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The candid eyes of CCTV cameras may have recorded the gory incidents of sexual abuse in graphic detail.(Representational image)

Latin America most violent region for women: UN report

The rate of sexual violence against women outside of relationships is the highest in the world in the region.

23 Nov 2017 12:09 PM IST

Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was the Chief Guest at the event.

India's inaugural Asian Women in Leadership Summit 2018 held in Mumbai

Event witnessed distinguished and eminent panellists from corporate Asia discuss board diversity and gender parity in...

16 Nov 2018 9:28 AM IST

UN lauds Odisha govt for proposing women's reservation

The Women's Reservation Bill has been gathering dust for several years now for want of unanimity among different parties...

25 Feb 2019 10:01 AM IST

The UN recalled a peacekeeping police unit after some members engaged in transactional sex with women living in a protection camp. (Photo: Pixabay)

Bleak Women's Day in South Sudan, where #MeToo has no impact

Rights groups are pushing campaigns like #MeToo and #HerToo to go further than spreading awareness and to focus on...

7 March 2018 5:50 PM IST

$The section \About the Duchess of Sussex\ notes her activism from an early age, as well as her work with UN Women. (Photo: AFP)$ Life

Harry and Meghan go straight to work after lavish wedding

The section "About the Duchess of Sussex" notes her activism from an early age, as well as her work with UN Women.

20 May 2018 3:40 PM IST

On July 26, a spokesperson for the United Nations entity, also known as UN-Women, said that the probes subject remains on administrative leave and that while still on UN payroll, the person is not currently performing any active function. (Photo: Twitter/@ravikarkara)

UN senior adviser accused of sexual misconduct by 8 men, under...

Sources with knowledge of the investigation said that the official had used his prestige and position to sexually harass...

9 Aug 2018 6:03 PM IST

The proposal, which was scheduled to undergo a final vote on Tuesday, would have deferred sentencing or punishment for sexual assault in cases where there was no physical force and where the victim and perpetrator were married. (Representational Image)

Indian employed in UN Women dismissed for sexual conduct

UN Women said last month that Office of Audit and Investigation of UNDP had completed its investigation into sexual...

19 Sept 2018 1:50 PM IST