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Violence against Women
![To Empower Women in Kyrgyzstan, Address Masculinity To Empower Women in Kyrgyzstan, Address Masculinity](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-kyrgyzstan-2697388_1280.jpg)
To Empower Women in Kyrgyzstan, Address Masculinity
By Colleen Wood
Gender violence is a pervasive problem in Kyrgyzstan. A local NGO is trying to address it by working with men.
![Will the Death Penalty Protect India’s Daughters From Rape? Will the Death Penalty Protect India’s Daughters From Rape?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18111361745236.jpg)
Will the Death Penalty Protect India’s Daughters From Rape?
By Priyanka Borpujari
Will more draconian punishment for rapists improve outcomes for Indian girls?
![India Learns That the Smallest Coffins Are Often the Heaviest India Learns That the Smallest Coffins Are Often the Heaviest](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18103500679990.jpg)
India Learns That the Smallest Coffins Are Often the Heaviest
By Priyanka Borpujari
What will it take for India to finally see its girls and women as human beings?
![All These Years Later, Do Not Forget the Kunan-Poshpora Mass Rapes All These Years Later, Do Not Forget the Kunan-Poshpora Mass Rapes](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-800px-kashmir.valley.original.11730.jpg)
All These Years Later, Do Not Forget the Kunan-Poshpora Mass Rapes
By Priyanka Borpujari
The Indian Army's violence against Kashmiri women must be etched in the history books.
![Khadija Siddiqi: Justice Delayed, Not Denied Khadija Siddiqi: Justice Delayed, Not Denied](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-khadija-siddiqi-at-an-event-that-she-moderated-on-gender-violence-against-women-in-lahore.jpg)
Khadija Siddiqi: Justice Delayed, Not Denied
By Sonya Rehman
She was stabbed 23 times in broad daylight, but her attacker walked free for over a year.
![Indian Lawmakers Take Key Steps Toward Recognizing the Importance of Consent Indian Lawmakers Take Key Steps Toward Recognizing the Importance of Consent](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-28_02-01-05.jpg)
Indian Lawmakers Take Key Steps Toward Recognizing the Importance of Consent
By Padmapriya Govindarajan
Two recent developments in India suggest slow but sure change in how gender-based violence is viewed in the country.
![Honor Killings in Afghanistan and Pakistan Honor Killings in Afghanistan and Pakistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-29_17-03-07.jpg)
Honor Killings in Afghanistan and Pakistan
By Meha Pumbay
What the two neighbors can learn from each other's efforts to protect women.
![A Curious Change to India's Domestic Violence Law A Curious Change to India's Domestic Violence Law](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-25_20-47-15.jpg)
A Curious Change to India's Domestic Violence Law
By Padmapriya Govindarajan
An October 2016 ruling by the Indian Supreme Court considerably changes a 2006 law on preventing domestic violence.
![#JusticeForJisha: How Well Has India Come to Handle Rape and Violence Against Women? #JusticeForJisha: How Well Has India Come to Handle Rape and Violence Against Women?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-11_16-49-33.jpg)
#JusticeForJisha: How Well Has India Come to Handle Rape and Violence Against Women?
By Padmapriya Govindarajan
After a brutal rape shook India in 2013, how has the country broached the issue of rape and sexual assault?
![Cafe Sheroes: A Place for Acid Attack Victims in India Cafe Sheroes: A Place for Acid Attack Victims in India](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-15_19-47-59.jpg)
Cafe Sheroes: A Place for Acid Attack Victims in India
By Sanjay Kumar
One Indian cafe has made it self a place of refuge and recovery for India's acid attack victims.
![Pakistan’s Prime Minister Vows to Stop Honor Killings Pakistan’s Prime Minister Vows to Stop Honor Killings](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-29_23-12-54.jpg)
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Vows to Stop Honor Killings
By Umair Jamal
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is determined to put an end to honor killings.
![4 Sentenced to Death in Farkhunda Murder Trial 4 Sentenced to Death in Farkhunda Murder Trial](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-06_17-25-39.jpg)
4 Sentenced to Death in Farkhunda Murder Trial
By Catherine Putz
The four day trial strikes some as too short, with actual justice lacking.