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Protecting our daughters

Protecting our daughters

Farzana Mahmood

Sun, Jul 14 2019

Will the death penalty be able to stop rape?

'Brazen' Pell sentenced to six years...

'Brazen' Pell sentenced to six years...

World

Wed, Mar 13 2019

He was ordered to sign the sex offender register and stood as the judge set the minimum sentence Pell...

‘I was first abused when I was six years...

‘I was first abused when I was six years...

Special Supplement

Fri, Mar 8 2019

Growing up in Kuwait where sex is considered a taboo topic, the presence of a ‘feminine’...

Group sees 'disconnect' between pope's...

Group sees 'disconnect' between pope's...

World

Tue, Feb 19 2019

It's been alleged that 'even as the pope is making these bold pronouncements, he is obstructing...

Migrant workers and their misery

Migrant workers and their misery

Muhammad Zamir

Sun, Jan 13 2019

How can we protect them?

Time to speak up

Time to speak up

Editorial

Sat, Nov 17 2018

Raising awareness that sexual abuse takes place is not enough, it is time to fix these problems on a...

HRW: North Korean women face rampant...

HRW: North Korean women face rampant...

Asia Pacific

Thu, Nov 1 2018

US-based Human Rights Watch drew on interviews with more than 50 North Korean escapees to chronicle gruesome...

Working to death

Working to death

Editorial

Sun, Oct 28 2018

The government has a responsibility to ensure that the continuous mistreatment of our citizens on foreign...

Dhaka’s lost girls : Locked in a never-ending...

Dhaka’s lost girls : Locked in a never-ending...

Shuprova Tasneem

Sat, Oct 13 2018

The Dhaka Tribune’s Shuprova Tasneem explores childhoods mired in drug addiction and sexual abuse...

Innocence destroyed

Innocence destroyed

Editorial

Sat, Sep 22 2018

The retrograde mindset that causes parents to favour boys over girls can do a lot of harm

Bono saw 'pain' on pope's face over...

Bono saw 'pain' on pope's face over...

D2

Thu, Sep 20 2018

Francis has been attempting to address the latest wave of devastating claims of sexual abuse by clergy...

Dalai Lama: I knew of sex abuse by Buddhist...

Dalai Lama: I knew of sex abuse by Buddhist...

Europe

Sun, Sep 16 2018

The Dalai Lama, 83, lives in exile in Dharamshala

10-year-old Narail girl fighting for...

10-year-old Narail girl fighting for...

Nation

Sat, Aug 25 2018

The minor was barbarically beaten and physically abused by her employers while working as a domestic...

India to probe children's shelters following...

India to probe children's shelters following...

South Asia

Wed, Aug 8 2018

There are about 7,300 care homes in India, which are home to some 230,000 children

UK watchdog accuses aid groups of failing...

UK watchdog accuses aid groups of failing...

Europe

Tue, Jul 31 2018

The report said there needed to be a global register of aid workers to ensure accountability, and better...

Sharp rise in sexual abuse of...

Sharp rise in sexual abuse of...

Crime

Mon, Jul 2 2018

Child deaths from suicide, road crashes and lightning strikes have doubled

A step closer to justice for rape...

A step closer to justice for rape...

Opinion

Sun, Jun 3 2018

Proper implementation of the High Court’s 18 guidelines could bring justice to countless victims...

Singer R Kelly sued for sexual battery,...

Singer R Kelly sued for sexual battery,...

D2

Wed, May 23 2018

A woman who said she meet R&B singer R Kelly at a party in 2017

Used and abused

Used and abused

Editorial

Tue, May 22 2018

They go through so-called local ‘middlemen’ who trick them with false hopes

Regulating ‘middlemen’ to end worker...

Regulating ‘middlemen’ to end worker...

Business

Mon, May 21 2018

Abuse of Bangladeshi women workers in the Middle East is an everyday story. Only on May 18, five women...

Chilean bishops offer mass resignation...

Chilean bishops offer mass resignation...

Latin America

Fri, May 18 2018

'We have put our positions in the hands of the Holy Father and will leave it to him to decide freely...