Attachments During the 2014 invasion of eastern Ukraine, violence against women and girls, especially domestic violence and sexual violence, increased rapidly. Since February 2022, the situation has deteriorated to alarming new levels. Pervasive and exacerbated violence against Ukrainian women and girls is a consequence of the war, with women andRead More →
Every week, small groups of women meet in homes across Kerala, discussing everything from micro-credit schemes to organic farming and food processing. On May 17, Kudumbashree, Kerala’s flagship program for women empowerment and poverty eradication, turned 25 years old. Launched in 1998 by the then CPI(M)-led government in Kerala asRead More →
Adapted from a blog post by the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women Olesia Bondar, Director of the Ukrainian Women’s Fund (UWF), spoke with the UN Trust Fund about how the current crisis is affecting Ukrainian women and girls, and the key role civil society and women’s rightsRead More →
In December 2006, while still in Corporate America, I was working around the clock with my team to complete a major eleven month project for the CEO of the company. It was bitingly cold; as my colleague and I drove home in the wee hours of the morning through theRead More →
Foreign Ministers from 15 countries expressed in a statement their “deep” concerns about the restrictions on girls’ access to education in Afghanistan and called on the “Taliban to respect the right to education and to respect their commitments to reopen schools for all female students. ” The statement was issuedRead More →
About ten years ago I attended a meeting of the Colorado Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice where the speaker chastised the members for continuing to advocate for abortion rights when he was not obviously no longer needed. The matter was settled, the speaker insisted to the crowd of clergy andRead More →
Dr. Huma Baqai May 15, 2022. 10:15 a.m. Afghanistan is a deeply patriarchal and conservative society. Women largely dress very conventionally, and even young girls wear the hijab. However, Afghan women under Taliban 2.0 again face repression and marginalization, aimed at reversing the visibility, freedom and empowerment that Afghan womenRead More →
Several hundred people filled the lawn in front of the Duval County Courthouse Saturday afternoon as they demonstrated in favor of abortion rights during the “People’s Rally Against Abortion.” Organized by the Jacksonville Women’s Marchan activist organization led by a woman in Jacksonville, the protest joined many more planned acrossRead More →
By Jamila Bey, Special at AFRO The first Monday in May became known as Met Gala Monday, and during and after the event, which carried what usually dominates social media and news. Normally, we could still talk about what Lizzo, Megan Thee Stallion and Alicia Keys wore. But who couldRead More →
Placeholder while loading article actions It is clear that the goal of the anti-abortion movement to overthrow Roe vs. Wade is about to succeed. But it’s not just about returning abortion regulation to the states. As soon as the court has rendered the decision in deer in 1973, anti-abortion lawmakersRead More →
Many businesses’ success depends on raising finance. To get business finance and capital, women-owned firms confront unique hurdles. Although women controlled over 40% of firms in the US by 2019, almost 99% of new venture money went to male founders in 2020. Women entrepreneurs face more challenges than males inRead More →
The recent convergence of Roe v. Wade and Mother’s Day inevitably connects with the feminist movement and Gloria Steinem. And thinking of this iconic woman is reminiscent of Dorothy Pitman Hughes and that classic photo of them, fists in the air, claiming victory for women of all walks of life.Read More →
The Delhi High Court’s split verdict on the criminalization of marital rape is a ‘tragedy’ but ‘still a step forward’, said several women activists who expressed hope that the Supreme Court would take a broader look at the issue so that married women are not discriminated against when applying existingRead More →
On May 2, 2022, Americans learned that the United States Supreme Court was about to overturn Roe vs. Wade, the Supreme Court ruling that has protected an American woman’s right to abortion for more than forty years. Politico magazine published a leaked version of a draft majority opinion authored byRead More →
In February, a 15-year-old girl was charged with killing her newborn baby after giving birth alone at a home in Malaysia’s eastern state of Terengganu. The baby was found to have wounds on her body, including what appeared to be a stab wound. When the police arrested the girl, sheRead More →
What is politics and what is art can hardly be separated in the works of Sara Nabil. The Afghan artist – who now lives in Germany – processes her own experience of oppression, escape and search for identity in her work. Through photographs and performances, she describes how women inRead More →
