development will be reporting on some of the issues women face, and hosting an event in conjunction with WaterAid to discuss what needs to be done to ensure global commitments to end violence are upheld. Among the speakers is Rashida Manjoo, the former UN special rapporteur on violence against women.
The United Nations' special rapporteur on violence against women, Rashida Manjoo, warned in July that violence against women was on the rise in Honduras, with a 263.4-percent increase in the number of females killed violently between 2005 and 2013.
Date: Nov 20, 2014
Category: World
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Miss Honduras, sister shot dead by jealous boyfriend
homicide rate, at 90.4 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2012. The United Nations' special rapporteur on violence against women, Rashida Manjoo, warned in July that violence against women was on the rise in Honduras, with a 263.4-percent increase in the number of females killed violently between 2005 and 2013.
Date: Nov 19, 2014
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US mulling mass evacuation of Yazidis trapped on Mount Sinjar
ports that strongly suggest that hundreds of women and children have been kidnapped many of the teenagers have been sexually assaulted, and women have been assigned or sold to IS (ISIL) fighters as malak yamiin or slaves, said the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Rashida Manjoo.
Date: Aug 13, 2014
Category: World
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UN experts urge El Salvador to reconsider abortion legislation, citing ruling ...
This Court ruling exposed the physical and mental health of Beatriz to serious risk, which could eventually threaten her life, said the UN experts on right to health, torture, and discrimination and violence against women, Anand Grover, Juan E. Mndez, Kamala Chandrakirana and Rashida Manjoo.
Date: Jun 04, 2013
Category: World
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Italy shocked at violence against women, mourn teen's death; lawmakers try to ...
U.N. special rapporteur on violence against women, Rashida Manjoo, said the implementation of Italy's laws are often stymied by their fragmented nature, inadequate sanctions, lack of redress for victims and lengthy trials that often end with cases being thrown out due to the statute of limitations.
Date: May 29, 2013
Category: World
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Woman Burned Alive for Witchcraft in Papua New Guinea
ery or black magic sanguma as it is known in the local language. In 2012, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Rashida Manjoo, highlighted the brutality of assaults perpetrated against suspected sorcerers, which in many cases include torture, rape, mutilations and murder.
Date: Feb 07, 2013
Category: World
Source: Google
Violent attacks carried out against PNG woman falsely accused of sorcery
The UN's special rapporteur on violence against women, Rashida Manjoo, in March last year made a blistering assessment of the treatment of women in PNG, finding two-thirds of females in relationships have experienced domestic violence.