A Pakistani court on April 20, 2026 sentenced a man to death for killing his wife in the name of ‘honour’, an official said.

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently commuted the death penalty of a man convicted for sexually assaulting his minor daughter [State of Tamil Nadu Vs Murugan].

Ehsan Hosseinipour Hesarloo, Matin Mohammadi and Erfan Amiri

On International Girls in ICT Day, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) renewed its call for Taliban to lift restrictions on girls’ education, warning that millions remain out of school nearly four and a half years after their return to power.