World mourns Nice victimsPeople pay tribute to the victims of the terrorist attack in Nice at a memorial place in front of French embassy in Moscow, Russia, on July 15.-EPA More… |
India, Bahrain agree on action to curb human traffickingIndia and Bahrain have agreed to take steps to curb human trafficking and co-operate more closely on the rescue and repatriation of victims, an official statement said. The memorandum of understanding is expect More… |
Crisis kits to be supplied for abuse victims in BahrainWomen who experience domestic abuse in Bahrain will be supplied with emergency kits to help them escape the next time they feel under threat. The kits will contain everything from taxi fare money and a change of clothes to toiletries and a vou More… |
70 women train in crisis response in BahrainSeventy women are being trained as crisis advocates to help victims of domestic and sexual abuse in Bahrain. They will receive their certification this weekend from Women Crisis Care International (WCCI) after completing 40 hours of intensive More… |
MH370 victims’ families renew compensation talkThe discovery of plane debris washed up on a remote island in the southern Indian Ocean has rekindled efforts by family members of passengers on board a missing Malaysia Airlines flight to seek greater compensation, aviation lawyers said. More… |
Anti-trafficking centre in Bahrain to provide shelter to victimsA national centre to tackle human trafficking and provide temporary shelter for victims could be open in Bahrain by the end of this year. The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) is spearheading the initiative in partnership More… |
Bodies, black boxes handed over from Ukraine crash siteA train carrying the remains of some of the nearly 300 victims of the Malaysia Airlines plane downed over Ukraine was heading for Ukrainian government territory on Tuesday as a separatist leader handed over the plane's black boxes to Malaysi More… |
Bahrain issues guidelines to fight traffickingBahrain has issued a set of guidelines for government bodies to help victims of human trafficking. The 400-page manual was compiled by the Social Development Ministry and distributed to law enforcement agencies, the Public Prosecu More… |
Cleveland victims endured isolation, rape, beatingsThree young women newly freed from a decade-long kidnapping ordeal in Cleveland endured their captivity in the dungeon-like squalid confines of a house, where they were raped, starved, beaten and kept in chains by the man who abducted them, auth More… |
Bangladesh disaster victims to get compensationTwo Western retailers have promised to compensate families of garment workers killed while making their clothes in a Bangladesh factory building that collapsed last week in the country's worst industrial accident. The pledge f More… |