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Sep 26 2024 7:50pm
Afghanistan: Calls for legal action against Taliban is 'vital step' to secure justice for women and girls
Taliban’s violation of women’s and girls’ rights likely amounts to a c...
Sep 11 2024 12:58pm
Iran: authorities still cracking down two years on from nationwide women's protests
Mahsa Amini’s death in custody on 16 September 2022 sparked the nation...
Sep 4 2024 12:07pm
Standing Up for Afghan Women: Time for the UK to Lead with Compassion and Conviction
Written by Nigina Istanakzai-Zarifi, Country Coordinator for Afghanist...
Aug 15 2024 1:00am
Afghanistan: women human rights activists voice intense frustration at life under Taliban
New consultation with 150 members of Afghan civil society shows women ...
Aug 5 2024 5:01am
USA: Abortion bans causing 'unprecedented' human rights crisis - new report
There are abortion bans and restrictions in 21 states meaning the USA ...
Jul 31 2024 6:27pm
Syria: hundreds of Yezidis still detained including survivors of abduction and sexual slavery
Ten years after Islamic State attacks in Iraq, families and activists ...
Jul 16 2024 12:01am
France: Hijab ban at Paris Olympic and Paralympic games is 'racist gender discrimination' - new report
International Olympic Committee refuse to call on sporting authorities...
Jul 1 2024 6:03pm
Iraq: Kurdistan region is failing domestic violence survivors - new report
Laws prioritise protection of ‘family unity’ over justice, while impun...
Jun 24 2024 2:31pm
Global: Women's and girls' rights in Afghanistan must be a priority at UN-hosted Doha meeting
Upcoming meeting is the third in the multiple rounds of UN-hosted talk...
Jun 17 2024 12:59pm
Global: Gender apartheid must be recognised as a crime under international law
‘This form of institutionalised oppression must be named’ - Agnès Call...