by admin_HRWF | May 12, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Government Offices of Sweden (06.05.2020) – https://bit.ly/3brcwBo – We, the Ministers of South Africa, Sweden, Argentina, Australia, Albania, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cabo Verde, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Fiji, France,...
by admin_HRWF | May 12, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) welcomed the landmark move by Sudan’s transitional government this week to criminalize female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), with a three-year jail sentence for offenders. UN News (02.05.2020) –...
by admin_HRWF | May 5, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic underlines the urgent need for safety nets for domestic workers. By Nisha Varia Al Jazeera (01.05.20202) – https://bit.ly/2A1rBN5 – Few workers have cause to celebrate May 1, International Workers’ Day, this...
by admin_HRWF | May 5, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Barriers, discrimination in health care, education. HRW (27.04.2020) – https://bit.ly/2Yzlda3 – Afghan women and girls with disabilities face high barriers, discrimination, and sexual harassment in accessing government assistance, health care, and...
by admin_HRWF | Apr 28, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Ensuring sex workers’ rights was essential, not just for the workers themselves, but for any country’s wider society, including public health. By Ed Holt IPS (27.04.2020) – https://bit.ly/2YcVMuQ – Despite seeing a shift in attitudes towards...
by admin_HRWF | Apr 28, 2020 | Women's Rights & Gender Equality
New Q&A on discrimination against pregnant students, young mothers. HRW (24.04.2020) – https://bit.ly/2Sd8WUM – The World Bank should work with the Tanzanian government to ensure that all pregnant girls and adolescent mothers can attend public...
