The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCDH) has launched a 16-day campaign to eradicate gender-based violence and raise awareness of women’s rights. The campaign, which is due to start on November 25 to coincide with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, calls on the government toRead More →
By: Nyima Sillah As The Gambia looks forward to joining the rest of the world in observing the 16 Days of Activism, leading women’s rights activists have urged the government to invest more in women’s empowerment and other related issues concerning women and girls. The 16 Days of Activism AgainstRead More →
Mana’s political activism began in high school, sparked by the rising tide of xenophobia and Islamophobia she saw in American politics. “That was really my wake-up call to get more involved,” she says. A lifelong feminist, her advocacy often focuses on the intersection between women’s rights and other social issues.Read More →
Sussex Police have threatened a women’s rights group founder with hate crime arrest after a rally two months ago where her group was attacked by pro-trans activists. The force told mother-of-four Kellie-Jay Keen that an allegation made about her that she used ‘words or behavior to stir up hatred basedRead More →
Zafar Dar-TK At a time when crime against women is showing an upward trend, victims are unable to approach anywhere to seek redress for their grievances. In Jammu and Kashmir, there is no such platform for women. After the repeal of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status in 2019, the BJP-ledRead More →
Iranian fans showed their support for women’s rights protesters during their 2022 World Cup opener against England. The Khalifa International Stadium in Qatar hosted the clash between the two Group B teams. It was a brilliant start to the tournament for England, who triumphed 6-1 after two goals from BukayoRead More →
As the counting of the midterm elections in the United States continues, it is clear that women’s rights activism is reaching more people than ever before. Both online and offline, the poll, seen by some as a de facto referendum on abortion, rallied women to stand up for their rights.Read More →
Safeguarding women’s rights in the Amazon is necessary to protect a region increasingly threatened by deforestation and climate change, indigenous activists said on the sidelines of a world climate conference in Egypt on November 16. The Amazon spans rapidly developing countries in South America, including Brazil and Ecuador. The regionRead More →
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed Saturday to end “evil” women’s rights activists and other protesters who have taken to the streets to challenge his authoritarian rule despite a draconian crackdown that has left hundreds of dead. Large-scale anti-government protests began across the country in mid-September after the deathRead More →
Jessica Horne paints portraits to raise awareness of the murdered and missing Indigenous women’s movement. Native American and First Nations women in the United States face epidemic levels of violence. The FBI National Crime Information Center reported 5,203 missing Indigenous girls and women in 2021. Indigenous women face murder ratesRead More →
News/Sports Published on November 18, 2022 | by Paul Hernández The music business is constantly changing. Female musicians prove that talent isn’t determined by gender. Women are overcoming the challenges of a male-dominated music entertainment industry and motivating other women to do the same. More and more powerful women inRead More →
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Over the past four decades, women’s rights have been high on the global development agenda. In 1979, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) adopted by the United Nations General Assembly marked a turning point in the modern history of women’s rights because itRead More →
* US abortion decision ricochets around the world * Women’s rights are now more threatened * Domino effect from Africa to Europe Women and girls around the world will suffer the repercussions of the US decision to roll back abortion rights, experts say, predicting a global crackdownRead More →
Amber Heard waits in front of the jury following an intense defamation trial involving hotly contested allegations of sexual abuse and domestic abuse. (Evelyn Hockstein/AFP via Getty Images) More than 130 signatories have signed an open letter of support for Amber Heard, who is at the center of a mediaRead More →
(Left to right) Humaira Yusuf, Farhat Popalzai and Zarifa Yaqoobi. Rights organizations, including the United Nations and Amnesty International, have condemned the recent wave detentions of activists in Afghanistan. Amnesty called it “yet another attempt to suppress all forms of peaceful protest and dissent in the country”. On November 3,Read More →
When the US government began formal negotiations with the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, in 2019, Tamana Ayazi feared the process would rule out widespread fears among Afghan women that a return to power by the Taliban would strip them of their human rights. fundamentals. A filmmaker, Ayazi set out toRead More →
