Women rights

According to eyewitnesses, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was beaten in the police vehicle for not wearing her hijab properly as it showed part of her head and later died in hospital, sparking widespread protests, especially among women against draconian dress codes. Women in Iran saw Mahsa’s death as the personification ofRead More →

During Elaine Kadakia’s 83rd birthday, she marched in Springfield for women’s rights, stood up to raise awareness of violence against women, and raised her two daughters. Now Kadakia, from Huntley, makes ceramic art depicting the struggle for equality she has seen women endure over the years. Some of his favoriteRead More →

Sept. 10 – JACKSONVILLE – In a speech Thursday at Jacksonville State University’s Leone Cole Auditorium, women’s rights activist Lilly Ledbetter told the story of her fight for fair pay to an audience of nearly 300 people – about 80 in person and another 200 online, through an agreement withRead More →

The Third Women’s Rights Convention drew thousands to town in 1852, just five years after the city of Syracuse was incorporated. Local leaders celebrated the 170th anniversary this week. Mayor Ben Walsh said he looked forward to his daughters finding out about the women behind it all. He said thatRead More →

campaign action On abortion, O’Dea said, “I believe that for the first five months a woman should have the right to choose. And after that, rape, incest, mother’s health, that decision should be between a woman and her doctor. It has the wording all wrapped up in there—right to choose,Read More →

LITCHFIELD — Gretchen Carlson, Katy Tur and Reshma Saujani will debate the state of women’s rights during the live taping of Common Ground with Jane Whitney, at 3 p.m. on September 18 at Wamogo Regional Secondary School. “Women’s Rights: Power Remix,” Common Ground’s sixth program of the season, will discussRead More →

Today (8e September 2022), the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW), Rights of Women, Center for Women’s Justice and Southall Black Sisters released a report on why the government’s proposed ‘Bill of Rights’ would harm human rights women and survivors. (large print version here). The government’s plan to abolish ourRead More →

BALDWINSVILLE — After the Supreme Court ruled in June that the U.S. Constitution doesn’t guarantee the right to have an abortion, a group of Baldwinsville friends decided they had to take action. They have formed a coalition called the CNY Rally for Women’s Rights and are planning a series ofRead More →

Former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden has an enemy in one of the most powerful women’s rights organizations in the country, and they don’t want to see the disgraced coach get a second. luck in the NFL. During the 2021 season, The New York Times revealed a nearlyRead More →

A women’s rights activist claims the pro-trans lobby called her a Nazi and made sick slurs hoping her children would develop cancer. Kellie-Jay Keen, who founded Standing For Women, told MailOnline her events were hit with a number of threats and warnings. She spoke out after officers from Sussex PoliceRead More →

The US “Commission on the War in Afghanistan”, established in December 2021 to review “key strategic, diplomatic and operational decisions” made by the US in Afghanistan, and to develop “lessons learned and recommendations for the way forward”, begins its work. One of the priorities should be to examine the USRead More →

A year after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the freedoms, lives and well-being of women in the country have been shattered and ravaged. From violating girls’ right to education to ordering women to stay at home whenever possible, the large-scale assault on women’s rights has continued. to intensify overRead More →

(Getty Images) A year after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the freedoms, lives and well-being of women in the country have been shattered and ravaged. From violating girls’ right to education to ordering women to stay at home whenever possible, the large-scale assault on women’s rights has continued. toRead More →

“She has dedicated her life to helping and serving abused women. In the 1980s, she also actively led the cases of women victims of sex trafficking. She became active in campaigns against giant mining companies and ran for council in her hometown of Mindanao. By ANNE MARXZE D. UMILBulatlat.com MANILARead More →

Jhe chairwoman of the Oireachtas Commission on Gender Equality this week expressed her disagreement with the removal of the word ‘woman’ from our maternity laws. Labor Party leader and chair of the Gender Equality Committee, Ivana Bacik, has backed keeping the word ‘woman’ in laws governing maternity rights in Ireland.Read More →

Mary Roy died: A famous gender equality champion and renowned educator, Mary Roy died on September 1, 2022 in Kottayam, Kerala at the age of 89. Mary Roy was the mother of Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy and was known for winning the landmark 1988 Supreme Court case ruling thatRead More →

