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    Jilted Indian man arrested for acid attack on teenage girls - report

    Mon, 18 Nov 2013 12:13 PM

    Acid attacks – where acid is intentionally thrown to maim, disfigure or blind the victim – occurs in many countries across the world

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    India plans CCTV, GPS on buses after Delhi gang rape - report

    Mon, 18 Nov 2013 11:21 AM

    The gang rape and murder of the 23-year-old woman on a bus in New Delhi last year led to massive public protests over rising violence against women in the South Asian country where a rape occurs every 20 minutes

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    Culture of impunity surrounds South Asia's child marriages -report

    Fri, 15 Nov 2013 12:46 PM

    The Center for Reproductive Rights says 25,000 children worldwide, most of whom are girls under the age of 18, are married every day - with the South Asia region accounting for almost half of all child marriages

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    Sri Lanka risks violence if crackdown continues, says ICG

    Thu, 14 Nov 2013 23:12 PM

    Sri Lanka faces the threat of violence if it continues to ignore international concerns over attacks on the rule of law, human rights abuses and a lack of post-war reconciliation, the International Crisis Group (ICG) says in a report on the eve of a three-day meeting of Commonwealth nations which will be hosted by the Indian Ocean island state.

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    Some Indian laws reinforce gender inequality, UN study finds

    Thu, 14 Nov 2013 15:55 PM

    Some Indian laws promote a preference for sons over daughters, a United Nations sturdy has found

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    India top cop’s remark on "enjoy" rape sparks outrage

    Wed, 13 Nov 2013 12:10 PM

    The stormy reaction to remarks made by India's top policeman, in poor English, on legalising sports betting and rape, show how sensitive the topic of sexual violence has become in a country where a woman is raped every 20 minutes

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    Why India's Mars mission matters, despite poverty

    Wed, 13 Nov 2013 09:46 AM

    A wasteful luxury in a nation struggling with malnutrition, open defecation and clean drinking water? Or, as some argue, a cheap programme with technology that could be applied to save lives?

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    Encephalitis kills 532 people in northern India – report

    Mon, 11 Nov 2013 12:41 PM

    The main areas where the outbreak of the virus has been noticed are poor, flood-hit areas, where monsoons have left pools of stagnant water that have allowed mosquitoes to breed and infect villagers

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    Pakistan schools association slams Malala book ban -report

    Mon, 11 Nov 2013 13:00 PM

    Sixteen-year-old Malala Yousefzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban last year for campaigning for education for girls, released her memoir "I am Malala" in October

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    Pakistani woman divorced for bearing a third daughter -report

    Mon, 11 Nov 2013 13:00 PM

    Activists say deep-rooted patriarchal views and slow efforts to empower girls and women in South Asia have made it difficult to eradicate a strong preference for sons which exists in much of the region

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