Women's Rights & Gender Equality
IRAN: The fight against the veil, a symbol of patriarchal norms The veil in Iran has been an enduring symbol of patriarchal norms – but its use has changed depending on who is in power By Amy Motlagh The Conversation (14.11.2022) –...
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Violence against women exposed at the UN Gender-based violence, sexual abuse and the accusations of rape Khadiyatu Mohamud against Brahim Ghali. Speech of Hans Noot, representative of Human Rights Without Frontiers. HRWF (10.11.2022) – On 11 November, Algeria’s human...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Custody laws maintain a sexist status quo Despite important strides made by social movements advocating for women’s rights and led by Arab women in the region, there is still a long way to go to combat gender discrimination. By Lara Bellone d’Altavilla Open...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Police fire on Mahsa Amini mourners Iranian police are reported to have fired on protesters in Saqqez, home city of Mahsa Amini who died in custody after being arrested for allegedly wearing her hijab “improperly” By David Gritten BBC (27.10.2022)...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Woman dies by suicide in Afghanistan before Taliban could stone her for running away from home The Print (16.10.2022) – https://bit.ly/3T4UueR – A woman in Afghanistan’s Ghor province died by suicide before Taliban forces could kill her for running away...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Sexual violence and rape as abuses of power in Russia’s war on Ukraine Presentation at the hearing “Sexual violence and rape as abuses of power” held by the FEMM Committee of the European Parliament on 13 October. By Willy Fautré, Human Rights Without...