[14] United Nations Economic and Social Affairs (2015). Nation The first large-scale research study of violence against women and girls in several areas of South Sudan that have known war and conflict for many years, showed that 33 per cent experienced sexual violence (including rape, attempted rape or any other unwanted sexual acts) by a non-partner (can include police officers or other armed actors, strangers or known persons). And they send their kids to private schools due to peer pressure,” she explained.Citing several examples about the necessity of a united movement to work out a solution for women’s problems, Haragopal asked the federation to make the issue part of a bigger movement, like the Telangana movement, as there was a chance of working out a solution in the process.Emphasising on the need for larger women participation in T and other movements, he said they should understand the objective of the movement they were fighting for and look at ways it could help their cause.Problems and plight of women teachers were also discussed in the round table, which demanded minimum facilities in schools for women teachers and girl students, with main emphasis on better sanitation.The views expressed in comments published on newindianexpress.com are those of the comment writers alone. [9] Cantor, D., Fisher, B., Chibnall, S., Townsend, R., Lee, H., Bruce, C., and Thomas, G. (2015). [3] United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2019). They do not represent the views or opinions of newindianexpress.com or its staff, nor do they represent the views or opinions of The New Indian Express Group, or any entity of, or affiliated with, The New Indian Express Group. (2017). For the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, from 25 November to 10 December, and under the umbrella of the Generation Equality campaign to mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, UN Secretary-General’s UNiTE by 2030 to End Violence against Women campaign is calling upon people from all walks of life, across generations, to take our boldest stand yet against rape. Thursday, July, 09, 2020. “They take loans to pay for private school education for their children and to pay off that loan, they take more credit. [10] European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (2014). Odisha activists working on different rights based issues in the State protested against growing atrocities against women and girl children in the country at Lower PMG, Bhubaneswar on 18th April 2018.

[20] Dunkle K., Van Der Heijden I., Stern E., and Chirwa E. (2018). [16] Inter-Agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators. The agency accused the terrorists of carrying out grave atrocities against children in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin region over the course of 2018. This is the prime reason of girls students’ dropping out from schools. Toggle navigation Subscribe E-paper. [1] World Health Organization, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, South African Medical Research Council (2013). Unity among women to speak out against atrocities and oppression in different forms was stressed in the round-table conference on ‘girl education, women and teachers problems’ orgnaised by Telangana Women Teachers Federation, held here Thursday.The federation had organised the programme to mark the birth anniversary of Savitri Bai Phule, a social reformer who played an important role in women upliftment during colonisation.Participating as the guest of honour, Telangana Joint Action Committee chairman M Kodandaram said that even a century and a half after Phule had started the first school to educated women, illiteracy among the women, particularly in Telangana region, still prevails.Lack of education and awareness among women about their rights in the region was the main reason for atrocities committed against them, he said, adding that organisations like TWTF should come forward to speak out against such issues.He said poverty was the root cause for the increasing school dropouts, especially among girls, in the region and suggested TWTF to compile experiences of all the members and bring out a book on the same by International Women’s Day (March 8).He acknowledged the role of TWTF in contributing to the Telangana March, during which two of its leaders were subjected to lathi charge.Vanamala Haragopal, wife of G Haragopal, a human rights activist, spoke about how the SHG movement was putting women in a debt trap, as the system benefits the corporate sector indirectly.

We follow up stories of rape, molestation and stalking In the report, titled ‘How the world failed children in conflict in 2018’, the UN agency, also said the world failed to protect children in conflict in Nigeria and 14 other countries in 2018.

News and stories of gender violence, atrocities against women in India and anywhere in the world. Atrocities against women; Gender sensitisation for male students By Pramod Chunchuwar. They work twice as hard, which not only affects their health but also that of their family.

Describing recent atrocities against women and girls as "worrisome" and "shameful", Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Monday said merely bringing a bill to deal with the problem will not suffice and political will is required to eliminate social evils.