The Taliban have ordered women in Afghanistan to cover themselves from head to toe and only go out in the company of male chaperones, intensifying the worst aspects of the misogynistic rule they first displayed in power and that they swore not to repeat this time. A decree issued onRead More →
LONDON (Reuters) – Pakistani Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai reacted on Monday to an order by the Afghan Taliban government to force women to cover their faces in public, saying the Taliban want to erase girls and women of all public life in Afghanistan. Malala, who is also an education activist,Read More →
“No to compulsory hijab,” chanted the women’s movement for justice and freedom in response to the Taliban’s plan to make the hijab compulsory. On Monday, May 9, members of the movement held a rally in the Afghan capital Kabul, declaring the compulsory “misogyny” of the hijab that has plunged societyRead More →
Republicans are poised for a massive midterm red wave that could continue through the next presidential election. As the COVID panic subsides and the harsh economic reality of our response begins to sink in, 50% of respondents to a new CNN poll said “the economy” was their number one concern,Read More →
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Former US President Donald Trump is being blamed after a years-long Republican offensive against women’s abortion rights appears to have gained traction in the US Supreme Court. A draft court memo, written by Judge Samuel Alito, makes it clear that the Conservative majority is set to overturn the landmark 1973Read More →
Placeholder while loading article actions If you were brought up on 1970s feminism, as I was, the linguistic shift to phrases like “people who give birth” and “having wombs” was a bit shocking. We grew up with “women’s liberation”, “women’s issues” and “women’s rights”; now, suddenly, these questions and theseRead More →
“This is what our current situation demands: that women stand up and fight, not only for their rights, but for the liberation of the nation to which they belong.” By AIRA MARIE SIGUENZA and SHARLYN VIVOBulatlat.com MANILA — Arlene Brosas, who currently serves as a lawmaker for the Gabriela Women’sRead More →
WASHINGTON — If you were raised on 1970s feminism, like me, the linguistic shift to phrases like “people giving birth” and “having wombs” has been a little shocking. We grew up on ‘women’s liberation’, ‘women’s issues’ and ‘women’s rights’; now, suddenly, these questions and these rights seem to belong toRead More →
With a leaked draft opinion suggesting the Supreme Court is set to overturn Roe v. Wade and the abortion protections she has guaranteed for half a century, women’s rights advocates have pledged to fight for freedom. “I hear people literally every hour,” Jesse Mermell said Wednesday. Mermell previously worked forRead More →
While the United States Supreme Court appears poised to overturn the landmark decision that gave women the constitutional right to access abortion, courts in many other parts of the world have taken the opposite direction. In February, Colombia’s Constitutional Court legalized abortion up to the 24th week of pregnancy, partRead More →
As the right to a legal abortion in the United States risks being removed, women and activists in Canada are watching the heated debates south of the border while bracing for what may be linked here. “It seems that the [U.S.] Supreme Court Justices Set to Disqualify Roe v. WadeRead More →
Women’s Rights Network Northern Ireland (WRN NI) have reported to the PSNI the defacement of the billboard, which has been erected between the M2 and M3 motorways in central Belfast. The WRNNI believes that women are defined by biology and opposes measures to allow men with genitalia but who identifyRead More →
Women’s Rights Network Northern Ireland (WRN NI) have reported to the PSNI the defacement of the billboard, which has been erected between the M2 and M3 motorways in central Belfast. The WRNNI believes that women are defined by biology and opposes measures to allow men with genitalia but who identifyRead More →
My daughter is likely to grow up – in America – with fewer rights than her mother. Let it sink in. Late Monday night, a draft opinion from the United States Supreme Court was leaked — a phenomenon that had never happened before — that showed the court was preparingRead More →
NNA | Update: 03 May 2022 09:04 STI Kabul [Afghanistan]May 3 (ANI): The US special envoy said that “the Muslim world must defend the rights of Afghan women and girls”, local media reported.The remarks by Rina Amiri, the US special envoy for Afghan women, girls and human rights, came afterRead More →
As women’s rights suffer in Afghanistan, we should look to other countries in the region for inspiration. From the Taliban reneging on their promise to provide an education for girls, Iran elected to a four-year term on the UN Commission on the Status of Women, and International Women’s Day protestersRead More →
