Empowering women through social protection: UN rights office

Empowering women through social protection: UN rights office

Social protection provides a safety net for the vulnerable through policies and programmes that offer financial assistance, healthcare coverage and social insurance. “It helps prevent social exclusion and promotes social inclusion,” said Mahamane Cisse-Gouro, Director of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division of human rights office OHCHR. Long-term gender gap The long-term gender…

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In India, the video of 2 Christian women being tortured, naked and turned around went viral

In India, the video of 2 Christian women being tortured, naked and turned around went viral

File photo In India, which declares itself to be a secular country, another heartbreaking incident of oppression and violence against minorities has taken place. According to Indian media reports, two Christian women in Manipur were stripped naked after brutal violence, the video of which is also viral on social media. According to Indian media reports,…

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Women protest in Kabul against the closure of beauty parlors

Women protest in Kabul against the closure of beauty parlors

Women protested in the capital Kabul against the closure of beauty parlors in Afghanistan. Taliban security forces fired aerial fire and used water cannons to disperse the protesters. Taliban authorities last month ordered the closure of women’s beauty parlors in Kabul, against which around 50 women protested. Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce says that 60,000 people…

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