A human rights defender is demanding an apology from former health minister Dr Keith Mondesir for comments made against women in a recent radio interview. The former Minister of Health and National Security telephoned a radio where he seemed upset about the topic of discussion. He began with comments aimedRead More →

A majority (53%) of Basotho say that violence against women is “fairly common” (28%) or “very common” (25%) in their community. Gender-based violence (GBV) is a reality for many women in Lesotho. The Police’s Child and Gender Protection Unit reports that from January to July 2022, 184 sexual offenses andRead More →

ST. LOUIS POST-SHIPPING THE next battleground over abortion rights will not be in front of abortion clinics but in the homes of women seeking to end unwanted pregnancies. Legislative efforts across the country are aimed at cracking down on home-administered medical abortions, a problem that generally did not exist inRead More →

NNA | Updated: August 30, 2022 4:59 p.m. STI Kabul [Afghanistan]Aug 30 (ANI): Amid growing atrocities against Afghan women and violation of their basic rights, several human rights activists recently held a rally in Istanbul and urged the international community to solve their problems, especially the girls and their accessRead More →

A number of human rights activists have called on the international community to pay attention to women’s rights in Afghanistan, August 26, 2022. (PHOTO: social media) Kabul, Afghanistan – At a rally in Istanbul, Turkey, a number of human rights activists called on the international community to pay attention toRead More →

Last update: August 30, 2022, 10:28 a.m. HST She is preparing to publish her author biography as part of the campaign. Elisa’s inspiration is activist Gabriela Leite, who led the country’s sex worker movement before her death in 2013. A former adult Brazilian movie star, who is among Google’s mostRead More →

Dr Sue Wills is remembered as a pioneer and trailblazer in the gay and women’s liberation movements in Australia, following the activist and scholar’s recent death. This week, the Australian Queer Archive shared a lengthy tribute to Dr Wills (pictured), honoring her life’s work as a ‘trailblazer in the gayRead More →

We, the undersigned NGOs, call on the international community to pressure the Saudi authorities to immediately and unconditionally release women’s rights activist and academic Salma al-Shehab, who was recently sentenced to 34 years in prison on the base of tweets in favor of women’s rights and for the respect ofRead More →

29 August 2022. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and 34 NGO signatories call on the international community to pressure the Saudi authorities to immediately and unconditionally release the women’s rights activist and academic Salma al-Shehab, who was recently sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweeting in favorRead More →

Global recovery from the pandemic requires improving women’s well-being and promoting their rights, participants at a Group of 20 meeting on women’s empowerment agreed, pledging to achieve gender equality gender and the empowerment of women. Indonesian Women’s Empowerment and Child Welfare Minister Bintang Puspayoga, who chaired the meeting on WednesdayRead More →

Deadline for submission of tenders: September 30, 2022 Insight These components will seek to amplify the diverse voices of grassroots women and girls in donor, national and international government policymaking. They will do this by: financing and facilitation W.R.O.activists, women peacebuilders and women human rights defenders and their advanced supportRead More →

Image courtesy of FEMENA In May 2022, dozens of Instagram pages owned by Iranian women’s rights activists received thousands of new followers unknown users. This massive increase in sequels has raised concerns within the feminist and women’s rights community in the country, which has often been the target of state-sponsoredRead More →

Mumbai-based women’s rights groups, including the Forum Against Oppression of Women (FAOW), staged a protest against the release of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. On August 16, all the convicts were released after the Gujarat government allowed the same as part of its surrender policy. Many, including KapilRead More →

Subhashini Ali, Revathi Laul and Roop Rekha Verma filed a Public Interest Complaint (PIL) in the Supreme Court on Tuesday to revoke the surrender of convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. A women’s rights activist has filed a Public Interest Complaint (PIL) in the Supreme Court against the early releaseRead More →

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ – An outdoor rally will be held to mark Women’s Equality Day and women’s historic victory in winning the right to vote. The rally is scheduled for Friday, August 26 at 6:30 p.m. at Morristown City Hall and is part of a ‘women’s action weekend’ organized byRead More →