Since the Taliban took power, women have been deprived of their basic rights, including adequate food, the right to work and the opportunity to complete their education. Hezbollah reporter Khan captured footage of women trapped in cages and fighting for food in his home in Afghanistan. “Currently the Taliban areRead More →
On Saturday, a Cairo court found journalist and writer Rasha Azab not guilty on charges of insulting, defaming and willfully harming film director Islam Azazi. The case dates back to December 2020 when the online blog Daftar Hekayat released anonymous testimonies from six survivors who said Islam sexually assaulted them,Read More →
Photo: Twitter @morcativakfi Representatives of Turkish women’s rights organizations and lawyers will meet early on April 28 outside the Council of State, Turkey’s highest administrative court, in Ankara, before the court announces its decision on the appeal requesting the cancellation of Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, Turkey Minute reported,Read More →
Critical gender activist Mia Ashton has sent a letter to 3,000 school trustees across Canada expressing deep concern over policies allowing schools to hide a child’s transgender leanings from their parents. Ashton is an Ottawa-based spokesperson for the organization Canadian Women’s Sex-Based Rights (caWsbr), which aims to uphold women’s rightsRead More →
Two Minute Masterpiece: Remarkable Story of Women’s Rights Activist Mary Slessor Schedule An icon of a desktop calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across it. Caret A right-pointing solid arrow icon. E-mail An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of Facebook’s “f” mark.Read More →
DUNCANUTHERLAND…as we work for women’s rights in our countries — we must choose to challenge People’s National Party (PNP) Women’s Movement Public Relations Officer, Patricia Duncan Sutherland, urges Jamaican women to continue to fight economic, societal and other inequalities. Talk with the Jamaica Observer Ahead of the movement’s 2021 conference,Read More →
IranSource April 21, 2022 Ableism exists online among Iranian women’s rights activists. It needs to be fixed. By Ahou Koutchesfahani Iranian women’s rights activism is very present and visible on social media with countless hashtags, images and videos circulating online and going viral to regularly draw attention to important causes,Read More →
Afghan women and girls take part in a protest outside the Ministry of Education in Kabul on March 26, 2022, demanding the reopening of high schools for girls. (Ahmad Sahel Arman/AFP via Getty Images) To subscribe to The nation Subscribe now for as low as $2 per month! Thank youRead More →
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two inmates who become pregnant at a women’s prison in central Jersey are erasing the ‘trope’ that ‘transgender women are women’, a women’s rights activist said on ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ on Tuesday. Kara Dansky of the Women’s Human Rights Campaign was reactingRead More →
The exhibit is a visual representation of missing and murdered women; red robes hang outside with educational signs to provide information, display statistics and access resources about this important movement. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) – YWCA Lower Cape Fear and its Advocacy and Racial Justice Committee announcesRead More →
Gillian Philip’s contract was terminated in 2020 for supporting women’s rights. She files a complaint with the Labor Court that she should not have been discriminated against for holding and expressing gender-critical views. Please donate to support this important legal case and please share with others who may wish toRead More →
In the 19th century, Lucretia Mott made her mark on America as a pioneering abolitionist and suffragist – who demanded equal rights for all. National Portrait Gallery/Wikimedia CommonsLucretia Coffin Mott (1793 – 1880). Painting by Joseph Kyle. In Quaker religion, men and women are considered equal in the sight ofRead More →
A Lanarkshire councilor has become embroiled in a row with a women’s rights group over transgender issues. Gender critical group the Sole Sisters say they are “absolutely shocked” by comments from Janine Calikes, who is running to represent Rutherglen Central and North for the second time. SNP candidate Ms CalikesRead More →
Women demonstrate in Istanbul against Turkey’s decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, March 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE/ERDEM SAHIN The prosecutor’s office filed a complaint on Wednesday, seeking to shut down the We Will Stop Femicide platform, Turkey’s leading women’s NGO, for allegedly “acting against the law and against morals”. TheRead More →
When the non-governmental organization Global Rights recently staged a commissioned performance of the play “Beere” based on the historical account of the Egba women’s revolt, the historical drama resonates with the renewed call for quality and to women’s political participation in Nigeria. Yinka Olatunbosun reports In prelude to the dramaRead More →
