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It is not just war that has robbed people of their right to a dignified life. Brutality against women is another huge factor.  Crime against women is rampant in an Islamic country like Yemen The Civil war in Yemen has made the life miserable for women. The war has drastically cut support services for women.  Many such women have been subjected to slave labour and sexual violence as well. Women have been subjugated and ill treated in Yemen more after the war started. Most of them are married off underage. They are kept as sex slaves and subjected to physical beating as well.  Places that were to act as safe haven for them have not had UN support for a long time due to conflicting needs of a dwindling sick and poor population. If not this, then women are under attack by armed men who exploit and subjugate women.  Yemen has a large displaced population, of which 83percent makes up for women. In Yemen, there is no statutory law that states the age for marriage. The...

Human rights organizations across the world have been requesting nations to take back women and children of ISIS militants.  According to AFP reports, as many as 60 children born under the Daesh ‘caliphate’ in Iraq and Syria are legal UK citizens. Th ey are currently living in the region, in many cases with their mothers. But they have not been accepted back into their country.  Humanitarian organization Save the Children has confirmed that as many 300 children might have lost their lives post the exit of the caliphate.   Of these, 25 women had escaped with 60 children but did not get any consulate support despite escaping terror group territories. These children are going through a harrowing time in war prone zones.   “Many have injuries or disabilities from the fighting, confirms George Graham, Save the Children’s lead on protecting children in conflict. Children above the age of 10 have been inflicted with sexual and physical abuse. ...