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Residents of Magic Valley are speaking out against the state’s strict abortion bans, which many deem cruel and turn women into second-class citizens. They took to the streets Saturday night in a peaceful protest on the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls. The event was hostedRead More →

When confronted by a man who disliked the group of protesters’ signs and flags, Connor Weir remarked to him, “Your reproductive rights are being stripped from you.” The man replied briefly, “I have no reproductive rights. Weir coldly replied, “And that’s why your voice shouldn’t be part of the conversation.”Read More →

Hill Air Force Base – Women’s rights activist Lucretia Mott once said, “Any great change must expect opposition, because it shakes the very foundation of privilege.” Women’s Equality Day, celebrated annually on August 26, marks the passage of the 19th Amendment to our Constitution. The amendment prohibited theRead More →

Hill Air Force Base – Women’s rights activist Lucretia Mott once said, “Any great change must expect opposition, because it shakes the very foundation of privilege.” Women’s EqualityRead More →

Arrested in 2021, she receives the longest known sentence for a women’s rights activist in Saudi Arabia. Salma al-Shehab34 years old, mother of two children who studied at University of Leeds in the UK was discontinued in January 2021. The reason is that she called for reforms and the releaseRead More →

By Naza Alakija of the Sage Foundation, a UK-based nonprofit that campaigns for the rights of girls globally and to end child marriage in Nigeria. June 24, 2022 is a date women will remember for decades. When the world woke up to the news that Roe v. Wade had beenRead More →

William Ruto has been declared the winner of the presidential election in Kenya. The final outcome, however, remains uncertain following a challenge from his main competitor, Raila Odinga. As president, Ruto would be tasked with upholding the 2010 constitution. He overhauled the country’s governance framework by devolving power to countyRead More →

Salma al-Shehab, a mother-of-two and Saudi national, was reportedly arrested in January 2021 while on vacation in Saudi Arabia, just days before she was supposed to board for her home in Britain, according to rights organizations. Human rights organizations have denounced the harsh judgment against the 34-year-old Saudi woman, arrestedRead More →

Kabul, Afghanistan — Tamana Paryani’s cries pierced the night in her quiet neighborhood of Afghanistanthe capital. When armed Taliban intelligence agents began knocking on her door, the women’s rights activist quickly turned on her phone camera to film the ordeal. She broadcast around the world, pleading for help. Months laterRead More →

Saudi Arabia has sentenced a women’s rights activist to 34 years in prison. Salma Al-Shehab is a PhD student at the UK University of Leeds and a mother of two. She was sentenced to what would be the longest prison sentence ever handed down to a Saudi women’s rights defenderRead More →

KABUL, Afghanistan (KFOR/Storyful) – The Taliban in Afghanistan say all women must stay at home unless they are forced to leave their homes out of necessity. So when a women’s rights group demonstrated in the streets of Kabul, they were met with heavy gunfire. The August 13 protest led toRead More →

On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to pledge not to do anything that undermines the dignity of women, saying a mentality of insulting them in their speeches and conduct has crept in. The remark prompted opposition parties and activists to question the government on the implementation of pro-womenRead More →

Efforts to erase women and girls from everyday life in Afghanistan have only increased one year since the Taliban took power on August 15, 2021. Women and girls continue to face restrictions on their basic human rights imposed by the Sunni Islamist militant group for the first time since 2001.Read More →

NNA | Updated: August 13, 2022 12:02 a.m. STI Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India]Aug 13 (ANI): Women’s rights activist Brinda Adige has slammed former Kerala MP PC George for his disparaging comments about a rape survivor and says inaction from the leader’s party led to his arrogant behavior.“His statement is not onlyRead More →

(August 11, 2022 / JNS) Just as US President Joe Biden traveled to the Middle East in July, a group of Yemeni women traveled to Washington, DC, to encourage the reinstatement of Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designation for Houthi-backed rebels. by Iran to Yemen. Members of the group, representing aRead More →

KABUL — When Tafsir Siyaposh sat down to debate a self-proclaimed religious scholar on Afghan television last September, the Taliban had just announced an all-male, all-Taliban caretaker government just a month after it returned to power in Afghanistan. The 31-year-old former government spokeswoman was more than willing to argue withRead More →

