Shubhi Tandon – WNN Features (WNN) New Delhi, INDIA: A two-year-old girl, Baby Falak, died of cardiac arrest after being severely battered. A four-day-old girl was ‘rejected’ by her own parents after birth. A three-month-old girl, Neha Afreen, was severely battered by her father – because he wanted a boy instead. All have been victims […]
Nusrat Ara – WNN Features (WNN) SRINAGAR, Indian-Administered Kashmir: Preference for a male child is a known fact in Kashmir. Like most South Asian societies this preference in gender can often turn into prejudice, discrimination and worse. Many modern cases of discrimination against girls are now resulting in death. Indian history and culture has brought […]
Nepal correspondent Nilima Raut with Shubhi Tandon – WNN Features (WNN) KATHMANDU: The centuries old practice of chhaupadi in Nepal can cause prolonged depression in girls and women. In extreme cases it can also cause death. Chhaupadi pratha, or ritual practice, places Nepali women and girls in a limbo of isolation. In history it is […]