Amnesty International on Monday called for the immediate release of prominent Afghan women’s rights defenders Zarifa Yaqoobi, Farhat Popalzai, Humaira Yusuf and their colleagues. After a press conference on November 4, Taliban officers arrested activists and press conference attendees, strip searched them, and searched their phones. The conference announced theRead More →
Meghan Markle has sent a heartfelt message to American and Iranian women after a court in Tehran sentenced a protester to death for participating in “riots” after weeks of protests against Iran’s ruling party. The decision marks the first death sentence for an Iranian woman since protests erupted against Iran’sRead More →
Amnesty International said at least three prominent figures, Zarifa Yaqoobi, Farhat Popalzai and Humaira Yusuf, and their colleagues have been arrested by the Afghan Taliban since early November. The Taliban have been heavily criticized for their treatment of women and girls since they regained power last year [Nava Jamshidi/Getty-file photo]Read More →
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 6:30 a.m. Protesters in London after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban. (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images) We’ve been talking about asylum seekers and migration all year. First, we had quarrels with France over Channel crossings; then the debate on Rwanda’s extortion plan. More recently we haveRead More →
Agata Popęda here with the opportunity to learn about the biggest social upheaval in modern Iran since the 1979 revolution. This time, everything is fueled by the courage of women. And while it’s hard to say how long the struggle will continue, or if it will last, more and moreRead More →
November 14, 2022 | 05:39 UTC Women’s rights activists will demonstrate in French urban centers on November 19; increased security, likely localized disturbances. Informational Security transportation ENG Event Women’s rights activists will demonstrate in cities across France on November 19 to denounce sexist and sexual violence. The biggest demonstration willRead More →
The world must take heed of the losses that women disproportionately experience, from education to safety, due to climate change. This year has been a year of climatic disasters all over the world. From floods in Pakistan and Nigeria to the worst droughts on record in the Horn of Africa,Read More →
Published on: 12/11/2022 – 10:00 Iranian dissidents who met with President Emmanuel Macron hailed Saturday’s talks as a historic decision by Paris, while urging France to take concrete action against the Islamic Republic. Macron had held an unprecedented meeting with four prominent female activists on Friday as anti-regime protests sweptRead More →
After months of legal battles and uncertainty over abortion rights, the swing US state of Michigan has passed a ballot measure that will enshrine reproductive rights in its constitution. The measure, part of Tuesday’s midterm elections, effectively restores rights that were called into question in June when the U.S. SupremeRead More →
Iranian women have been protesting against the dress code and women’s rights for more than a month. People and leaders around the world supported the movement. Protests in Iran began after the death of Mahsa Amini, who was in the custody of vice police, shook the country to the core.Read More →
RM has a thriving new activism club. Sophomore Liliana Katz-Hollander opens a chapter of the National Organization for Women’s Campus Action Network (NOW CAN), a club to promote feminism and fight for women’s rights. The National Organization for Women (NOW) is the largest organization of grassroots feminist activists in theRead More →
This article from The Daily Maverick (South Africa) is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. When Kenyan activist Anne Songolo talks about climate change, she is referring to the woman who stands knee-deep in her flooded home; it is the woman who travels longerRead More →
Toomaj Salehi’s lyrical support for protesters in Iran has landed him behind bars before, but this time the popular rapper’s fortune telling has fans and family members fearing for his life. Just days before his September 30 arrest, Salehi, 32, released his latest music video, in which he makes ominousRead More →
Wallenberg Tribute Honors Rangina Hamidi, Afghan Advocate for Women’s Rights and Education Afghanistan’s former Minister of Education will speak on November 13 on the current state of education. Tuesday, November 8, 2022 9:24 a.m. Rangina Hamidi is honored as this year’sRead More →
Comment this story Comment During a campaign speech on Thursday, President Biden briefly promised that “we are going to liberate Iran.” Although not on his administration’s agenda, a growing number of US officials and foreign governments are signaling their intention to further isolate the Islamic Republic of Iran. It’s easyRead More →
