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Encouraging victims to report such crimes is a crucial first step, both in understanding the magnitude of the problem, and in ensuring justice. The study shows the key role that local women representatives can play in facilitating this process. Photo: CWGL / Flickr (CC 3.0)

India: Women’s reservation boosts reporting of crimes

By Subir Ghosh Sun, Oct 02, 2011 8:17PM UTC View Comments

Reported violence against Indian women is on the rise, but not for the reasons you might think. A recent study argues that this increase reflects growing willingness to report violence against women, rather than an increase in the incidence of crime. There’s a reason for this too: more women are involved in Indian politics than...

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7 dead in northwest China after men attack crowd

By AP News Sun, Jul 31, 2011 4:30AM UTC View Comments

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese police official says seven people were killed and 22 injured when two knife-wielding men hijacked a truck and then attacked a crowd. The attack happened Saturday night in the Silk Road city of Kashgar in the northwest region on Xinjiang. An official at the Xinjiang regional public security bureau says...

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Filipino mayor punches court sheriff over demolitions

By Tonyo Cruz Fri, Jul 01, 2011 2:56PM UTC View Comments

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte received national attention today after throwing at least four punches at a court sheriff who refused to heed her request for a brief reprieve in a court-ordered demolition of urban poor dwellings in the city. View a video of the incident taken and shared by the ABS-CBN News Channel. According...

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SKorean star professor under fire amid violence complaints

By Yoo Eun Lee Wed, Feb 23, 2011 11:37AM UTC View Comments

Kim In-hye, a popular soprano and a professor at Seoul National University, went under fire as allegations broke out that she habitually used violence on her students for over 10 years. A small complaint filed by her students has turned into a conflagration as more whistle blowers emerge, revealing institutionalized violence rampant in country’s music education system. Kim is now temporarily suspended from her position and the school committee...

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Inter-school violence and the value of life in Thailand

By Siam Voices Tue, Feb 22, 2011 7:16PM UTC View Comments

by James Goyder When I was school boy violent threats, generally of a far fetched nature, were a matter of routine, but occasions on which anyone came to actual physical harm were few and far between. The most extreme example I can remember is when someone on their way to a school disco had their...

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