Afghanistan pledges to double female police numbers as attacks surge
Kabul, AfghanistanThomson Reuters Foundation Afghanistan has said it will more than double the number of female officers in its police force by 2024, even as the country grapples with a violent backlash against working women. Interior Minister Massoud Andarabi said Afghanistan needed more female police to address the needs of women and girls, as he […]
Bangladesh to mull death penalty in rape law review after protests
Dhaka, BangladeshThomson Reuters Foundation Bangladesh’s government will consider introducing the death penalty for rape, a government minister said on Friday, following angry protests this week over an online video showing a group of men sexually assaulting a woman. The country’s law minister said his department was preparing a proposal to make urgent amendments to the […]