Lorna Slater’s remarks, made as a jab at the BBC, have been described as ‘grossly offensive’ Scottish Minister Lorna Slater has sparked fury after she compared women’s rights activists to racists and anti-Semites. Ms Slater, one of Nicola Sturgeon’s coalition ministers and a member of the Scottish Green Party, madeRead More →
Women’s rights activists are like ANTI-SEMITES, says Scottish minister: fury at Lorna Slater’s ‘grossly offensive’ comparison between feminists fighting against trans rights laws and racists Lorna Slater is a minister in Nicola Sturgeon’s government under the Green-SNP deal Ms Slater, 46, spoke out after feminists criticized new sex reassignment legislationRead More →
Feminists who fear a sweeping overhaul of transgender laws in Scotland will threaten their rights and safety have been likened to racists and anti-Semites by a cabinet minister in Nicola Sturgeon’s government. Lorna Slater, who won a ministerial post last year as part of the SNP’s coalition pact with theRead More →
Sajid Javid must tell the NHS to protect women-only hospital wards (Image: GETTY) Indeed, he must explain to a health service that his job is to protect not only the rights of women, but also their dignity and, above all, their safety. Javid told the NHS this week to takeRead More →
A transgender scholar has outraged Woman’s Hour listeners with an interview full of “incredible nonsense” in which she gave convoluted answers about feminism and the “natural organic type” of women. Grace Lavery is a British professor of English and gender studies at the University of California, Berkeley, who wrote aRead More →
By Chris Fitzgerald* The Taliban systematically remove women and girls from social life in Afghanistan by denying their basic human rights. This makes their ability to work, learn and live a meaningful life increasingly difficult. It comes after the Taliban took control of the country quickly last year, culminating inRead More →
The Taliban systematically remove women and girls from social life in Afghanistan by denying their basic human rights. This makes their ability to work, learn and live a meaningful life increasingly difficult. It comes after the Taliban took control of the country quickly last year, culminating in the capture ofRead More →
For Ruth Serwotka, the lowest point came on February 13, 2020. She was making coffee when Lisa Nandy, then a Labor leadership candidate, was asked on the radio about Woman’s Place UK, the grassroots campaign organization which Serwotka helped found three years ago. earlier. “She refused to say that weRead More →
A demonstration led by the Committee for the right to abortion and against the abuse of sterilization (CARASA). (Photo courtesy of Meredith Tax) To subscribe to The nation Subscribe now for as low as $2 per month! Thank you for registering for The nationweekly newsletter. Thank you for signing up.Read More →
On April 4, Yale announced that Reshma Saujani LAW ’02, an advocate for women’s economic and academic empowerment and founder of Girls Who Code, will speak at this year’s class day. Sarah Cook and Anika Seth 01:09, 05 April 2022 Staff journalists Wikimedia Commons Reshma Saujani LAW ’02, founder ofRead More →
Justyna Wydrzyńska, 47, a mother of three who has been helping women access abortions for more than 15 years, is due to stand trial in Poland this week for breaking the country’s strict abortion law. She could be jailed for up to three years if convicted of providing abortion pillsRead More →
Mumsnet readers rally behind campaign to protect women’s rights as they praise trio lobbying local election candidates on gender issues Maya Forstater, Caroline Ffiske and Heather Binning are behind the campaign They urge voters to ask politicians about their stance on gender politics The campaign has received support from RosieRead More →
The UK Research Center hosted a dialogue on Saturday on “Understanding Slogans, Expression and Visualization: Aurat March & Beyond”, in which experts, women’s rights activists and Aurat March organizers discussed the slogans of the Aurat march and the future course of action. Discussing arguably the most famous slogan “Mera JismRead More →
Due to sexual harassment, she was fired from a senior position at the World Bank. Now economist Rodrigo Chaves, who ran as a populist outsider in an election marred by anti-establishment sentiment, is leading the race to become Costa Rica’s next president on Sunday. It is an unexpected rise inRead More →
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Amid an ongoing debate over transgender athletes, a women’s rights group called out the Biden administration on Thursday after the White House announced new policies aimed at expanding the rights of transgender Americans. The Biden administration issued a statement announcing new actionsRead More →
In depth: Women activists in the MENA region are among the most affected by the use of Pegasus spyware, which threatens their personal and professional reputation. Now they demand accountability. Hala al-Ahed was alarmed when she received a message from Apple. The telecommunications giant informed her that she may haveRead More →