When she landed in Paris on a flight from Kabul in the summer of 2021, Farzana Farazo vowed never to give up her feminist fight for Afghanistan, even from exile. But a year later, she admits to feeling “depressed”. Like many militants fleeing Afghanistan, his hopes for the future quicklyRead More →

Even the presidents knew his name. Elizabeth “Betty” Athanasakos was a lawyer, judge, women’s rights activist, and Republican insider who unsuccessfully ran for office after being branded a liberal. Her family and friends said she died at her home in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday. She was about a week awayRead More →

In recent years, almost everything in the United States has turned like buttermilk in the hot summer sun. The US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade and take away the constitutional right to abortion is just the latest example. A few days after the Court’s decision, the rapeRead More →

To mark International Human Rights Day in 2021, on December 9, 2021, ANU Indonesia Institute hosted a discussion on women’s rights and gender equality in Indonesia. Speakers explored the extent to which Indonesian women have achieved equality in a wide range of political, economic and social spheres, and what IndonesianRead More →

This gave hope to Farzana Adell Ghadiya in April when the famous Afghan women’s rights activist learned that her visa application had been marked as urgent for processing by Canadian immigration officials. But nearly four months after that latest update following a Star story highlighting her plight, the 38-year-old languishesRead More →

Women’s rights activist Maryam Rahmani was sentenced to two years in prison. Reyhaneh Ansarinejad, a trade union activist, remains in solitary confinement after her detention was extended three times. Maryam Rahmani, women’s rights activist Maryam Rahmani, a women’s rights activist, was sentenced to two years and additional terms. The women’sRead More →

Mawlawi Hebatullah Akhundzada, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate, met with some Kabul clerics in Kandahar to discuss education and women’s rights in the context of Islamic law. Back in Kabul, some religious scholars said the leader of the Islamic Emirate had given them orders on a number ofRead More →

Afghan girls aged 5 to 12 in Nowzad, Afghanistan, attend a class June 8, 2010. They have only one teacher and only attend school regularly for 3 hours a day. In a report published last week, rights group Amnesty International said Afghan women and girls faced a “suffocating” crackdown byRead More →

A number of former and current US officials have denounced the Islamic Republic’s harassment of New York-based dissident journalist and women’s rights activist Masih Alinejad. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called Alinejad’s continued Iranian harassment “outrageous,” referring to the man armed with a loadedRead More →

It finally came home. The men couldn’t do it, but the women did. In front of a crowded 90,000 crowded Wembley Stadium and millions watching across the country, the Lionesses won Euro 2022. They beat Germany 2-1. It’s something truly worth celebrating – England’s first major footballing trophy since 1966,Read More →

New Delhi, July 30: This is the story of a trailblazer creating pathways for women. Muthulakshmi Reddy (July 30, 1886 – July 22, 1968) was the first female student at Maharaja’s School for Boys, Pudukkottai, the first female Indian surgeon at Madras Medical College, the first Indian member of theRead More →

House ” National ” Remembering Muthulakshmi Reddy, a pioneer in surgery and women’s rights, on her 136th birthday New Delhi, July 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) This is the story of a pioneer creator of courses for women. Muthulakshmi Reddy (July 30, 1886 – July 22, 1968) was the first female student atRead More →

A women’s rights activist has been visited by Wiltshire police officers – who have allegedly accused her of being ‘annoying with paedophiles’. Kellie-Jay Keen, who lives in Hilperton Road, Trowbridge, expressed her frustrations in a YouTube video about the force’s response to the hate crimes report on Sunday July 24.Read More →

A new group of local activists will hold a rally for women’s rights at 5 p.m. Saturday in front of Killeen City Hall, 101 N. College St. Bell County for Pro Choice is a new organization created by Killeen resident Zoe Bennett who is passionate about women’s rights. “I originallyRead More →

UN Women’s representative in Afghanistan said on Monday that the backsliding of women’s rights there is a “wake-up call” to the world that shows how decades of progress can be erased in a matter of months. “Across the world, walking outside your front door is part of everyday life,” saidRead More →

