looking for a third suspect in the vicious attack that went viral after one of the victims posted video footage.
A 19-Year-Old Who Blackmailed a Girl for Nudes Just Won a Democratic Primary in Kansas
“He got one of my nudes... and told me if I didn’t send him more he would [send] it to all of my friends and family,” one of Aaron Coleman's victims says.
Family Members Who Defend their Women from Harassment Are Getting Murdered
In the latest case in India, a man was shot in the head after he filed a complaint against the killer for sexually harassing his niece.
A Pregnant Woman Was Allegedly Murdered After a Bridal Exchange Deal Turned Sour
Waziran Chhacchar’s death sparked outrage over a tradition, widespread in rural Pakistan and Afghanistan, that is known to use women as potential objects of revenge.
An Indian Judge Just Threw a Rape Survivor in Jail for Shouting in Court
Police in Bihar had made the 22-year-old repeatedly describe her ordeal, then leaked her identity to the neighbourhood. No wonder she was mad.