Pathanamthitta: District Collector Divya S Iyer said on Friday that she was happy to have started a discussion on women’s and children’s rights by delivering a speech with her child in her arms at a public event here. “A lot of female workers contacted me after the event. They saidRead More →
The UN human rights office has expressed concern over the detention of five people after the Taliban broke up a press conference in Kabul meant to launch a new women’s movement. A woman, Zarifa Yaqobi, and four male colleagues were arrested at the event and remained in custody on NovemberRead More →
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GENEVA, November 4 (Reuters) – The UN human rights chief on Friday called on the Afghan Taliban government to release five people who the UN said were arrested at a press conference organized by a civil society women’s organization. Police broke up a press conference in Kabul on Thursday toRead More →
By ANI KABUL: The Taliban arrested female journalists and human rights activists, along with four men from the Hazara neighborhood in western Kabul, and intrusively disrupted a women’s press conference in the Kabul area on Thursday. Dasht-e-Barchi, according to information from Khaama Press. The terrorist outfit disrupted the event andRead More →
There was no mismatch between Ela’s worldviewWell Bhatt longed for and the life she herself lived. She believed, as she writes in Anubandh, that we recognize the interconnectedness of the world by the choices we make. “We do this so that the food we eat, the clothes we wear, andRead More →
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that women play a vital role in the development of any country and that development processes remain slow in countries where women do not do not have equal opportunities. The Minister made the remarks during her address toRead More →
Guest article by Yu-Ping Chang and Ghashia Kiyani The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in custody after being detained for improperly wearing a hijab, has sparked protests across Iran. Although the Iranian government blames foreign influence, the protests are more diverse than any in Iran’s recent history. TheyRead More →
Korea’s Supreme Court has failed to rule on a defamation case brought against Yuha Parkprofessor emeritus at Sejong University in Seoul. Park was indicted by the prosecutor for her book, Empire Comfort Women (Of Roots and Leaves, 2018). In his book, the author contradicts the line of the South KoreanRead More →
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The United States announced on Wednesday that it would seek to oust Iran from the UN’s top global body fighting for gender equality over its violation of the rights of women and girls and of its continued crackdown on protesters who took to the streets inRead More →
PTI Ahmedabad, November 2 Renowned women’s rights activist Ela Bhatt, founder of the Independent Women’s Association (SEWA), died here on Wednesday due to age-related issues, her associates said. Bhatt, 89, a Padma Bhushan recipient, was a pioneer in the field of women’s empowerment and had received international recognitionRead More →
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Ahmedabad: Renowned women’s rights activist Ela Bhatt, founder of SEWA (Self Employed Women’s Association), died here on Wednesday due to age-related issues, her associates said. Bhatt, 89, a Padma Bhushan recipient, was a pioneer in the field of women’s empowerment and had received international recognition for her work. “It isRead More →
The United Nations – The United States on Wednesday called for Iran to be removed from the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the main intergovernmental body dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. “This work is vital. It makes a real difference,” US Ambassador LindaRead More →
The workshop ends with a decision to develop an action plan and a catalog of rights. Portrait photos are taken, with each woman posing as a protester in the way that best represents her. This illustrates women’s attempt to project themselves as powerful, determined to fight and build their self-esteem.Read More →
BREAKING: The Parliament of Canada 🇨🇦 is the first in the world to pass a motion calling for the removal of Iran’s Islamic regime from the UN Commission on Women’s Rights “given the brutal death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the IRGC, Iran’s ensuing crackdown on women’s rights…”Read More →
Magazine In the years since #MeToo and COVID-19, is the situation for women in Asia getting better or worse? An Indian woman holds a placard as she takes part in a march to mark International Women’s Day in Bangalore, India, Sunday, March 6, 2022. Credit: AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi Advertising ItRead More →
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Foreign Minister Melanie Joly are among the main signatories of an open letter denouncing Iran’s record on women’s rights. The letter, published in the New York Times on Sunday, condemns Iran’s violent crackdown on recent protests and calls for the country to be removedRead More →
