We identified that advocacy for women experiencing domestic violence in Afghanistan tended to overlook the phenomena of women who killed...

We are working to ensure that survivors of violence are fully cognizant of their rights to protection and compensation under the...

When we think of torture or inhuman, degrading and cruel treatment and punishment, we typically think of acts committed by States against...

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has just published a new toolkit for lawyers and other professionals on strengthening medico-legal...

Data on honour killings are not always readily available due to the secrecy surrounding these crimes and poor reporting. However, from...

Criminal law, while upholding the principles of punishment, deterrence and justice, provides for mitigating circumstances in some cases....