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“Adult women are infantilised, placed under parental and community control, and denied the right to take life decisions.”
Published 15 Jan, 2021 08:04pm
The project by AKAH Pakistan enables communities to build in safer areas, and better prepare for and respond to disasters.
Published 03 Dec, 2020 06:02pm
Some local laws allow people to register their address as a park bench or an intersection.
Published 29 Oct, 2020 11:10pm
LONDON: British writer and barrister Mohsin Zaidi said his early experiences of racism in the LGBT+ community were ...
Updated 29 Sep, 2020 12:59pm
With three parties dominating Karachi's three tiers of govt, real solutions to its problems are often lost in a war of words.
Updated 13 Aug, 2020 09:39am
India's coronavirus outbreak is the third worst in the world, with more than 1.9 million confirmed cases and about 40,700 deaths.
Published 06 Aug, 2020 10:15pm
In her first two months as a trans victim support officer, Sharif helped 16 trans people in Rawalpindi in Punjab.
Updated 16 Jul, 2020 09:37am
The virus has swiftly turned ideas into a large-scale, real-time trial.
Updated 17 Mar, 2020 08:22am
‘Simply sending a photo by email can emit about the same amount of planet-warming gases as driving a car for a kilometre
Published 24 Feb, 2020 07:02am
The United Nations expects 70 per cent of people globally to be living in urban areas by 2050.
Updated 01 Jan, 2020 09:07am
Trump says the US is "very close" to nailing down a deal.
Updated 13 Dec, 2019 08:10am
LONDON: Efforts to share rivers, lakes and aquifers that cross national boundaries are falling short, raising a...
Published 23 Aug, 2019 07:04am
DHAKA: Bangladesh is striving to stop Rohingya refugees from being trafficked but the crackdown will “take some...
Published 10 Jul, 2019 06:51am
“We are in a climate emergency [...] this is the fight of our lives,” head of the UN's climate change secretariat says.
Published 17 Jun, 2019 09:36pm
Alabama’s governor on Wednesday signed a bill aiming to ban abortions in almost all cases, including rape and incest.
Updated 17 May, 2019 08:34am
TBILISI: Two Saudi sisters took to Twitter on Wednesday to plead for international protection and a safe haven,...
Published 18 Apr, 2019 06:59am
The playful protagonist, Asalif, takes centre stage in the documentary by US film-maker Mo Scarpelli.
Updated 21 Mar, 2019 11:22am
MUMBAI: Workers in India’s Kerala state are now getting a three-hour afternoon siesta as part of a series of...
Published 07 Mar, 2019 07:34am
Shamima Begum's fate illustrates ethical, legal and security conundrums govts face dealing with families of militants.
Updated 21 Feb, 2019 10:15am
Web-based channel to bring human rights issues to audiences in over 20 countries: IOHR
Updated 17 Jan, 2019 10:48am