Attachments Arbil, October 30, 2022 – The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, met today in Erbil with a group of women from various political parties and civil society organizations in the Kurdistan region. The group raised concerns about repeated violations of Iraqi sovereignty andRead More →
Following calls for the reopening of girls’ schools beyond sixth grade, a group of female activists staged a protest near Malika Suraya High School in Kabul’s Taimani neighborhood to voice their concerns over continued school attendance. effective ban on female students over 6 years old.e to note. Protesters have calledRead More →
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Subverting the week there, a group of women from the town staged a rally to protest what they described as the “macabre” treatment of women here. The rally or ‘March of the Mummies’ assembles at the Peace Garden, adjacent to the Guildhall, at midday on Saturday 29th October, before crossingRead More →
Legislation to give women in China more protection against gender discrimination and sexual harassment at work was submitted to China’s parliament on Thursday after a third review and broad public input. The revised legislation comes as campaigners have expressed concern over increasing government rhetoric about the value of women’s traditionalRead More →
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has publicly condemned the Iranian authorities and called for protesters to be treated with respect and dignity, following a bloody crackdown. Women took to the streets of the capital Tehran and elsewhere in the country to burn their hijabs in solidarity, following . The 22-year-old diedRead More →
As an Iranian feminist friend recently tweeted, the women’s movement in Iran has already won a great victory. Women in Iran will never again be ignored or underestimated. They undeniably demanded equal rights, inspiring many others to rise up despite years of crushing repression and oppression. This is no meanRead More →
October 27, 2022 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. EST The recent women-led and inspired protests in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the country’s morality police have garnered widespread support both in Iran and around the world. These protests have persisted and even escalated despiteRead More →
Internet Explorer 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. DOJ breaches Trump insurgency ‘privilege’ wall: report 08:01 Democrats roll out Obama for stump: Insider reveals what to expect 04:34 Scandal: Trump loyalist could sink Trump’s entire company as criminal trial begins 05:49 NowRead More →
O When I was 16, I had a job in an abortion clinic. It was private, not NHS, based in an unassuming house down the street from where I lived, and the sign outside gave no indication of the 20-35 or so procedures going on every day, in complete safety.Read More →
Mosarat Jahan Munia. — Photo taken from facebook Justice for Munia, a platform demanding justice for Mosarat student Jahan Munia, on Friday protested against the final report of the Bureau of Police Investigation in the Mosarat murder case, giving a blunt blow to the director general of the Bashundhara group,Read More →
In July, the U.S. Department of State launched the U.S.-Afghan Consultative Mechanism in partnership with the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Atlantic Council, the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security, and Sisterhood is Global Institute. An Afghan woman attends the inauguration of the women’s library in Kabul, AfghanistanRead More →
By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The trampling of women’s rights and “deep-rooted misogyny” are linked in many ways to today’s global challenges, from proliferating conflict to growing human rights abuses, a declared the deputy secretary general of the United Nations on Thursday. Amina Mohammed toldRead More →
October 20, 2022 | 17:47 UTC A women’s rights group will gather in Berlin, Germany from 3:00 p.m. on October 22. Increased security, likely localized transport disruptions. Warning transportation Security DUE Event Women’s rights activists plan to demonstrate at the Victory Column in Berlin from 3 p.m. on October 22.Read More →
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — An Afghan refugee continues to share her story of resilience as a fierce feminist activist. After changing the lives of thousands of women in Afghanistan, Maryam Durani is now helping refugees in Wisconsin, her new home. Durani’s passion is education. She overcame adversity in her homeRead More →
Bombay: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has pointed out that women activists and politicians are being targeted on social media. He mentioned that “terrible campaigns” are being waged against female activists and politicians on social media and that violence via social media is “enormous”, he noted. While interacting with studentsRead More →
Bombay: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has pointed out that women activists and politicians are being targeted on social media. He mentioned that “terrible campaigns” are being waged against female activists and politicians on social media and that violence via social media is “enormous”, he noted. While interacting with studentsRead More →
