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Torturers of Afghan child bride sentenced to 10 years in jail
The case of a tortured Afghan child bride whose treatment shocked the world has led to three members of her husband’s family being jailed for 10 years. Sahar…
Tortured Afghan Bride Starts New Life
Sahar Gul, the young Afghan bride whose harrowing ordeal at the hands of her in-laws attracted international media attention, has received some solace after…
Female circumcision anger aired in India
Eleven years ago, Farida Bano was circumcised by an aunt on a bunk bed in her family home at the end of her 10th birthday party. The mutilation occurred not in…
Schooling in the Squatter Communities of Pakistan
Zareena Khala is aunt to the oldest school in the Golra Squatters Camp in Islamabad. On the annual day of the school, she came on stage and told the mass of…
Displaced, Disabled, But Full Of Hope
Numan Burki, 13, has lived with a disability his entire life. And for the past two years, he and his family have faced new hardships. But nothing has dampened…
Baby Afreen's death shows preference for sons in India
A three-month-old baby girl that police say was battered by her father who wanted a son died on Wednesday, highlighting the plight of millions of India’s…
Afghanistan: Child Abuse and 'Dancing Boys' on the rise
The practice of wealthy Afghans exploiting boys as sexual partners, often dressing them up as women, is on the rise.
Maid’s Cries Cast Light on Child Labor in India
The girl’s screams were brittle and desperate. Neighbors in the suburban housing complex looked up and saw a child crying for help from an upstairs balcony.…
INDIA: Young children thrown from top of temple in Karnataka ritual
As hundreds of people gather, young children are thrown from the top of a 30-foot temple. This is as an annual ritual in Karnataka's Bagalkot district.
Boy's Suicide Over School Uniform Shocks Pakistan
Kamran Khan was only 13 when he stood outside his impoverished family's home 10 days ago, doused himself with gasoline, and set himself on fire. The reason:…
Nepal Youth Foundation - interview with Olga Murray
Olga Murray is 86. 20 years ago she founded the Nepal Youth Foundation, which amongst other things helps to rescue young Nepalese girls from indentured…
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Afghans march in Kabul to demand justice for women
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'Where is justice?' Afghans march to protest violence against women