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Women's Rights (583)
Jul 9 2019 6:28pm
Northern Ireland: same-sex marriage to be legalised and UK must legislate on ending abortion ban
MPs vote through landmark bill which extends equal marriage to Norther...
Jul 3 2019 11:44am
Northern Ireland: Amnesty welcomes Penny Mordaunt's comments that Westminster will act on abortion law
Secretary of State for Defence and Minister for Women and Equalities, ...
Jun 26 2019 6:12pm
Denmark: pledge to introduce consent-based rape legislation welcomed
Government makes commitment after long-running campaign from activists...
Jun 25 2019 4:38pm
Women’s safety is a political issue, not a private matter
You’re at home in the evening and from next door you hear shouting and...
Jun 13 2019 11:59am
Iran: one million people sign petition calling for jailed lawyer's release
Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh was given 33-year jail sentence earlier this ye...
Jun 6 2019 2:42pm
Greece: Newly-amended rape law 'a historic victory' for women
Responding to today’s last-minute decision by the Greek government to ...
May 23 2019 5:05pm
The most marginalised women bear the brunt of poverty in the UK
The UK is the fifth richest country in the world but not all get a fai...
May 17 2019 1:01pm
Urgent Action update: Women activists face prison sentences
11 Saudi women activists on trial before the Criminal Court in Riyadh ...
May 10 2019 11:04am
Saudi Arabia's crackdown on women's rights - a year on
Expert panel will discuss plight of Loujain al-Hathloul and others, an...
May 3 2019 4:24pm
Urgent Action correction: Prisoner denied full medical check-up
We are extending the appeal deadline for Bahraini prisoner of conscien...