Dozens of civil society activists from across Afghanistan gathered in Kabul to discuss vital issues including the education and employment rights of Afghan women, saying the Islamic Emirate must hear its voice citizens. The participants stressed that national unity is one of the priorities of Afghanistan and that the leadersRead More →
Paris-Geneva-Ankara, March 30, 2022 – In the early hours of March 16, 2022, police raided the homes of 24 women’s rights defenders and activists in Diyarbakır, and arbitrarily detained them. On March 18, 2022, 11 of them were arrested. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (FIDH-OMCT), theRead More →
A Liberian women’s rights activist and winner of the 2022 International Women of Courage Award, Ms Facia Harris, has expressed deep sadness over the suspicious death of Ms Princess Cooper, the young woman recently found dead in the fence housing the materials store of Fawaz construction at ELWA Junction inRead More →
A Liberian women’s rights activist and winner of the 2022 International Women of Courage Award, Ms Facia Harris, has expressed deep sadness over the suspicious death of Ms Princess Cooper, the young woman recently found dead in the fence housing the materials store of Fawaz construction at ELWA Junction inRead More →
Women and Gender Studies Fellow Roshan Mashal looks towards the Central Library March 23 in front of the Science and Engineering Research and Innovation building. Mashal evacuated from Afghanistan in 2021. Photo by Ward Sakeik Fleeing Afghanistan meant leaving behind her home and the people she was close to, butRead More →
Susan B. Anthony was an American social reformer and women’s rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women’s suffrage movement and is also the first woman to appear on a U.S. Mint coin; So who was Susan B. Anthony and where was she from? How did she becomeRead More →
In addition to Women’s History Month, March is also National Disability Awareness Month. We share memoirs and collections of essays from women (particularly artists and activists) living with disabilities – currently or in the recent past. Not everyone with a particular identity makes them an activist. But choosing to shareRead More →
The recent elections in South Korea have given power to an anti-feminist party. But it also provided motivation for feminist activists. A feminist protest in South Korea in December 2021. (Courtesy) Earlier this month, the Korean presidential election brought to power conservative candidate Yoon Suk-yeol and her staunchly anti-feminist party.Read More →
Women’s rights activists and women who claimed they were sexually harassed and intimidated by actor Noel Clarke have reacted with dismay to the Metropolitan Police’s decision not to open a formal criminal investigation into the allegations against him . The Met said on Friday that no further action would beRead More →
Published on: 03/28/2022 – 05:15 Women’s rights activists pledged on Sunday to launch a wave of protests across Afghanistan if the Taliban do not reopen secondary schools for girls within a week. Thousands of high school girls flocked to classes on Wednesday after extremist Islamists reopened schools for the firstRead More →
Reacting to the rape allegations against his son, Rajasthan Congressman Johari Lal Meena said “they are innocent”. Asked about the victim’s allegations, Meena said the case was a lie and her son was “innocent”. On Saturday, Deepak Meena and four other people were arrested for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girlRead More →
When the story of women’s activism in Nigeria is told in full, the name, Margaret Ekpo, will obviously feature prominently. Ekpo is the one who sensitized women and brought many of them to traditional activism in a patrilineal and largely male-dominated country. Margaret Ekpo, a great woman was born BornRead More →
There should be effective implementation of laws to clamp down on the continued heavy use of social media and digital platforms to relentlessly harass activists fighting for the cause of women’s empowerment and women professionals and entrepreneurs who work to use their skills for the national economy. This was oneRead More →
JK Rowling has done nothing wrong except bravely stick her head above the parapet of an increasingly toxic debate to defend other women, writes Piers Morgan. “There is a special place in hell for women who do not help each other,” said the first female US Secretary of State, MadeleineRead More →
There was a day when equal rights for black Americans was the cause celebre of the left. But for more than a decade now, gay rights have trumped black rights. Why? There was a day when equal rights for women was the cause celebre of the left. But in recentRead More →
A Kochiite, Paul Pavothithara, has been arrested on POCSO charges for allegedly abusing his housekeeper for years. The wife of the accused, Céline Paul, who would be the president of the committee for the protection of women in Edappally, is on the run. The incident came to light after theRead More →
