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Mar 18 2019 3:08pm
Urgent Action update: Women activists on trial
On 13 March 2019, 11 women activists were brought to trial at the Crim...
Mar 14 2019 4:21pm
Saudi Arabia: women activists trial begins with 'outrageous' charges
Charges relate to their promotion of women’s rights, and contact with ...
Mar 14 2019 3:54pm
Urgent Action update: 38 years and 148 lashes for women’s rights defender
Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been sentenc...
Mar 11 2019 4:47pm
Iran: women's rights activist given 'absolutely shocking' 33-year jail sentence
Prominent human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh - who campaigns against ...
Mar 11 2019 3:35pm
Northern Ireland: UN says abortion laws violate human rights of women
United Nations Committee calls on the UK Government to legislate '...
Mar 8 2019 10:51am
Ireland: Historic day for women as Istanbul Convention ratified
The Irish government has today ratified the Istanbul Convention to ens...
Mar 8 2019 12:00am
Syria: new campaign to support women's role in seeking justice and shaping country's future
Unheard No More campaign launched, with 12 women’s stories included in...
Mar 7 2019 9:54am
Urgent Action update: Prisoner denied full medical check-up
On 25 February 2019, the Court of Cassation upheld Hajer Mansoor Hassa...
Mar 6 2019 5:20pm
Saudi Arabia: UN member states must demand release of women activists
Human Rights Council set to deliver crucial statement on the jailed ac...
Mar 5 2019 10:18am
Urgent Action update: Women’s rights defender faces 34 years in jail
Prominent detained Iranian human rights lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh, faces...