After dozens of Iranian women came out in public and sent their videos to anti-hijab activist Masih Alinejad in New York, Iran says sending her images could result in up to 10 years in prison . Ali Khan-Mohammadi, spokesman for Iran’s Headquarters for Enjoining Right and Prohibiting Evil, responsible forRead More →

The fight for equal rights for women has been a long one, marked by notable gains as well as tragic setbacks. A high point in this trajectory was the Seneca Falls Convention, July 19-20, 1848, the first gathering for women’s rights in the United States. Today I celebrate his 174thRead More →

PETALING JAYA: Pasir Salak MP Datuk Tajuddin Abdul Rahman’s use of profanity in Parliament and derogatory remarks against female MPs should not be tolerated or allowed in Parliament as they border on misogyny, say civil society groups and women’s rights advocates in the country. Tajuddin launched a tirade on womenRead More →

Florida’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate received a less than warm welcome from liberal protesters demonstrating against restrictive abortion laws on Saturday – who chased him away when he tried to show support. Pro-abortion protesters shouted over Rep. Charlie Crist’s attempts to speak to them outside an event in Tampa on Saturday,Read More →

Listen to the article Two years ago Justyna Wydrzyńska, a women’s rights activist, sent a pack of abortion pills to help a woman get an abortion. Now she faces up to three years in prison for breaking Poland’s strict abortion law. A law that only allows the termination of pregnancyRead More →

Listen to this article here After the Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade on June 24, a ruling that eliminated federal protections for women’s constitutional right to choose, women lost control of their own reproductive health decisions, which were insured for nearly 50 years. The ruling has reignited the AmericanRead More →

People attend a rally calling for abortion rights in Washington, DC on July 9, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua] WASHINGTON — The United States continued to feel the heat from the Supreme Court’s explosive decision to overturn Roe v. Wade two weeks ago, which ended constitutional protection of the right to abortion forRead More →

Iranian authorities are cracking down hard on “women wearing the wrong hijab” and will hold a “hijab rally” on Tuesday, but activists have their own plans to protest. President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday called the disregard for hijab rules an “organized promotion of [moral] Corruption in Islamic Society” and orderedRead More →

* Thousands of protesters came to Washington, DC, on Saturday to demand more action from the White House to protect abortion access, as the fight for abortion rights further divides America along lines ideological and partisan. * Without Roe c. Wade, states are allowed to impose their own medical procedureRead More →

Irondale, Brooklyn’s leading theatrical and artistically ambitious theater ensemble, along with three esteemed curators, has announced the lineup for the fifth annual On Women Festival, July 11-31, celebrating the lives and experiences of female artists. Committed to producing the works of emerging, progressive and dynamic playwrights, this year’s festival willRead More →

An abortion saved the life of U.S. Representative Jackie Speier, enabling a decades-long career advocating for women’s rights, but she will leave office in an America where women have fewer reproductive freedoms than when she arrived. She said she intended to continue fighting outside of political office. “I’m not goingRead More →

Geneva: The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) on Friday (July 8th) adopted a resolution condemning violations of the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, urging the ruling Taliban to end restrictive practices described as making them “invisible” in society. The Taliban seized power for the second time inRead More →

by Maggie White On Thursday, June 30 at 4 p.m., Blue Hill resident Mary Richardson staged a peaceful protest in response to the WE Supreme Court’s June 24 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the constitutional right to abortion. The news compelled Richardson, who currently works at the Blue HillRead More →

A very first march for women’s rights is scheduled for July 24 in Wellsboro. Tioga County Women’s Rights Activists were formed in response to the June 24 Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. This action returned the decision to allow abortion to the states. As of this writing, 11Read More →

In a call on Wednesday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris spoke with Cherelle Griner, the wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner who is jailed by Russian authorities and is currently on trial on charges suspected drugs. The White House said in a statement read from the president’sRead More →

Women’s rights activists across the Arab world plan to stage strikes today in response to recent feminicides in Egypt and Women’s rights activists across the Arab world plan to stage strikes today in response to recent feminicides in Egypt and Jordan. Photo: Hossam el-Hamalawy/Flickr Women’s rights activists across the ArabRead More →

