UK Prime Minister has declared violence against women a national emergency, highlighting rising concerns over assaults and safety. Queen Camilla shared her own experience of assault in the 1960s, adding a personal perspective to the national conversation. The government plans to implement stricter measures and policies to tackle gender-based violence and improve protections for women across the country.

UK PM Declares Violence Against Women a National Emergency

A UN report says a woman is killed every 10 minutes by someone she knows. About 50,000 women and girls were murdered in 2024 by partners or family, with the home still the most dangerous place.

Home the deadliest place? Shocking UN report shows every 10 mins, a woman is murdered by family or partners

“Police and local clinic staff attended and located the victim conscious, with the spear still embedded," Northern Territory Police said.



Spear lodged in head, teen girl fights for life after domestic violence incident

Trigger warning: Some readers might find details of this report disturbing. Discretion is advised. Gisele Pelicot, who was drugged by her former husband who then invited several men to rape her, took the stance at a French court in the mass rape trial, saying the shame of rape should be on the perpetrators, not the victims.

French mass rape trial: Gisele Pelicot makes explosive testimony, says shame is on accused

Chris Brown’s forthcoming concert in South Africa has led to a renewed focus on the country’s shocking levels of violence against women. Watch this report for more details!

South Africa: Chris Brown Concert Shines Spotlight on Violence Against Women

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The European Union, on Tuesday (May 7) adopted the first law to tackle violence against women, which includes action against forced marriages, female genital mutilation and online harassment but failed to settle on a common definition of rape.

European Union adopts first law aimed at tackling violence against women

Australia on Wednesday (May 1) announced that the government will spend almost A$1 billion to tackle violence against women and added that it was committed to helping women escape violence.

Australia to spend A$1bn to tackle violence against women, take steps to fight deepfake porn

A senior official of the European Union said that the member nations and lawmakers reached a provisional agreement on Tuesday (Jan 6) on the bloc's first rules to tackle violence against women.

EU nations and lawmakers agree first law combatting violence against women

The Taliban is sending women to jail to protect them from gender-based violence. The Taliban has limited the access of women to almost everything in the country and according to a UN report, a woman with no male relative is considered unsafe.

Afghanistan: Taliban sending women to jail to save them from gender-based violence | WION

Pakistan's Islamia University Bahawalpur (IUB) is facing a serious investigation after police revealed disturbing allegations of drug trafficking and sexual exploitation involving students and faculty members.

Pak university scandal: Professors peddle meth, record compromising videos of 5,500 students, teachers

In a now-viral video, male lawmakers in Canada were seen wearing pink high heels inside the country’s parliament to raise awareness about violence against women, on Friday (April 20).

WATCH | Canada: Male politicians walk in pink heels to raise awareness on violence against women

In pics | World marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 

Globally, one in four or 27 per cent of women are victims of violence at the hands of an intimate partner before the age of 50, according to a study published in The Lancet.

1 in 4 women experienced physical or sexual abuse at the hands of their partner: Lancet

More than 100 rapes reported every day while one woman is murdered every three hours in South Africa as the country battles a "second pandemic".

High levels of violence against women in South Africa

As more and more reports come out about increasing domestic violence against women in Italy, Pope Francis has raised strong message against it. Pope Francis made these comments during a programme being broadcasted on Sunday night on Italy’s famous TG5 network.

'Almost satanic': Pope Francis condemns rising violence against women

Days after the Taliban vowed to respect women’s rights, images of women, have been covered up or vandalised on storefronts around Kabul. The absence of women from public places has become a defining feature of the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Women's rights become biggest casualties of Taliban rule

Even as several new cases of violence against women have come up, a news report says Pakistan has seen a significant decline in the number of cases of violence against women registered in three years.

Violence against women in Pak: Report claims 70% drop in 3 years even as new cases emerge  

Independence day turned into national shame for Pakistan. A woman alleged that her clothes were torn, she was thrown in the air by a mob of men. She was filming a video in Lahore on the Pak independence day.

Independence day turned into national shame for Pakistan

Taliban have captured majority of provincial cities in Afghanistan including Kabul. They have laid their siege over most parts of the country. Reports have come from different parts of the country regarding incidents of violence in the war-torn country.

Taliban capture provincial cities, engage in violence against women

Thousands of women protested Turkey's decision of formally withdrawing from the international treaty to combat violence against women, a move that has drawn strong criticism from Western allies.

Protests in Turkey as it withdraws from treaty to prevent violence against women

A London woman has been murdered in Pakistan after she had stayed back in Lahore to skip paying the £1,750 quarantine fee in the UK. Mayra Zulfiqar, a 26-year-old from Feltham in south west London, had travelled to Lahore two months ago to attend a cousin’s wedding.

London woman shot dead in Pakistan after refusing to marry local

The top European Union officials have raised “deep worries” over Turkey's decision to pull out of a convention to combat violence against women and the launch of a formal attempt to shut down the country’s main pro-Kurdish party.

EU Chiefs raise 'deep worries' over rights in Turkey with President Erdogan

The US House voted to reauthorise the Violence Against Women Act, which enshrines critical legal protections for victims of domestic and sexual violence. The act had lapsed during the previous Congress.

US House reauthorises Violence Against Women Act

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