Tag: genderbased
Activists call for state of emergency in Nigeria over gender-based violence
Deaths of 22 women reported this year include 240% rise in January, campaigners say, as abusers act ‘with impunity’ Almost two dozen women have died due to gender-based violence across Nigeria in 2025 alone, activists and civil society organisations have said in a call for a state of emergency. According to Femicide Observatory, run by…
Arrest warrant proposed for Taliban leaders for gender-based crimes
By Ruchi Kumar The Netherlands-based International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday announced that it is seeking arrests of two Taliban leaders for their role in gender-based crimes. The statement says persecutions have been committed since at least Aug. 15, 2021, the day the Taliban took over Afghanistan following the collapse of the Western-backed government. Since…