Thirteen years after the gang rape of an Indian woman on a bus in the capital Delhi made global headlines, a new case that comes close in brutality inflicted on a woman has been reported from the northern state of Bihar. Campaigners say her story is also one of apathy from the police and medical…
A Brazilian woman has received a suspended prison term for going to BTS K-pop star Jungkook’s house repeatedly despite warnings to stay away – even ringing the doorbell 133 times on one such visit. The woman, who has not been identified, first started stalking Jungkook in December last year. She also tried to leave letters…
A group of Australians have accused the government of violating their human rights by continuing to export coal and gas and are asking the UN to take action. The group say their lives have been harmed due to extreme weather in Australia – bushfires, floods, heatwaves, rising sea levels and toxic algal blooms – and…
British hygiene brand Dettol has apologised for an advert in China that it claims was meant to call out sexism, but has instead backfired. The five-minute long advert for a multipurpose disinfectant, styled like a micro drama, starts out with a man looking for a partner who is “clean” and “not tainted by other men”….
The ad sparked accusations of sexism in China, after featuring a man looking for a partner who is “not tainted by other men”. Source link
Another case is that of Prof Anne Poelina, an Indigenous woman from the Kimberley region in Western Australia, who describes being displaced from the area around the Fitzroy River, one of the state’s most important waterways, because of catastrophic flooding. Source link
The Brazilian woman visited BTS member Jungkook’s home 20 times in less than two months. Source link
The group has said the protest will continue until Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan steps down. Source link
The case from Begusarai in Bihar comes close in brutality to that inflicted on a woman during a sexual assault in 2012. Source link
Police say they are investigating bullying as a potential motive. Source link