Domestic violence cases jump 30% during lockdown in France
Category: Gender based violence
2020-03-30
France's interior minister says that reports of domestic violence across the country have jumped by more than 30% since the country went into lockdown on March 17th |
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Nirbhaya case: Four Indian men executed for 2012 Delhi bus rape and murder
Category: Gender based violence
2020-03-20
The victim died from her injuries days after being raped by six men on a moving bus. The incident caused outrage and led to new anti-rape laws in India |
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New Zealand passes law decriminalising abortion
Category: Gender in the world
2020-03-19
Voting to remove the procedure from the country's Crimes Act changes a law that has been in force since 1977 |
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COVID-19 isolation could create ‘fertile ground for domestic violence’
Category: Gender based violence
2020-03-19
“The crisis that we are going through and the quarantine could unfortunately create a fertile ground of domestic violence,” read a statement from France’s Secretary of State in charge of Gender Equality, Marlène Schiappa |
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Three women vie to become next Paris mayor
Category: Gender policy
2020-03-13
Anne Hidalgo, Rachida Dati and Agnes Buzyn lead the race for Paris mayor - here are the women and their pledges |
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Olympics 2020 set to break new record - gender equality
Category: Sport
2020-03-12
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics is on track for a new record - having an almost equal number of female and male athletes for the first time |
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Women's rights: 25 years of progress? Or not?
Category: Gender in the world
2020-03-09
Despite progress in some areas, equality remains a long way off, with millions of girls and women affected by poverty, violence and discrimination |
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Spanish government backs tougher action against sex crimes in draft law
Category: Gender based violence
2020-03-05
The law would toughen punishments for sexual offences, including qualifying all non-consensual sex as rape
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Gender employment gap costs EU 360 billion euros a year - agency
Category: Gender in the world
2020-03-04
As part of its new gender equality strategy, European Commission is expected to move towards introducing legal obligation to report on gender pay gap
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