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UN-backed mobile court to bring formal justice to conflict-hit county in South Sudan
Juba, April 14: The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) announced Monday that it has supported the deployment of judges, prosecutors, and investigators to Leer County to deliver formal justice through a mobile court.
Sexual violence against children rises alarmingly in DR Congo: UNICEF
United Nations, April 12: A child was reported raped on average every 30 minutes during intense January and February fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said.
Take strictest action against culprits: PM Modi tells DM, top cop on Varanasi gangrape
Varanasi, April 11: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the city on Friday, marking 50th visit to his Parliamentary constituency, the first task that he assigned to top cops was the crackdown on the 'sex racket' and strictest possible action against the culprits in the gangrape episode that shocked the city and the nation, days ago.
Israeli leaders condemn UN report on Gaza, call it 'Blood Libel'
Jerusalem, March 13: Israeli leaders have strongly condemned a United Nations report accusing Israel of committing "genocidal acts" in Gaza, denouncing it as a "blood libel" that distorts the truth, the Jerusalem Post reported.
Pressure mounts on Bangladesh Home Affairs Advisor to resign
Dhaka, Feb 24: Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, the Home Affairs Advisor to the interim government in Bangladesh, on Monday played down the worsening law and order situation in the country, claiming that only few "minor incidents" have taken place and the security situation remains "satisfactory".
'Odisha recorded 30,943 cases related to crime against women in 2024'
Bhubaneswar, Feb 17: As many as 30,943 cases have been registered in connection with violence against women in Odisha during 2024. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi shared the information while answering a query by senior BJD leader Pratap Keshari Deb in the Odisha Assembly here on Monday.
Over 890 kidnappings, 152 rapes reported in Pakistan's Karachi in 2024: Report
Islamabad January 10: More than 900 individuals, including women, were kidnapped, and 152 were sexually assaulted or molested in Pakistan's Karachi in 2024, according to a report by Dawn.