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Aug 16 2019 1:29pm
Libya: fears mount for politician abducted after speaking out over Haftar's offensive
Member of parliament Siham Sergiwa is the latest prominent woman in th...
Aug 8 2019 2:52pm
Urgent Action update: A decade in jail for defying forced veiling
Two Iranian women’s rights defenders, Yasaman Aryani and Monireh Arabs...
Aug 2 2019 1:13pm
Saudi Arabia: wider women's rights reforms should follow guardianship announcement
Authorities urged to end their crackdown on women’s rights activists, ...
Jul 25 2019 11:14am
Urgent Action: Jailed for protesting forced veiling laws
Iranian women’s rights defenders Monireh Arabshahi, Yasaman Aryani and...
Jul 22 2019 3:04pm
Urgent Action update: Justice for survivor of sexual harassment
On 5 July 2019, the Indonesian Supreme Court rejected the final case r...
Jul 15 2019 1:07pm
Iran: women activists forced to make filmed 'confessions' over veiling laws
At least six cases since April, including one where state broadcaster ...
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...