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Girls gone missing

Hyderabad, India (Oct 29): A four-country UNFPA study released today at the 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights in Hyderabad warns that sex selection and son preference in the Asian region will “affect the stability of the marriage system”.The global impact of this sex ratio scenario will impact families. With fewer women, there will be a squeeze on marriages. There will be increased migration of unmarried men and women; there will be increased trafficking of women, gender-based violence and demand for commercial sex. Many men, particularly the poorest will not be able to marry, increasing the potential for social unrest.  Read more...

4th APCRSH begins with 1,300 delegates representing 52 countries

HYDERABAD: Youth and their sexual and reproductive health issues will be the focus of the three-day Fourth Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive Sexual Health and Rights (APCRSH) which begins at the Hyderabad International Convention Centreon Monday.

The impact of religious fundamentalism on woman’s sexual and reproductive health and rights will be another issue to be debated at this conference.

Talking to reporters on the eve of the three-day conference, Terence Hull, Professor of demography at the Australian national University said the debate surrounding child marriages, adolescent sexuality and abortion policy and maintaining traditional values  Read more...

Exploring New Frontiers in Sexual Health

New Delhi: The third National Family Health Survey (NFHS-III) shows that significant proportions of all married women have experienced physical and sexual violence perpetrated by their husbands. But as a recent study shows, many of the young men, who could be termed as `marital rapists’, are in need of basic information about sexuality.

But how can they go about it? Cultural taboos, religious fundamentalism, and a lack of access to information and services impede informed choices. These problems pose a challenge not just to India but to many countries in Asia and the Pacific.

Can some of the issues be addressed by expanding and empowering the sexual and reproductive health and rights movement? While experts agree that this is necessary, they say that equalizing sexual relationships in the context of gender and sexual diversity  Read more...