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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...
May 2 2019 11:04am
Twitter and Facebook failing to protect women MPs from abuse, Joint Human Rights Committee says
The Joint Human Rights Committee accused Facebook and Twitter of faili...
Apr 29 2019 2:01pm
Nigeria: Children and women raped and abused in prison - new investigation
Harrowing investigation details instances of rape and abuse against ch...
Apr 28 2019 7:06am
South Sudan: Twenty-year-old girl killed for refusing to marry
A 20-year-old girl has been killed in South Sudan for refusing to marr...
Apr 26 2019 4:14pm
Urgent Action correction: Activist risks charges over forced ‘confession’
We are extending the appeal deadline for Palestinian activist Suha Jba...