Women’s rights activists across the Arab world plan to stage strikes today in response to recent feminicides in Egypt and Women’s rights activists across the Arab world plan to stage strikes today in response to recent femicides in Egypt and Jordan. Photo: Hossam el-Hamalawy/Flickr Women’s rights activists across the ArabRead More →

Lorna Slater, Green MSP It was a major step backwards and will see more people put at risk and some forced to risk their health rather than have safe access to abortion services. The decision follows years of progressive attacks on bodily autonomy and the right to choose. This willRead More →

WILLIMANTIC, Conn. (WTNH) – A chained masked woman, an “abortion Supreme Court” sign and a pregnant Statue of Liberty received loud cheers during the “Boom Box Parade” in Willimantic. “Women wear red, our faces are red,” said Bev York of “We the People,” a grassroots activist group. They marched inRead More →

Recently, there has been an increase in discussion of women’s rights, and with the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, they are now more prevalent than ever. The women discussed how to protect our rights in all their forms and how to act to help. This led to talk aboutRead More →

AAs it happened I was in Edinburgh the day Roe v Wade was cancelled, and the next day I caught a train to London and did what I usually do when I get near the King’s Cross station. I took a short walk to the old St Pancras Cemetery toRead More →

PARIS: The lawyer for the only surviving attacker of the November 2015 terror massacre in Paris has slammed his client’s murder conviction and sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole, saying on Thursday the verdict ‘raises serious questions’ .Olivia Ronen did not say whether Salah Abdeslam wouldRead More →

Aaccess to abortion is about to be severely reduced or cut off for millions of women in the United States following the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down established constitutional protections for termination of pregnancy by the historic Roe v Wade case 50 years ago. The decision allows state legislaturesRead More →

Roe v Wade isn’t just an American issue, nor can brands assume it doesn’t affect them. Now is the time to defend the rights of your workers and your consumers. I’m exhausted. I’m scared. I’m mostly furious. When women marched against Trump early in his presidency, we were told notRead More →

The Young Greens are the youth and student wing of the Green Party of England and Wales. This summer, Young Greens members will vote to elect a new executive. Bright Green offers each of the candidates the opportunity to present their vision. A lifelong feminist, I have followed politics fromRead More →

With the United States Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade – the landmark 1973 decision that enshrined abortion rights in the United States – the world map of abortion rights has been flipped. Whereas in the second half of the 20th century the global North was at theRead More →

JNow is not the time to despair over the loss of essential women’s rights eradicated last week by judicial campaigners at the Supreme Court. Residents of Colorado and all states must act quickly and decisively to convince voters to remove elected far-right extremists from positions of minority power they abuse,Read More →

Click to enlarge Travis J. Camp/Shutterstock Lake Superior has proven itself to be the Great Lake Superior. Lake Superior is the biggest lake ever, according to its Twitter account, and we’ll have to agree after the lake (or whoever runs the account) tweeted in support of women’s rights last week.Read More →

Zoe Nicholson is used to playing the long game when it comes to women’s rights. The writer and activist is interviewed throughout Always working from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.a new documentary about the fight for women’s rights 40 years after the hit 1980 film by Dolly Parton, Lily TomlinRead More →

WOMEN opposed to making it easier for trans people to legally change their gender have disrupted the GRA Bill’s latest evidence session at Holyrood, revealing T-shirts calling Nicola Sturgeon a ‘destroyer of human rights’ women”. As Social Security Secretary Shona Robison testified on Tuesday, anti-GRA activists were in public seatsRead More →

“While I welcome international attention on the impact of climate change on women and girls over the past decade, we also need to focus urgently on the serious problem of violence against them which was exacerbated by the climate crisisshe told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Countries discussRead More →

Kendrick Lamar takes its performance very seriously, especially the visual aspect and what it conveys. At this weekend’s Glastonbury Festival in England, the Mr. Morale and the Great WalkthroughThe sa artist may have made his biggest statement yet, assuming the role of Jesus Christ by donning a diamond crown ofRead More →

Turkish women’s rights activists have criticized courts that have given reduced sentences to perpetrators of gender-based violence on the grounds that they were “provoked”, saying it has created a culture of impunity. Lawyer Selin Nakıpoğlu of the Women’s Platform for Equality (ESIK) said that by issuing sentence reductions based onRead More →