It has long been predicted in the Wisdom Teachings that the Age of Aquarius would be the age of the Female Buddha. This means that the Divine Feminine would rise up to take Her rightful place in the physical world, bringing the masculine-feminine energies of the planet into a constructiveRead More →
The death of Mahsa Amini, 22 years old at the hands of Iran’s ‘morality police’ has sent shockwaves not just across Iran but around the world as people express their shock and revulsion. For those who may not yet be aware of the incident, Amini was beaten so badly thatRead More →
UN experts today expressed grave concern for the rights and freedom of Peruvian anthropologist and human rights defender Marcela Poirier Maruenda, who was found guilty of a crime of aggravated defamation earlier this year , after accusing a former college professor of alleged sexual harassment. Poirier was found guilty byRead More →
Tuesday, October 18, 2022, 6:36 a.m.Press Release: United Nations Special Procedures – Human Rights GENEVA (October 17, 2022) – UN Experts today expressed grave concern for the rights and freedom of Peruvian anthropologist and human rights defender Marcela Poirier Maruenda, who was found guilty of a crime of aggravated defamationRead More →
Massive protests have stormed across Iran (Source – AFP) Protests in Iran: Tracing the start of the massive protests against the government in Iran Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who was killed after being detained by vice police in Tehran on September 13 for allegedly disobeying Iran’s tough lawsRead More →
By Farheen Nahvi On September 16, 2022, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, died in the custody of Iranian morality police after being arrested for improperly wearing her hijab. While police say Mahsa died of a heart attack, eyewitnesses say she was beaten by police, a claim apparently corroborated byRead More →
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Hello, everyone. We gather today as we witness remarkable displays of courage across Iran as women, youth and many others continue to defend the basic rights that continue to be denied them by the Iranian regime. This is in many ways not a new story; it’s been goingRead More →
When Pakistan was founded in August 1947, its founding fathers envisioned a free country, with full religious freedom and equality. In his maiden address to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, which was formed to draft its constitution, Founding Father Muhammad Ali Jinnah said: “You are free; you are free toRead More →
By Darya Hodaei I am Darya Hodaei, Iranian-American author and activist of Azerbaijani-Turkish descent and current resident of Coral Springs. I would like to share my thoughts and personal experience on recent developments in Iran, where brave Iranian women have stood up to claim their rights. A continuing wave ofRead More →
As the world salutes Ukraine’s bravery, let us also salute the women-led protest movement in Iran that is undermining the clerical government there. This uprising is love at first sight. It deserves active US and global support. Yes, I know all the reasons why the movement could wither away. ThisRead More →
JK Rowling claims the Scottish Prime Minister is putting women at risk by pushing forward plans to allow people as young as 16 to choose their own legal sex. The Harry Potter author tweeted a photo of herself wearing a t-shirt that read: ‘Nicola Sturgeon – name – destroyer ofRead More →
By Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca Editor and Judy Trinh, CTV National News, Ottawa Correspondent Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — In one of the latest disappointments in Canada’s efforts to help Afghan refugees, a prominent Afghan activist has been denied her application for aRead More →
By Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca Editor and Judy Trinh, CTV National News, Ottawa Correspondent Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — In one of the latest disappointments in Canada’s efforts to help Afghan refugees, a prominent Afghan activist has been denied her application for aRead More →
In 2017, thousands of women gathered in Washington, DC to protest Donald Trump’s inauguration as President of the United States. The protest held in several cities during Trump’s US presidency revealed a polarized nation, divided by an election that raised troubling questions about disconnected elites and barriers to women’s ambitions.Read More →
A group of women activists have called on Inspector General of Police Usman Alkali Baba, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and other rights groups to come to the aid of a Ms Folashade Olalude and to her children who were continuously harassed by her ex-husband.The group also condemned the allegedRead More →
