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Some 288 people fell victim to domestic violence and sexual abuse daily in Taiwan last year, human rights activists said, urging the government to devote more resources to address these social problems. More than 118,000 cases of domestic violence and sexual abuse were reported in 2011, the activists said, citing interior ministry figures - on the eve of Mother`s Day. According to the alliance, of every 10 crimes where one party inflicted serious injury on another, 1.4 cases were domestic violence. Of every 100 ‘intentional killings,’ 18.8 were domestic violence cases.

Sita and Lakshmi were among the hundred-odd members of the transgender community who had came together at a public hearing on ‘Social Inclusion and Access to Justice to Transgender Community’ to demand civil rights that are granted to every citizens of the country. They demanded that the civil society and the government put an end to their marginalisation and discrimination. At the end of the public hearing, a jury headed by former Delhi High Court Chief Justice A.P. Shah, recommended the government recognise the transgender community on the basis of their sexual orientation and start welfare schemes for them as a matter of right.

Former sex workers of Sukkur city held a press conference at the press club against the behaviour of the police. The women, around 15 of them, used to work in Qasimabad’s red-light area about more than a decade ago. They were angry at the police for raiding their homes and misbehaving with them. They alleged that on Thursday, the SHO of A Section police station raided the houses in Qasimabad with a contingent and beat up the women and children living there.

Malaysia will become the first Asian nation to host a world conference dedicated to reducing maternal mortality and achieving universal access to reproductive health. The Global Women Deliver Conference 2013, the third in the series, is expected to attract 5,000 delegates and generate an estimated RM47.4 million in economic impact. Women Deliver, which has its headquarters in New York, is a global advocacy organisation which brings together voices from around the world to call for action to improve the health and well-being of girls and women.

The country`s right groups urged the government to be cautious while sending domestic helps to Jordan as some Asian nations cut down exporting female workers there due to allegation of abuse. They said if the authority cannot ensure proper security, female workers should not be sent to work as maids in the Middle Eastern nation. Recently an agreement was signed by the manpower ministry of Jordan and Bangladesh to send domestic workers to the Muslim country.