What some people may imagine when they think of feminism are the marches of women who were predominantly white and that happened during Trump’s inauguration. Feminism is much more complex than that. As Women’s History Month draws to a close, the world around us continually reminds us how important intersectionalityRead More →
GENEVA, March 24, 2022 — Iran will begin a 4-year term on the UN’s top women’s rights body tomorrow, having been elected last year with the votes of at least four Western states. “Electing the Islamic Republic of Iran to protect women’s rights is like making an arsonist the city’sRead More →
The aroma of freshly baked empanadas and savory pancit noodles filled the air as dozens of people gathered at Beacon Hill’s Station Cafe on the evening of Tuesday, March 8. With masks and bottles of hand sanitizer spread around the polished wooden tables, soft murmurs filled with anticipation covered theRead More →
In 2019, I signed up for an online course on women’s health and rights by Anne Firth Murray, women’s rights activist and Stanford teacher. It was an impulsive decision; I’m not even sure it really interested me at the time. While I considered myself a feminist, I was wary ofRead More →
In July 1848, a remarkable event took place in the town of Seneca Falls, New York. It was a convention on women’s rights, the first ever held in the United States. More than 200 women attended the event originally organized by five women – Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, MarthaRead More →
Este recurso fue desarrollado para un público de habla hispana. Read the original version in Spanish. In 1977, the United Nations General Assembly recognized March 8 as International Women’s Day after a long struggle by women demanding gender equality, political rights, better pay and the respect they deserve. . DespiteRead More →
Husband Copeny Mari Copeny is a 14 year old girl from Flint, Michigan. She began her journey into activism when she wrote a letter to former President Barack Obama about the water crisis in Flint. Obama came to the state to check on the situation and he donated $100 millionRead More →
Q. If religious law is recognized in the constitution, does the constitution state that it must respect gender and sex equality and non-discrimination? Not clear. This question has been the subject of great debate since the entry into force of the Constitution and even before. In India, personal laws dealRead More →
Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 7:05 a.m.Press Release: Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy GENEVA, March 21, 2022 – A coalition of 25 human rights organizations announced today that their prestigious women’s rights award will go this year to Zarifa Ghafari, Afghanistan’s youngest female mayor and survivor of three TalibanRead More →
KOCHI: A group of women from various walks of life have written a letter to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan registering their protest against the difficulties faced by women and children during the laying of the survey stone for the SilverLine project across the State. The women including Ajitha K fromRead More →
At the NCAA Women’s Swimming Championships this weekend in Atlanta, Georgia, the former outdoor sports Editor-in-chief Dawn Ennis, a biological male who identifies as female, confronted a women’s rights activist about the use of female spaces. Ennis was confronted at the NCAA Women’s Swimming Tournament by Standing for Women UKRead More →
When you think of Dolly Parton, many things can come to mind. From her assortment of big blonde wigs to her country music and of course, Dollyworld, Parton is widely known for her work in the music industry. However, her success in her music isn’t the only thing that makesRead More →
The life Twitterzuela does not want to talk about women’s rights Compared to 2021, there is little engagement in the conversation about Venezuelan women’s rights in 2022 Probox Team & Chronicles of Caracas March 18, 2022 2021 has been an important yearRead More →
Image by Tumisu from Pixabay Women’s rights activists have criticized a government proposal to tackle gender-based violence, saying it is inadequate to protect women and soft on perpetrators of violence, the Duvar news site reported. The proposal was presented by the government of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) andRead More →
Ozan KOSE / AFP Turkish police arrested 12 women’s rights activists in southeastern Diyarbakır province on Wednesday morning after raiding their homes, Turkish media reported. Adalet Kaya from the Diyarbakır-based Rosa Women’s Association, former Diyarbakır co-mayor from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Filiz Buluttekin and Fatma Yıldızhan from the UnionRead More →
On March 15, 2022, after waging a decade-long legal battle against the Indian government, tribal rights activist Soni Sori and her nephew Lingaram Kodopoi were acquitted by a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Chhattisgarh. A former teacher, Sori had been accused of having Naxalite ties and acting asRead More →
