The article that I want to talk about describes the treatment of a group of girls in a school in India. When I was reading the article, I honestly became disappointed in human beings. Not only is sexual harassment terrible and disgusting at any age, but the fact that it is occuring in schools with 12 and 14 year olds… Read more »
Campaigners are calling on India to protect girls in state-run institutions who are at risk of sexual assault and violence after 34 girls were violently attacked by a mob for fighting off sexual harassers in Bihar state. Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, a residential school for girls in Supaul district, witnessed chaotic scenes on Saturday after some girls objected to sexual advances and lewd… Read more »
Pakistan has released the Afghan Taliban leader from prison, a spokesman for the Taliban announced on Thursday. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, also known as Mullah Baradar, is a co-founder of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan. He was arrested by Pakistani authorities in the southern port city of Karachi in 2010. Pakistan has released Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, and he joined his… Read more »
Iran launched a missile attack into eastern Syria targeting militants it blamed for a recent attack on a military parade in the Iranian city of Ahvaz, the country’s Revolutionary Guards revealed Monday. “The headquarters of those responsible for the terrorist crime in Ahvaz was attacked a few minutes ago east of the Euphrates by several ballistic missiles fired by the aerospace branch… Read more »
A child disappears every eight minutes in India. In the capital New Delhi, six out of 10 children who go missing are never found. They are called the “lost generation”: More than 200,000 children are still missing. It is estimated that 70% of them are kidnapped by gangs who then exploit them. Kailash Satyarthi, 64, and his teams are often… Read more »