Tag: Women

Indian law has permitted abortion in the case of sexual assault since 1971

More girls are born as women achieve success in business and sport, and police raid clinics that carry out sex-selective abortions

“Continue to listen and respond to the cry of the poor and the cry of the planet as Pope Francis said in Laudato Si”

“It is a shame for democracy and an insult to women,” said Dev Desai of the non-government organization ANHAD

Independence Day was a terrible day for Bilkis Yakub Rasool and for millions of Indians who cherish all that is sacred

People who speak truth about injustice and exploitation, corruption, and immorality to those in power are the prophets

“Pope Francis is no doubt a visionary who is treading gently to create space for women"

The two religious sisters and one consecrated virgin are the first women to ever be named members of the dicastery

These women, simply because they are women, face horrors from rape and forced marriage to forced birth control and sterilization

The International Christian Concern said “persistent advocacy is necessary to influence the Pakistani authorities to change course”