These three words – Women Life Freedom – have resounded across the world thanks to the extraordinarily brave and inspiring women and men of Iran, and are chanted in many different languages. But their deceptive simplicity has been allowed to obscure their full revolutionary significance, just as their translation fromRead More →
On October 5 and 6, human rights activists from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ukraine came together to share successful practices in supporting survivors of sexual violence against women in conflict, establishing referral mechanisms and accountability of authors in times of war and post-conflict. In her opening address, OSCE Senior GenderRead More →
Indian actress and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Priyanka Chopra is facing criticism for her condemnation of the death in custody of Mahsa Amini in Iran while remaining silent on women’s issues in her country. Last week, the 40-year-old Bollywood star, who is now based in the US, showed her supportRead More →
October 11, 2022 | 15:27 UTC Women’s rights activists will demonstrate across South Korea on October 15. Increased security, localized disturbances likely. Security transportation HORN Event Women’s rights activists affiliated with 115 civil society organizations will demonstrate across the country on October 15 to oppose the government’s proposed plan toRead More →
Faced with this more positive outlook for Democrats, Republicans offered a rambling response. Some candidates are toning down anti-abortion references on their websites in an apparent effort to distance themselves from a politically unpopular stance, like Blake Masters, who is running against incumbent Senator Mark Kelly for the Arizona SenateRead More →
Last year Maya Forstater, a Hertfordshire tax expert who lost her job at a think tank after claiming people could not change their biological sex, won an appeal against an employment tribunal when a judge of the High Court ruled that her sexist beliefs fell under the Equality Act. TheRead More →
Violence continues in Iran against unarmed protesters, inspired by young women who challenged the legitimacy of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Among them and on our screens around the world, a new banner of the struggle for democracy in Iran was hoisted with the rallying cry: “Women, life, freedom”. TheseRead More →
Friday, September 16, vice police in Iran arrested and killed 22-year-old Mahsa Amini for improperly wearing her headscarf. The Iranian government uses the vice squad, or Gasht-e Ershad, to enforce its strict Islamic law through verbal reprimands, arrests and fines. Officers are particularly focused on forcing all women to wearRead More →
Women’s rights activist Nurun Nahar Ahmed died of cardiac arrest on the night of October 8. Nurun Nahar, also the wife of the late Moizuddin Ahmed, director of Bangladesh Betar news, was a life member and vice president of the women’s rights organization Mahila Parishad, where she had been particularlyRead More →
Arnie Alpert is a retired activist, organizer and community educator with a long history of involvement in movements for social and economic justice. Arnie writes an occasional column Active with activists for InDepthNH.org. By ARNIE ALPERT, Active with Activists CONCORD—Sharon Morgan, a retired nurse practitioner from Etna, New Hampshire, tookRead More →
Priyanka Chopra (Priyanka Chopra) is one of those actresses who has always made her voice heard in the fight for women. Once again Priyanka Chopra has openly supported women agitating in Iran. The actress made the voices of these women heard by sharing a post on her Instagram. While sharingRead More →
I worry that today’s young women between the ages of 18 and 50 are unaware of how long it took activists in the 60s and 70s to gain the many freedoms we take for granted. When I graduated from high school in 1964, there were five acceptable professional fields forRead More →
By Marcia D’Cunha Bangalore, 6 October 2022: The Indian Christian Women’s Movement (ICWM), an ecumenical forum, has decided to admit trans people and LGBT+ people as members and to engage on social and church issues with ” the prism of feminism, liberation and evangelical values. ” The resolution emerged atRead More →
JK Rowling tweeted a picture of herself wearing a t-shirt calling Scotland’s first minister a ‘destroyer of women’s rights’. The author also gave his support to people protesting against a new gender recognition law in the country. She posted: “I stand in solidarity with @ForWomenScot and all women protesting andRead More →
They fear it will undo years of hard work. Women occupy an important place in the history of Manipur. Wielding swords, they defended their villages in the past, when men had gone to fight battles in distant lands. When bravery failed, they used the spirit, serving the invaders food andRead More →
One of the tightest Senate races in the United States is taking place in Nevada, where the OUTSTANDING Catherine Cortez Masto is challenged by MAGA scumbag Adam Laxalt. The polls are razor tight and the election could go either way. Nevada doesn’t get the attention it deserves, IMO. I intendRead More →
