Browsing Tag: Abuse

Leaders from Britain’s biggest religions gather in the House of Lords to make a commitment to stamping out domestic abuse

POLICE have apologised for being overly lenient towards a group of drunk women who racially abused a Sikh taxi driver before one of them tore off his turban and burnt it.

Each of us must look within and be honest with our self about our relationships, whether it is a mixed culture relationship or wanting to get married at a time that suits YOU.

[VIDEO] A campaign has been launched to address the sexual abuse of children in Calgary’s Indo-Canadian community. The Canadian Sikh Network joined forces with Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse, to raise awareness about the issue.

A year after these events, where do we stand on the safety of women in India?

At the orphanage I didn’t know what to expect. I walked in and was met with the most incredible young Indian girls.

This is the story you don't want to hear when you ask me about India. But this is the story you need to hear.

“I wish the Junior Sikh Coalition was around when I was in school. Things may have been different for me then,” Premi said.

Muslim and Western nations overcame deep divisions to agree on a landmark United Nations code to combat violence against women and girls.

In some parts of the world, the plight of women and girls is certainly getting worse, and in others it seems, inconceivably, that the scourge of violence is simply not improving.

Helen Clark: UN must not backtrack on women's reproductive rights. The head of UN development programme sounds warning as Malta, Russia and Vatican try to remove references to sexual rights

According to UN-Women, progress of World Women 2011-2012, as many as 7 in 10 women in the world report having experienced physical and/or sexual violence at some point in their lifetime. Statistics indicate that violence against women and girls is a universal phenomenon, irrespective of income, class and culture.

Speaking on the opening day of the CSW in New York, Bachelet said that although the phrasing of the text was important, what was needed was the will and action to eliminate violence against women and girls.

With the immense popularity of social gaming – more than 300 million people play these games each month – social impact games have become increasingly popular.

Over 300 million people play online social games each month, and their demographic profile cuts across gender and age groups.

No, I like Eve Ensler’s way. Dance in the face of your oppressors – if rape is a non-verbal method of communicating hatred, surely dancing is the perfect protest.

About a decade ago, Anarkali Kaur Honaryar was forced to leave her government job due to her religion. Now, she is a member of Afghan Parliament’s upper house, involved in nation-building for the war-ravaged nation.

It brought on all the emotions of shame and disgust of being born in such a city which is now rather infamous as the Rape Capital.

Lalita Goswami was married only a few years when her husband, a Hindu priest who beat her and abused drugs, died of an apparent overdose. She was left with three young children. Still, she said, being married was better than being a widow.

A group of international leaders, known as The Elders, on Wednesday joined forces with the US secretary of state and UN agencies in the battle against the practice of child marriage.

This is the continuing legacy of abuses in Punjab. The truth is that in Punjab, New Delhi, and elsewhere there are thousands of Sikh mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, sons, and daughters who must go on living knowing that the pain of their loved ones has gone unacknowledged by society and government.

Manitoba justice officials have quietly dropped a high-profile prosecution -- without explanation -- against three Sikh priests accused of years of sexual abuse inside a city temple.

In advance of the London Summit on Family Planning, the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), convened a special “Young People and Family Planning Summit” to focus on a critical factor in the debate: young people.

So then why do we have a National Day of the Girl Child? Are we just paying lip service to the idea of female emancipation when nothing much has changed since Manu stated, way back in 200 BC: "By a young girl, by a young woman, or even by an aged one, nothing must be done independently, even in her own house". And further: "In childhood a female must be subject to her father, in youth to her husband; and when her lord is dead to her sons; a woman must never be independent."

In a landmark move, the Lok Sabha, Parliament’s lower house, Tuesday passed the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Bill 2011 — a move experts say could go a long way in combating the widespread problem of the sexual abuse of children.

Syrian authorities are systematically detaining and torturing children, the United Nations' human rights chief, Navi Pillay, has told the BBC.

After a firefighter rescued her, the girl described a life akin to slavery, child welfare officials said. Her uncle had sold her to a job placement agency, which sold her to the couple, both doctors. The girl was paid nothing. She said the couple barely fed her and beat her if her work did not meet expectations. She said they used closed-circuit cameras to make certain she did not take extra food.

Increasing human trafficking and continuous presence of female foeticide, infanticide has placed India as the world's fourth most dangerous place for women, as per a survey conducted by Thomson Reuters' Trustlaw Women, a hub of legal information and legal support for women's rights .

A recent “expose” by Wikileaks mentions the existence of “Alam Sena” (Army of Black Cats responsible for mass tortures and killings) deployed by Mohammad Izhar Alam, a senior Punjab Police officer and a very close affiliate of Punjab CM Parkash Badal.

The 53-year-old, who was visiting Scotland from India at the time, was found guilty after a trial at Glasgow Sheriff's Court.