“It’s not about abortion. It’s about freedom. Why don’t I have the same right to reproductive freedom that a man enjoys every day,” said one pro-choice activist. The local backlash continued to come Friday after the landmark Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. The court’s 6-3 vote ends abortionRead More →

Almost as quickly as news arrived Friday morning of the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, so too have promises from local political leaders about what they intend to do about it. . “Abortion is safe and legal here in Massachusetts, thanks to the 2020 action by the LegislatureRead More →

Paxton Smith’s 2021 farewell speech at Lake Highlands High School in Dallas was not the same speech she previously shared with school administrators. She dropped the approved speech and advocated for women’s reproductive rights after lawmakers passed Texas’ “Heartbeat Bill.” His plea made news on NPR, YouTubeTV and in TheRead More →

Overturning the constitutional right to abortion in the United States is a “horrific step backwards for women’s rights” threatening real risk to lives, said Labor leader Ivana Bacik. “The effect of today’s Supreme Court decision will be devastating,” said Ms. Bacik. “It will not prevent abortions, but is likely toRead More →

Women’s rights advocates converge on downtown Dallas to protest Roe V. Wade decision On Friday, women’s rights advocates converged on downtown Dallas and other parts of North Texas to protest the Roe V. Wade ruling. DALLAS – On Friday, women’s rights advocates converged on downtown Dallas and other parts ofRead More →

The second Afghan Women Leaders Forum (AWLF), initiated and supported by the EU and the European External Action Service, was held on 19 and 20 May in Brussels. AWLF has brought together a wide variety of Afghan women, including civil society and political leaders, activists, lawyers, journalists and representatives ofRead More →

June 22, 2022 | 05:04 UTC Women’s rights activists will demonstrate in Ankara, Turkey, from 8:30 a.m. on June 23. Increased security, likely disruptions; possible clashes. transportation Security TUR Event Women’s rights activists plan to protest outside the State Council building in Ankara on June 23; activists will gather fromRead More →

Ukrainian MPs voted on June 20 to ratify the Istanbul Convention, which is widely recognized as the most far-reaching international treaty against violence against women and domestic violence. The ratification marks a new step in Ukraine’s European integration and underlines Ukraine’s determination to continue the country’s transformation despite the enormousRead More →

The senate of Bremen, a city in Germany, presented the 17th Bremen Solidarity Award to Garment Laborer Union President Rukmini VP in recognition of her activism and contribution to the women’s rights movement. The prize, which includes a grant of 10,000 euros and a sculpture by Bremen artist Bernd Altenstein,Read More →

Far from feminist utopia, progressive politics backed by radical gender activism has created a generation of women too afraid to speak out. In the world of competitive sports, women have been told to “step up” and “shut up” when it comes to biological men standing above them on the podiumRead More →

Feminists said balaclava-clad trans rights activists ‘silenced’ them today in Bristol as tensions between the two groups erupted again. The black-clad crowd were heard shouting ‘trans rights are human rights’ as women’s rights activists held a conference in honor of Father’s Day in College Green. During the clash, the anarchistsRead More →

“In this time of proliferating crises, the international community must pursue proven strategies for peace and stability. Protecting and promoting women’s rights is such a strategy,” he said during the debate, noting the positive role that regional organizations have played in protecting and promoting the key agenda. “A question ofRead More →

Mexico claims to pursue a “feminist” foreign policy. The full truth is that women’s rights cannot be taken for granted in the country itself. Mexico is notorious for its feminicides (see me and Sheila Mysorekar at www.dandc.eu). In 2020, 948 women were murdered, 2.7% more than in 2019. For severalRead More →

Phil Schofield discusses Sarah Everard’s vigil this morning The two sisters Mrs Henry and Mrs Smallman were stabbed to death in Fryent Country Park and their bodies were discovered by family members on June 7, 2020. The march was organized by the Women’s Equality Party who said: ‘Women are betrayedRead More →

KABUL: The list of Taliban violations of women’s and girls’ rights is long and growing, said Heather Barr, Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch (HRW), as she raised concerns growing concerns about the violation of rights in the country. When the Taliban announced last month that women and girlsRead More →