In the women’s rights protests sweeping Iran, which have now lasted nearly three weeks, a new cohort of leaders has emerged: schoolgirls and women of younger generations. Wednesday marked the 19th day since protesters took to the streets of Iran, sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old KurdishRead More →
Women in Government Relations, a US-based organization, recognized democracy and women’s political empowerment activist Maryam Rayed as Advocate of the Year at an event Monday in Washington DC. The Advocacy Awards are a prestigious annual program that has honored women activists and leaders in government relations and advocacy since 2001.Read More →
Norwich City Council has been met with a furious backlash from women’s rights campaigners after saying ‘transphobic extremists’ are ‘not welcome’ in the city. The council on Thursday unanimously passed a motion reaffirming the gender identity of transgender and non-binary people. Councilor Alex Catt, who is part of the GreenRead More →
A Finnish women’s rights activist has recounted her suffering while in detention in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), saying she would take legal action against the Emirati government for her imprisonment and torture. According to the Emirates Leaks, Tiina Jauhiainen plans to draw the attention of the international community toRead More →
SEOUL — Vice President Harris and her team set out the goals of her four-day trip to Asia before leaving the United States: to honor slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, to strengthen America’s partnerships with the Japan and South Korea, and promote the American economy and Security. ButRead More →
“Could this moment turn into motion?” That was the question posed by Stephanie Hronis to introduce the inaugural Horse Racing Women’s Summit, held September 28-30 at Santa Anita in Arcadia, California. Hronis, a California-based Hronis Racing partner, came up with the idea for the summit. and chaired the committee thatRead More →
Monrovia– Six women’s rights groups operating in the country said they were concerned about video reports from South Korean media implicating two Liberian officials, Daniel Tarr and Moses Owen Browne, who had visited South Korea to participate in training on sustainable shipping. Least Developed Countries Program. These include the LiberiaRead More →
Mumbai: Women’s rights activists hail SC ruling on abortion, call it ‘progressive’ | Pexels New Delhi, September 29, 2022: Calling it a ‘ray of hope’, abortion and women’s rights activists across India hailed and celebrated the Supreme Court’s ruling that allows married women and unmarried women to have the sameRead More →
Women have been encouraged to start getting involved in Nigeria’s electoral process, they want to be part of the decision makers The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) announces that it will launch a program to address gender equality issues Similarly, the NESG called on the government and other relevant stakeholdersRead More →
Iran is a raging hell after the tragic death of Mahsa Amini. Protesters in Iran are demanding the elimination of the hijab after more than 40 years of Islamic revolution, which has sparked discussions around the world over the past two weeks. World leaders support women. Even Canadian Prime MinisterRead More →
Tracye McQuirter, MPH, is trying to change the hearts, minds and diets of black women around the world. The author and nutritionist is on a mission to inspire 10 million black women to go vegan. She believes that living a plant-based lifestyle not only unlocks healthy habits, but it canRead More →
PTI United Nations, September 28 An Indian women’s rights activist, who walked 3,800 km across the country in less than a year to raise awareness about gender-based violence and inequality, has won a prestigious honor at the UN SDG Action Awards. Srishti Bakshi, a marketer turned women’s rightsRead More →
On September 16, Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman of Kurdish origin, was arrested by Iran’s “morality police” for violating the law requiring women to wear a headscarf (hijab). While Amini was in police custody, shocking footage surfaced of her in a hospital bed, apparently bruised and beaten. ARead More →
Oho are they, why are they here and do they women want it? The answers to these questions are not easy and it would certainly be easier not to ask them. Trans activists and their media electrical outlets have long keen to smear women with far-right affiliations. Just discuss theRead More →
When sleep escaped Aicha Ech-Channa, her mind would often recall the memory of one of the first women she met in her decades of service to single mothers and their babies, a population traditionally relegated to the margins of life in his native Morocco. The mother was a “young girl”Read More →
Women’s rights activists and community leaders in Gombe State have deplored the exploitation and rape of adolescent girls in the state in the name of agricultural labor otherwise known as ‘Barema’. They made the laments during a capacity building training organized by ActionAid Nigeria’ for women’s rights organizations and stakeholdersRead More →