The US Secretary of State paid tribute to Facia Boyenoh Harris for advancing the rights of women and girls in Liberia. Established in 2007, the annual International Women of Courage (IWOC) award honors women around the world who have demonstrated exceptional courage, strength and leadership to bring about positive changeRead More →
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania — To celebrate Women’s History Month, Penn State University Libraries will host a virtual Wikipedia editathon focused on Native American women activists, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, via Zoom . Pre-registration is encouraged and attendees can show up at any time during theRead More →
A conversation with US Special Envoy Rina Amiri and prominent Islamic scholars and leaders Dated: Monday, March 28, 2022 / Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. EDT Center:Central Asia Since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban have introduced new policies and regulations based on their own interpretation ofRead More →
For ten days the International Film Festival and Human Rights Forum brought together artists, activists, journalists and the public in Geneva to film and debate. The Grand Prize for Fiction was awarded to two films – Fredaby Haitian director Gessica Généus, and Vera dreams of the sea by the KosovarRead More →
Even before the Russian military fired its first strikes in its assault on Ukraine, there were signs that this conflict, like all wars, would upend the peacetime relationships and identities of men, women and people of all kinds and inflict very serious suffering on them. particular ways. Writing about WorldRead More →
Many Afghans fled their homeland when the Taliban returned to power after the United States pulled out of its 20-year war. Maryam Durani was among them. In 2012, she was one of TIME among the magazine’s 100 most influential people and received the International Women of Courage award for herRead More →
The 8th In March, nations marked the umpteenth International Women’s Day, which aims to uplift women by recognizing and celebrating their achievements. This year’s theme is Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Future. This year’s goal is to focus “on women and girls around the world, who are taking partRead More →
Ambitious initiatives like the Swachh Bharat mission are proving to be a game-changer in terms of access to toilets and safe sanitation. The initiative not only focused on building toilets across the country, but also raised awareness in society about open defecation and a clean environment. The Swachh BharatRead More →
Reclaim These Streets wins a legal challenge against the Metropolitan Police in a decision hailed as a “victory for women”. Met Police breached the rights of organizers who planned a vigil for the murdered Sarah Everard over their handling of the event – High Court judges have ruled. The vigilRead More →
Dorothy Njemanze is an activist, producer, inspirational speaker and President of the Dorothy Njemanze Foundation. In this interview with the Daily Trust on Sunday, she talks about the never-ending battle for human rights, gender equality regarding the Nigerian woman. As we celebrate International Women’s Day, can you highlight some issuesRead More →
NEWS | CHARACTERISTICS | PREVIEWS | EVENTS originally published: 03/11/2022 (LOS ANGELES, CA) — WACO Theater Center, Newark Symphony Hall and Yendor Theater Company will host Revolutionary Black Womena virtual fair centered on the role black women play in movements for social change, on March 15. Moderated by WACO TheaterRead More →
KARACHI, Pakistan – It’s a rare sight. Hundreds of Pakistani feminists across ethnic and class lines celebrate and mourn together in the Pakistani megacity of Karachi. Behind them, the sun sets over the iconic Quaid Mazar, the mausoleum built for Pakistan’s founding patriarch, who dreamed of a country where minoritiesRead More →
German human rights organization Pro Asyl has issued a public plea for help on behalf of 33 women’s rights activists in Afghanistan. The organization advocated for the women to be accepted immediately by the German government without further delay. Pro Asyl said members of the United Voice of Women forRead More →
The law school’s oldest student clinic marks three decades of important work: representing people in crisis, advocating for effective public policy, and working to prevent domestic violence in Western New York and beyond . It was in 1992 that a domestic violence clinic was established at the law school byRead More →
On Tuesday, International Women’s Day, networks of women’s rights groups in Bangkok called on Prime Minister Prayut to change Thailand’s current maternity leave law. Under the current law, women are paid for 90 days off. Women’s rights activists want it increased to 98 days. The Department of Labor Protection andRead More →