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Unicef Report: Indian men think wife beating justified

A report by Unicef says that 57 percent of young Indian men in the 15-19 age bracket think that wife beating is justified.

US woman becomes hero for battered wives in China

It wasn't the first time in their relationship that Li Yang, a Chinese celebrity entrepreneur, had struck her - but for his American wife, it was going to be…

PAKISTAN: Stories from a women's shelter

Tucked away on a residential street, Panah, a women’s shelter home has been around for nearly twelve years housing victims of violence seeking refuge because…

Nearly 1,000 Pakistani women killed for honor

At least 943 Pakistani women and girls were murdered last year for allegedly defaming their family’s honor, the country’s leading human rights group reports.…

Violence against women on the rise in Uruzgan

According to Babo, a resident of the city, women faced a whole host of complex problems, including forced marriage and giving them away to settle disputes

Pakistan: Woman set on fire, another killed for ‘honour’ by in-laws

While the Pakistan government has passed several bills to prosecute discriminatory practices, violence against women continues to rise dramatically, suggesting…

China considers law against domestic violence

It is the world's fastest growing economy and its people are rapidly modernising. Yet, when it comes to marriage, some still observe archaic Chinese…

Men ringing the bell against domestic violence

The traditional notion in India is that domestic violence happens in slums. Domestic violence activists are working to break that myth.

Raped Afghan women have no hope of justice

Aziza was kidnapped and forced to marry. The kidnappers were caught and jailed - but they had money. Within 20 days all but one was freed

A Culture of Silence: The Story of Rumana Manzur

Bangladesh's silent abuse Ramana Manzur, an Assistant Professor at the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh, had ambitions of moving to Canada with her family,…

Women's Shelters under Threat in Afghanistan

Video by Zeina Khodr, Al Jazeera, Kabul "Rhina hasn’t felt this safe for years. It’s been a year since she ran away from a forced marriage to an older man she…

NEW LIFE

Supporting underprivileged women and children in India

The current projects of New Life include orphanages for children of incarcerated parents, saving children from child labour, ensuring primary education for the rural children in India,

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Pankh

Empowering women and tackling gender inequality

Pankh is based in Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, India,

Pankh educates and counsels women and men about gender equality, teaches women their righs and works to change culturally ingrained negative attitudes towards women and girls.

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SAWERA

Dedicated to Social and Economic Development

Society for Appraisal & Women Empowerment in Rural Areas (SAWERA) , is a local women-led NGO working in the Khyber Agency, a tribal area of Pakistan.

The organisation particularly focuses on marginalized sectors of the communities, especially women and children.

SAWERA is also active in flood emergency relief in Charsada.

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SEWA DTS

Working to eradicate poverty

Sewa Development Trust Sindh is a humanitarian, non-profit organization working across Sindh province in Pakistan.

The organisation works to eradicate poverty through providing facilities, training and education.

SDTS provides support to flood-affected internally displaced people. (See Pakistan Flood Relief project)

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