Uncategorized, Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Taliban imposes new dress code, segregation of women at Afghan universities By Frud Bezhan RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi (03.09.2021) – https://bit.ly/3jRzfOE – The Taliban has imposed a new dress code and gender segregation for women at private universities...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
IRAN reports increase in child marriages Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (20.08.2021) – https://bit.ly/3BDj6SD – Iranian officials have reported an increase in the overall number of child marriages last year compared to 2019. According to the...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Texas 6-weeks abortion ban takes effect, with high court mum By Jessica Gresko, Paul J. Weber and Mark Sherman AP (01.09.2021) – https://bit.ly/3yDbY7c – Texas law banning most abortions in the state took effect Wednesday, with the Supreme Court...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Sharia law: What do the Taliban’s religious rules mean for Afghan women? A Taliban spokesperson said the group is committed to the rights of women “within the framework of Islamic law” – so what does that mean? Katie Strick dives in By Katie Strick ...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
GAMAG urges UN member countries to help women journalists GAMAG (17.08.2021) – https://gamag.net/news/ – The Global Alliance on Media and Gender (GAMAG) is deeply concerned about the situation of women, media professionals, and women journalists in...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
AFGHANISTAN: An Afghan woman in Kabul: ‘Now I have to burn everything I achieved’ A university student tells of seeing all around her the ‘fearful faces of women and ugly faces of men who hate women’ By a Kabul resident The Guardian (15.08.2021) –...