India’s Modi says peace returning to strife-torn Manipur
New Delhi, IndiaReuters Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday peace was returning to the strife-torn north-eastern state of Manipur where at least 180 people have been killed and tens of thousands forced from their homes in sectarian clashes since May. The Federal Government has deployed security forces to the hilly state bordering Myanmar governed by Modi’s […]
India’s Modi promises tough action over ‘shameful’ Manipur sexual assault allegations
New Delhi, IndiaReuters Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condemned the alleged sexual assault of women in Manipur state as “shameful” and promised tough action in his first comments on ethnic clashes in the remote north-east which have killed at least 125 people. The clashes began in early May and much of the violence was […]
India’s low-caste women raped to keep them “in their place”
Chennai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation Lower-caste Dalit women in northern India are targeted for rape by upper caste men who usually escape justice as survivors bow to pressure to drop their cases, researchers said this week. Only 10 per cent of 40 rape cases involving Dalit women and girls in Haryana state ended with the conviction […]
Namibia weighs demands for rape crackdown after street protests
Windhoek, NamibiaThomson Reuters Foundation Street protests that led to the arrest of 25 women’s rights activists in Namibia at the weekend have prompted the government to launch an urgent review to consider their demands for tougher penalties for rape and sexual abuse. Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Windhoek, the city of Walvis […]