Tag: Gender Violence

Bhawanipatna: The body of the minor girl, who succumbed to her burn injuries at the Ispat General Hospital (IGH) in Rourkela yesterday, was cremated at her native village Madhupur under Lanjigarh block in Kalahandi district this morning. A pall of gloom descended the village after the body of the minor girl arrived at the village […]

Bhubaneswar: While one succumbed, the other managed to survive not knowing whether she will be able to speak again or not. This is the tale of two minor girls who have gone on to bear the debilitating consequences of gender violence. The minor girl, who was set on fire by two youths for protesting eve-teasing […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Saturday decided to adopt a standard operating procedure (SOP) to combat gender-based violence in the State. The decision came in the wake of a viral video showing eunuchs being severely thrashed by 2-3 youths at Nayakguda in Malkangiri district four days ago. The adoption of SOP was approved in an […]

London: UK universities have been accused of complacent and inadequate response to sexual harassment and gender violence after a media investigation found inconsistencies in the support and services offered to victims across the country. The criticism by sexual violence campaigners and the National Union of Students (NUS) came after responses to freedom of information (FoI) […]