Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Hungary tightens abortion law by decree In a sign of the extreme-right flexing its muscles, Hungary’s government amended the law to now require women requesting an abortion to prove they have seen the foetus’s vital signs. Reporting Democracy (13.09.2022)...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Female genital mutilation in Dagestan Призыв к партнерству: У нашей НПО есть проект по публикации статей о правах человека в России на английском и русском языках для охвата российских граждан. Организации, имеющие сайт, ориентированный на российское общество, могут...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Women with hijab found to face bias in Egypt Women wearing hijabs (Muslim headscarves) are being discriminated against by businesses in Egypt, a BBC Arabic investigation has discovered. By Ahmed Elshamy BBC News (27.08.2022) – https://bbc.in/3QDYWiR...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
Afghan women leaders conference held in Istanbul However, the Islamic Emirate said that the rights of women and girls are respected within the framework of Islamic laws in the country By Waheeda Hasan Tolo News (27.08.2022) – https://bit.ly/3B8QG5H – They...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
The case of Salma al-Shehab sentenced to 34 years in prison to be raised at the UN Two NGOs have submitted a written statement to the 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva HRWF/ CAP (23.08.2022) – Text of the written statement about the sentencing of...
Women's Rights & Gender Equality
‘War on Women’ needs forceful response, not glib statements By Shada Islam EU Observer (06.07.2022) – https://bit.ly/3o9l2Oa – Across the world, women’s rights are under assault. This global war on women demands urgent...